Geotechnical and Construction Considerations of the Salt Lake City Umtra Project

Abstract

The conceptual design called for relocating the tailings, mill rubble, and other contaminated soils from the Vitro site in the urban Salt Lake City, Utah, area, 136 kilometers west to the remote South Clive Site. This paper briefly describes the layout of the remedial action at both sites, details problems encountered in implementing the remedial action, and presents solutions that will be used to facilitate completion of the project within the second construction season. Construction has provided valuable experience on handling mill tailings during remedial action.