Tom Kerr , President , Knight PiÇsold USA
Bryan Ulrich , Senior Vice President , Knight PiÇsold USA
facility , process plants , treatment plants and several other facilities .
“ In terms of size and production , Yanacocha is very impressive . We ’ re really proud to have been a minor partner in the project ,” said Ulrich .
Since 1994 , Knight Piésold has actively been involved with Yanacocha providing everything from conceptual to final designs , as well as construction management , quality control / quality assurance , support during permitting processes and operational support .
The company is responsible for designing the heap leach pads and associated structures including ponds , access roads and
channels , as well as providing civil and geotechnical design for major infrastructures , technical support and water management technical support .
“ The La Quinua tailings facility — which resides in an active heap leach facility — is one of a kind ,” explained Ulrich . It functions as an innovation that was developed based on the needs of the project .
“ The fluids in the two facilities don ’ t intermingle for obvious reasons , but it was a novel solution to a difficult problem of land constraints and minimizing our footprint . We designed a very similar facility for an operator in North
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