Heap leach facility design - Ausenco

Safely recovering precious resources
After more than 100 major heap leach
projects in over 34 countries, Ausenco has
extensive knowledge and experience in
leach pad engineering.
We provide a ‘cradle to grave’ service. We’re there
when you first consider the feasibility of a
leach pad, and stay with you until it’s closed
and capped.
We can provide expert knowledge to guide
you through complex environmental and social
challenges and meet increasingly stringent
permitting processes.
We offer:
• more than 400 registered civil and
geotechnical engineers, professional
geologists, engineering geologists,
hydrogeologists, environmental and social
specialists, certified engineering technicians,
field and laboratory technicians, and
registered structural engineers
• qualified engineering technicians,
many of whom have completed NICET
registration, ACI, MSHA, and OSHA 40-hour
training requirements
• Spanish, Portuguese and English
speaking staff.
Our skills in both design and Certified Quality
Auditor (CQA) services provide the foundations
for innovative, well-engineered projects that
maximise your investment. We can provide:
• site selection, evaluation and
feasibility studies
• conceptual, basic and detailed engineering
• geotechnical and geological studies
• non-destructive geoelectric surveys
• hydrology and hydrogeology services
• environmental studies
• construction management, construction
quality assurance, and resident engineering
• decommissioning, closure, and reclamation
plans and monitoring
• operations planning
• forensic investigations
• heap leach technology for the treatment of
nickel laterites, particularly in remote and
high rainfall areas.
Named as one of the top 200 environmental
firms by Engineering News-Record (ENR)
magazine four years in a row, we continue to
help our clients to minimise their environmental
impact and build a more sustainable future.
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Pierina Gold Mine, Huaraz, Peru
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Escondida Copper Mine,
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