Custom Defensive Barrier System for Atacama Salt Flat Mining Project
This project involved supplying a modular, field-fillable defensive barrier system for a mining site in Chile’s Atacama Salt Flat. The barrier was custom-designed to protect critical infrastructure under extreme environmental conditions, including high altitude, intense UV radiation, highly corrosive brine, and seismic activity. The client required rapid deployment and reliable protection against vehicle impact, ballistic threats, and potential intrusion.
The modular barrier consists of high-strength galvanized steel wire mesh with a honeycomb structure and heavy-duty UV-stabilized geotextile liners. It is on-site filled with local sand or gravel to ensure blast resistance, impact protection, and stability in harsh desert conditions, while maintaining compliance with international protection standards.
Specifications
- Product Name: Modular Defensive Barrier
- Application: Mining Project Site, Antofagasta Region, Chile
- Dimensions (L × W × H): 3.18 × 1.06 × 2.74 m, with 6 cells
- Material: Hot dipped galvanized wire, 4.0 mm diameter
- Mesh Aperture: 76.2 × 76.2 mm
- Geotextile Liner: Heavy-duty, UV-stabilized, 300 g/m2; designed for extreme sunlight, prevents fill loss, resists brine corrosion
- Surface Treatment: Hot dipped galvanization
- Filling Method: On-site filling with local sand material
Finished product photos and installation
Defensive barrier displayed
Defensive barrier packaged for transport
Defensive barrier installed
