El Gallo Mine

Project Highlights:

  • Heap Leach Pad Expansion Design
  • Solution Collection System Design
  • Detailed Design for Construction
  • As-Built Drawing(s) and Report
  • Slope Stability
  • Grading Plan
  • Construction Support
  • Pipe Crushing Analysis
  • Stacking Plan

El Gallo is a 3,000 tpd open-pit gold/silver mine located in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range in Mexico’s Sinaloa State. Gold is recovered through heap leaching and adsorption/desorption/recovery (ADR). Production commenced at El Gallo with the first gold pour in September 2012. Tierra Group’s design team designed a heap leach pad expansion during the first half of 2012 as part of the re-commissioning of the El Gallo project. In addition, Tierra Group developed construction documents (drawings and construction specifications) and provided engineering support during construction.

Project Highlights:

  • Heap Leach Pad Expansion Design
  • Solution Collection System Design
  • Detailed Design for Construction
  • As-Built Drawing(s) and Report
  • Slope Stability
  • Grading Plan
  • Construction Support
  • Pipe Crushing Analysis
  • Stacking Plan

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