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Best Practices – Metals and Mining Integrated 3D Models Enable Compact and Safe Plant Design Executing gold extraction and processing plant design on schedule enabled project owners to take advantage of high gold prices early nine years after a state-run company ceased operations at the Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic, Barrick Gold Corp. is developing a $2.7 billion mining project that will generate more than 1,000 jobs over the gold mine’s 25year lifetime. The new facility will process gold ore at a throughput rate of 24,000 tons per day to produce almost 1 million ounces of gold per year during the ﬁrst ﬁve years of operation. Representing the largest foreign investment in this small Caribbean nation, the project has the potential to become an engine of economic growth and development. The World Bank reports that currently almost one-third of young people ages 15 to 24 in the Dominican Republic are unemployed and 45 percent of the population in rural areas lives in poverty. When operations begin at Pueblo Viejo in 2012, the mine will tap into reserves estimated at 20 million ounces of gold, 424 million pounds of copper, and 117 million ounces of silver. If the current trend toward high gold prices continues, the Dominican Republic will beneﬁt from substantial additional revenues and local companies will beneﬁt from becoming suppliers to the mining operations. Located 100 kilometers northwest of Santo Domingo, the project is being developed in joint partnership by Barrick Gold N (60 percent) and Goldcorp Inc. (40 percent), both Canada-based gold producers with worldwide operations. The jointly owned company, Pueblo Viejo Dominican Corporation, is also working in partnership with the government of the Dominican Republic to manage the $100 million clean-up of environmental damage from BE AWARD WINNER Pueblo Viejo Organization: Hatch Limited Category: Innovation in Metals and Mining the previous mining operations. A comprehensive environmental management plan will ensure future operations are in accord with high environmental standards. Hatch, a global engineering and project management company, was retained to provide process and engineering design for the facility that performs the ﬁrst step in the extraction of the gold. The available space was tight due to the rugged mountain terrain 30 Be Magazine | Volume 6 Issue 1

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BE Magazine - Volume 6, Issue 1 Contents Anticipation’s Name Is V8i Be Awards of Excellence Kicks Off Competition Bentley Launches the Most Comprehensive SoftwarePortfolio for Infrastructure Ever Assembled in a Single Release MicroStation V8i Up Close & Personal Is Water the New Oil? How Does Intent Become Reality? Does Performance Create Sustainability? Renewing Confidence in Public Highway Infrastructure Enterprisewide System Manages International Airport Standardized CAD/GIS Platform Streamlines Infrastructure Engineering 3D Modeling Refines Reusable Design for Plant Prototype Lean Teams Deliver Automotive Assembly Plants Through Innovative Use of BIM Integrated 3DModels Enable Compact and Safe Plant Design Sustainable Development Supports Thriving Community Terminal Pumps Natural Gas Through Longest Subsea Pipeline Large UtilityWorks To Reduce SO2 Emissions Aging Power Station Boosts Engineering Productivity Hydropower Dam To Fuel Growing Economy Collaboration Tools Accelerate Chinese Railway Electrification System Design Rapid Rail Link To Meet Socio-Economic Development Goals High-CapacityWastewater Treatment Facility ReclaimsWater Resources City ExpandsWater SupplyWithout Deploying AdditionalWater Resources Private Calling Meets Public Service Learning Paths Map Skill Development for Infrastructure Professionals A Contemporary Approach to Site Design The Art of Visualization Special Feature: Be Communities Physical + Digital Investments = Intelligent Infrastructure

BE Magazine - Volume 6, Issue 1

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