Los Lirios Project

Project Highlights:

  • Water Characterization Study

Los Lirios is a brownfields mine development project in southern Honduras. Los Lirios lies adjacent to an extensive shrimp-farming industry which raises water quality and supply awareness. Tierra Group is implementing a pre-development baseline water characterization study for the proposed mining project.

Project Highlights:

  • Water Characterization Study

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