Estudio geotécnico para el diseño de la fortificación de la galería principal Nivel 11 en la Empresa Minera SOPROMINCOR S.A., sector San Salvador, cantón Camilo Ponce Enríquez, provincia del Azuay

Abstract

Abstract: This thesis deals with a geotechnical geological study for the main gallery level 11 of the Sopromincor S.A. Company, due to the fact that it is a very important mining task that serves as transit for the personnel, transport to the surface of the mineral material, entrance of materials, etc. and must guarantee the safety and integrity of all mine workers.To carry out this project, the underground topographical survey of the mining works under study was carried out in the first instance, analyzing and studying different zones of geological weakness, dividing the mining work into four sections and subsequently making the geomechanical characterization of the rock mass for its valuation. and qualification through the methods: Bieniawski(RMR, 1989), Geological Resistance Index (GSI), Barton's Q Index.Based on the information obtained and the calculated data, the variables that intervened in the classification of the rock were analyzed, and in this way establish the most appropriate technical fortification design to give optimal conditions to the mining work, in addition to indicating the total project investment.