The Antamina Tailings Dam also known as the Antamina Tailings Impoundment Facility is a tailings dam located in the Huincush Ravine 55 km (34 mi) east of Huaraz in the Ancash Region of Peru. The purpose of the dam is to store tailings processed at the nearby Antamina mine. In 2003 Golder Associates Burnaby B.C. was awarded the 2002 Canadian Consulting Engineering Award for its innovative design of the dam.
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