Goldfield Bonanza Project

Project Highlights:

  • Water Management
  • Waste Rock Storage
  • Closure Design
  • Permitting Support

Lode-Star Gold, Inc., in advance of their proposed mining operations, submited a Physical Separation Facility application with the State of Nevada for their Goldfield Bonanza Project located in Esmeralda County, Nevada. The mine, located in the historic high-grade gold-bearing district of Goldfield, Nevada, produced just under 4 million ounces of gold from 1904 to 1918. As part of the permitting application, Tierra Group prepared the design of a waste rock storage option within the underground workings and abandoned shafts at the site. Tierra Group also aided in preparing figures and conceptual drawings required in the permitting process.

Project Highlights:

  • Water Management
  • Waste Rock Storage
  • Closure Design
  • Permitting Support

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