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Containment & leakage · 2026

Design and Installation of Liner Systems for Heap Leach Facilities with Steeped Slopes

Andrés León, Felipe Cornejo, Daniel Zúñiga

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Describes design and installation of steep-slope liner systems for a Chilean copper heap-leach expansion.

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Authors
Andrés León, Felipe Cornejo, Daniel Zúñiga
Publication year
2026
DOI
10.1051/e3sconf/202674007002
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