Mina de Campo Morado

Project Highlights:

  • Evaluación de Operaciones de Depósito de Relaves
  • Evaluación de Alternativas de Almacenamiento de Relaves
  • Evaluación de Expansión de Depósito de Relaves

Tierra Group llevó a cabo una revisión de Seguridad de la Presa (DSRs, por su sigla en inglés) para las instalaciones de almacenamiento de relaves de Nyrstar (TSFs, por su sigla en inglés) ubicadas en Campo Morado (Guerrero, México). Tierra Group ejerció como Revisor de Relaves para garantizar la conformidad con las regulaciones locales, Estándar de instalación de almacenamiento de Relaves de Nyrstar, y para evaluar el desempeño actual y pasado de la instalación relacionada con la seguridad de la presa. La función primordial de Tierra Group fue llevar a cabo una Inspección de Seguridad de la Presa, Revisión de Documentos, Entrevistas y Capacitación para el personal de Operaciones, y un Reporte de Seguridad de la Presa. La mina de plomo y zinc Campo Morado opera típicamente una producción de 2,000 toneladas secas por día (tpd, por su sigla en inglés) y opera 2 instalaciones de almacenamiento de relaves (TSFs): Naranjo Bajo y El Naranjo Alto B.

Project Highlights:

  • Evaluación de Operaciones de Depósito de Relaves
  • Evaluación de Alternativas de Almacenamiento de Relaves
  • Evaluación de Expansión de Depósito de Relaves

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