With the transition from Open Pit to Block Cave mining at the Chuquicamata Underground Project, it was necessary to validate ITASCA´s caving algorithm (IMASS) as used to predict caveability in a structurally controlled environment. CODELCO proposed a case study at Esmeralda Mine, El Teniente Division, which was known to have been influenced by the presence of a few major faults in its development.
As Technical Editor and Digital Archivist, Jacki Denison edits and archives consulting documents and serves as a general editorial resource for other departments in the company. She is also responsible for maintaining Itasca's reference library and staff information. She received degrees in both English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota Duluth.
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