Çöpler Tailings Storage Facility and Heap Leach Facility Technical Review

Project Highlights:

Dam Safety Review
Technical Review
Heap Leach
Conventional Tailings
Earthfill Dam
Downstream Dam

Tierra Group has a history of annually providing third-party technical reviews for the tailings storage facility and heap leach facility at Anagold's Çöpler Gold Mine in Middle Anatolia, Turkey.

Additionally, Tierra Group currently performs independent technical reviews for the rockfill tailings dam and heap leach facility on an annual basis.

Project Highlights:

Dam Safety Review
Technical Review
Heap Leach
Conventional Tailings
Earthfill Dam
Downstream Dam

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