Laserfiche WebLink
<br />D-1.1 9-79 <br />INTER-OFFICE <br />CORRESPONDENCE <br />DATE: January 30, 1984 <br />T0: Ed Johnson <br />FROM: Larry Johns <br />~~~ <br />SUBJECT: SWELL FACTOR STUDY <br />cc: G. M. Stubblefield <br />E. C. Johnson <br />W. E. Sowards <br />H. B. Humphries <br />Following are the results of our swell factor study which we initiated thle <br />fall. As you recall, in July of this year we submitted a plan to the state for <br />verification of the 25% overburden swell factor which we have projected for the <br />Trapper Mine. In that plan I outlined four study areas which included two in <br />Ashmore Pit and one each in Derringer and Enfield Pits. North-south cross <br />sections were constructed Chrough these areas combining data from our recent <br />aerial survey and from our past pit survey records. (Exhibit 1 - Plan Map) <br />After measuring and tabulating the cross sectional areas, the swell factor was <br />calculated by the following formula: <br />% Swell Factor = [(A /A )-1]100 <br />(Exhibit 2 - Illustration) <br />Ashmore Pit showed a combined swell factor of 14.7% with A-1 and A-2 equal- <br />ing 24.2% and 7.9Y, respectively. Derringer Pit resulted in a swell factor of <br />24.8% and Enfield Pit produced a swell of 24.6%. The overall swell factor of <br />the four areas combined is 21.1Y.. Dropping the east area in Ashmore Pit (A-2) <br />gives an overall combined factor of 24.6%. (Tables 1 6 2) <br />TABLE 1 <br />Pit Area Swell Factor <br />Ashmore 1 (A-1) 24.2 <br />Ashmore 2 (A-2) 7.9 <br />Derringer 24.8 <br />Enfield 24.6 <br />Weighted Average 21.1 <br />Ashmore 1 (A-1) 24.2 <br />Derringer 24.8 <br />Enfield 24.6 <br />Weighted Average 24.6 <br /> <br />