Minas Jaguar

Project Highlights:

  • Manejo de Relaves
  • Evaluación Geotécnica por Expertos
  • Auditoría de Relaves y de Roca de Desecho de Mina
  • Auditoría de Manejo de Aguas

Las operaciones de oro de las minas  Jaguar, Turmalina, Paciência y Caeté, están ubicados en la región Iron Quadrangle, un grandioso cinturon de roca verde cerca de la ciudad de Belo Horizonte en el estado de Minas Geraiz, Brazil. Jaguar controla 27, 357 hectáreas de concesiones de mineral en esta área. Tierra Group International, Ltd. visitó las operaciones mineras de Jaguar en el Iron Quadrangle para brindar una revisión técnica de las colas de la mina el Jaguar y las prácticas de manejo de residuos para identificar las operaciones/construcciones potenciales de ahorro de costos, mejorar la seguridad, o ambos.  Las revisiones incluyeron operaciones en seis depósitos de almacenamiento de colas (TSF, por su sigla en inglés) y un depósito de almacenamiento de roca estéril/colas-secas en las tres operaciones mineras.

Project Highlights:

  • Manejo de Relaves
  • Evaluación Geotécnica por Expertos
  • Auditoría de Relaves y de Roca de Desecho de Mina
  • Auditoría de Manejo de Aguas

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