Establishing discharge standards for a rainforest mine .
Establishing discharge standards for a rainforest mine .
1 Pages905-794-2325 ecometrix.ca Establishing discharge standards for a rainforest mine. Water Quality Modelling Challenge To develop a resilient mine water quality model, including waste management and water quality objectives, to meet the unique demands of a dense jungle environment and the specific guidelines of both Panama and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Background Minera Panama’s Cobre Panama is a large open-pit development project. The deposits are located 120 kilometers west of Panama City and 20 kilometers from the Caribbean Sea coast, in the district of Donoso, Colon province, in the Republic of Panama. The planned $6 billion mine is located within a dense rainforest that experiences 4,000 to 5,000 mm of rain per annum, with temperatures between 25 and
