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    2005-10-DIAVIK Mine A418 - Dike Techical Reference Sheet

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    The document summarizes a jet grouting project to construct the A418 Dike at the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada's Northwest Territories. Trevi Foundations Canada was contracted to install a single line cutoff wall using jet grouting to a depth of over 135 feet, consisting of 1,169 columns totaling 24,100 meters of drilling. The work was completed over 7 months, meeting rigorous safety and quality standards, and the successful dewatering proved the jet grouting had made the dike watertight.

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    The document summarizes a jet grouting project to construct the A418 Dike at the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada's Northwest Territories. Trevi Foundations Canada was contracted to install a single line cutoff wall using jet grouting to a depth of over 135 feet, consisting of 1,169 columns totaling 24,100 meters of drilling. The work was completed over 7 months, meeting rigorous safety and quality standards, and the successful dewatering proved the jet grouting had made the dike watertight.

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    The document summarizes a jet grouting project to construct the A418 Dike at the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada's Northwest Territories. Trevi Foundations Canada was contracted to install a single line cutoff wall using jet grouting to a depth of over 135 feet, consisting of 1,169 columns totaling 24,100 meters of drilling. The work was completed over 7 months, meeting rigorous safety and quality standards, and the successful dewatering proved the jet grouting had made the dike watertight.

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    2005-10-DIAVIK Mine A418 - Dike Techical Reference Sheet

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    Salvatore Miranda
    The document summarizes a jet grouting project to construct the A418 Dike at the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada's Northwest Territories. Trevi Foundations Canada was contracted to install a single line cutoff wall using jet grouting to a depth of over 135 feet, consisting of 1,169 columns totaling 24,100 meters of drilling. The work was completed over 7 months, meeting rigorous safety and quality standards, and the successful dewatering proved the jet grouting had made the dike watertight.

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    2005-10 TECHNICAL REFERENCES

    DIAVIK MINE – DIKE A418


    NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA

    Owner: Diavik Diamond Mines, Inc. - DDMI


    General Contractor: Lac De Gras (Kiewit)
    Engineer: N.K.S.L.
    Specialty Contractor: TREVI Foundations Canada

    INTRODUCTION
    Diavik Diamond Mine is located in the North West Territories of Canada, approximately 1,300 miles south of the
    North Pole. The A-418 Dike was built as part of the planned mine expansion. The water tightness of the dike was
    affected by the installation of a cutoff composed of plastic concrete cutoff wall, jet grouting and pressure grouting.
    The Jet Grouting, performed by Trevi Foundations Canada, was installed to seal the base of the cutoff wall to the
    pressure grouted rock, making the dike watertight for the open pit excavation.

    38 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor


    Charlestown, MA 02129
    www.treviicos.com Phone: (617) 241-4800
    MAIN FEATURES
    The Jet Grouting contract value was $14 million Canadian Dollars and the
    work consisted in the installation of a single line cutoff wall for a total of
    1,169 columns with depth exceeding 135 ft. Prior to carrying out any work,
    Jet Grout Statistics
    a series of tests were conducted to determine the characteristics and
    parameters to be used for jetting. The first phase of the work was No. of columns 1,169
    performed during the winter months with temperatures reaching the -50 Total drill length 24,100 m
    2
    degrees Celsius (-58 Fahrenheit). Work was conducted inside heated Total jetted area 4,970 m
    domes for both the drilling and mixing operations. The second phase of the
    work was carried out during the summer months, after the installation of the
    plastic concrete diaphragm wall and grout curtain by others. The work was
    completed on schedule in approximately 7 months. Equipment Used
    The equipment used, manufactured by SOILMEC, was customized for use
    2 – R-312-MP drill rigs
    in the demanding conditions imposed by the site.
    1 – SM-405 drill rig
    1 – PSM-980G drill rig
    6 – 7T-450 high pressure pumps
    2 – GM-25 grout mixing units
    1 – GM-14 grout mixing unit

    (SOILMEC equipment)

    WINTER WORK IN TENT

    JET GROUTING OPERATIONS JET GROUTING DETAIL CORING RIG

    All work performed met the most rigorous safety and quality standards imposed by the unique project. To ensure
    the required quality, each column installed was checked for verticality using the Boretrak Deviation System. The
    verticality of each column was plotted and, if required, the nominal diameter of the closure column was increased
    to provide a fully overlapping wall, based on software developed by TREVI. In addition, core samples were
    obtained every 50 meters for verification purposes.
    The final dewatering was carried out by LDG at lower rates than anticipated, proving the successful completion of
    the Jet Grouting cutoff.

    38 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor


    Charlestown, MA 02129
    www.treviicos.com Phone: (617) 241-4800

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