Itasca S.A.

Background

Established in 1993 in Santiago de Chile, Itasca S.A. provides applied geomechanics services mainly to clients from the mining industry and project engineering firms. The office serves all of Latin America, and its staff have a variety of skills ranging from field work to practical application of analysis tools developed in Itasca's Minneapolis office. From the beginning of its operation, Itasca S.A. has provided consulting services to the most important mining companies in Chile, including: the Andina, Chuquicamata and El Teniente Divisions of the government-owned CODELCO; Escondida Mining Co.; and El Indio Mining Co. Itasca S.A. performs work in the following areas: static and dynamic stability of mining and civil slopes, support specification, underground pillars and stopes dimensioning, geomechanical characterization of rock masses, design of systems for geomechanical instrumentation and monitoring, etc. Technical management is under the direction of Dr. Loren Lorig, an engineer with over 20 years of experience in geomechanics applied to the mining and civil industries and with nearly 15 years of experience using Itasca tools in a variety of geotechnical problems all over the world.

The Itasca S.A. staff includes two Chilean engineers, Patricio Gómez and Rodrigo Silva, who have relevant experience in the areas of applied geotechnical and geomechanics engineering.

Expertise

• Stability Analysis for Mining and Civil Slopes
• Geomechanical Characterization of Rock Masses
• Rock Support Analysis and Design
• Design and Geomechanical Assessment of Mining Methods
• Development of Geomechanical Monitoring and Instrumentation Systems
• In-Situ Stress Measurements
• Dynamic Analysis of Tailings Dams and Waste Dumps
• Sales, Training and Support on Applied Geomechanical Software

Contact

Itasca S.A.
Rosario Sur 91, Of. 803
Las Condes, Santiago de Chile
Chile
Telephone: (56-2) 201-4809
Telefax: (56-2) 201-4810
email: consultores@itasca.cl
Visit the web site: http://www.itasca.cl