Dredging prevents sediment pond overflow at mining operationProblem: In 2006, Barrick Gold Corporation acquired the largest open-pit mine in Pueblo Vienjo, the Sanchez Ramirez Province of the Dominican Republic. The area had been damaged by a previous mining operation in 1999, which resulted in contaminated water, environmental damage and structures in need of demolition. When Barrick began a wide-scale cleanup of the area, it was determined that the area would need to be dredged to remove small grains of silt and sand that had been washing into sediment ponds, which created buildup and reduced the capacity for water storage.Solution: A
