Tierra Group conducted geo-electrical testing to locate leaks present in the geomembrane liners underlying a Solution Conveyance Canal, Sumps 1 and 2, and the Intermediate Pond at Timmins Gold Corp’s San Francisco Mine in Sonora, Mexico. Leak detection testing procedures were performed in accordance with ASTM D7002 and ASTM D7007 standards.
Tierra Group prepared a civil engineering design for SSR Mining’s Mina Pirquitas in Jujuy Province, Argentina and developed current and future water-mass balance through hydrological/hydraulics calculations and modeling. Tierra Group developed the ultimate tailings surface, deposition plan, spillway relocation analysis,…
Tierra Group is evaluating the geotechnical and hydrogeological characteristics of Tajo Crimea to evaluate the feasibility of using the open pit for tailings storage. The project scope aims to define geotechnical site conditions, characterize site hydrogeology, and evaluate potential interaction…
Tierra Group provided a feasibility-level Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) design for Condor Gold’s La India Project permitting, a planned 2,000 tpd open pit mine in western Nicaragua. TSF embankments used rockfill from the open pit and a geomembrane liner for…
Tierra Group is implementing a corporate Tailings Stewardship Strategy (TSS) at all of ASARCO Grupo Mexico’s mines in Arizona, USA (Hayden, Mission and Ray mines). Tierra Group conducted a site visit to each site to perform dam safety inspections, interview…
Pit Design Review Tierra Group reviewed and provided pit slope recommendations and conducted hydrological assessments for the Resource 1 and 2 deposits water management system at Troy Resources’ Karouni Mine (Karouni). Advanced pre-feasibility level recommendations for pit development were provided…
The La India Mine, located in Sonora Mexico and owned by Agnico Eagle Mines, is expected to pour an average of 90,000 ounces of gold per year over the reserve life. Tierra Group provided engineering design services for Phase 2 and…
American Gypsum Pit Planning and Support Tierra Group began working at American Gypsum’s Eagle-Gypsum mine located in Gypsum, Colorado in 2014 evaluating haul road improvements. A tradeoff study was completed providing a tool that American Gypsum used to evaluate safety…
The Lagunas Norte mine, operated by Barrick Misquichilca S.A., is an open pit gold mine located in the Quiruvilca district, Santiago de Chuco province, La Libertad department, Perú. The main study objective is to evaluate the volume of effluent discharge…
The Ernesto e Pau-a-Pique (EPP) mine is located in the Municipality of Pontes e Lacerda, at 440 kms of Cuiba City, Brazil. The mine is operated by Apoena Mining, a subsidiary of Aura Minerals Inc. Tierra Group was retained by…
Tierra Group International performed a Tailings Technical Due Diligence Review for a confidential client in Armenia.
La Libertad is an open-pit gold mine located in the Chontales department of Nicaragua. Tierra Group’s team was initially involved at La Libertad in 1998 when a geologic hazard assessment was performed, which identified a major landslide that was disrupting…
Serving on Newmont Goldcorp’s Tailings Independent Review Board, Tierra Group provided an Independent Dam Safety Review for the Dona Lake Mine tailings storage facility in Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada.
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