Veladero Mine
Client
Minera Andina del Sol S.R.L.Location
San Juan, ArgentinaHighlights
- Electromechanical design
- Civil design
- Project management
- Instrumentation and control design
- CAPEX
Project Overview
Veladero Mine is located in the province of San Juan, Argentina, approximately 5 km from the western border with Chile and at a height between 3,800 and 5,000 masl. The mine began production in 2005.
Project Role
Knight Piésold developed the detailed engineering of phase 6 of the heap leaching system in Veladero Mine valley. This included the engineering required for permit construction management and to carry out construction.
The consultancy mainly included the following:
- Design criteria definition
- Dam design
- Stacking design
- Pressure pipe system design for irrigation
- Water balance
- Rich solution storage area and collection systems
- Infiltration, collection and recovery system and monitoring system
- Groundwater management system
- Surface water management system, diversion channels
- Contingency pool, access and mining roads
- Surplus evacuation systems
- Process plant adduction system, intermediate dropboxes
- Electromechanical, electrical and control systems
- Auscultation system
- Technical specifications, quality manuals
- CAPEX and work schedule
- Procurement