Abstract

Mining in Panama and Keeping Green with LiDAR and ArcGIS
Track: Mining and Geosciences
Author(s): Yeison Lopez, Steve Morris

Petaquilla Minerals is one of the ten largest mining projects in the world. According to the Director and President of Petaquilla Minerals, "When fully implemented, it will become the second largest infrastructure project after the Panama Canal Expansion." To manage such a large mining development, Petaquilla Minerals implemented use of LiDAR technology with Esri products to plan and monitor the development of a 1,600-square-kilometer region of the mining area. The development includes building a 120,000-tone-a-day copper mine and a 5,000-tone-a-day gold mine; roads; a 600MW generating plant; a port; an international airport; a railway; and urban development. The use of LiDAR and Esri products has made possible the design of a sustainable development by monitoring the environmental and social impact of the region on a constant basis.

Yeison Lopez
Petaquilla, GIS Department
Calle 1ra
Santa Ana , Cocle N/A
Panama
Phone: 9980040
E-mail: ylopez@petaquillaminerals.com

Steve Morris
Woolpert, Inc.
2121 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Suite 200
Miami , Florida 33134-5224
United States
Phone: 305.567.9900
E-mail: steve.morris@woolpert.com