Proyecto Copperstone

Project Highlights:

  • Geotecnia subterránea
  • Almacenamiento de la roca de residuos
  • Manejo de agua
  • Diseño del almacenamiento de relaves

Tierra Group International, Ltd. participó como la empresa líder en el área de ingeniería geotécnica del Estudio de prefactibilidad (PFS) del Proyecto Copperstone en Arizona, EE. UU. Tierra Group estuvo a cargo del almacenamiento de relaves y material estéril, de la gestión del agua y el diseño geotécnico subterráneo y de las estimaciones de costos preparadas para un Informe Técnico NI 43-101 elaborado por Hard Rock Consulting, LLC. Tierra Group también colaboró con el propietario de la mina, Kerr Mines Inc., en la evaluación de métodos de minería subterránea y el desarrollo de un plan de control de suelos.

Project Highlights:

  • Geotecnia subterránea
  • Almacenamiento de la roca de residuos
  • Manejo de agua
  • Diseño del almacenamiento de relaves

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