Us Silica Tailings Pond Site

Client: U.S. Silica

Market: Mining

Capability: Heavy Civil

U.S. Silica contracted us to construct a new 44-acre tailings pond in Lexington, SC. Our scope included timbering, clearing, erosion control, embankment construction, and final stabilization.

  • 44 acres of clearing and grubbing
  • 33,000 CY of select backfill
  • 22 acres of grassing and slope stabilization
  • New Class III tailings impoundment
  • Record rainfall during construction and still came in ahead of schedule
Tailings Pond Us Silica Land Clearing
Us Silica Tailings Impoundment

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