GRAN COLOMBIA GOLD
“ Technical management ’ s purposes are optimizing every process , bring costs down and improve revenues ”
– Rufino Pérez , Technical Manager for Operations at Gran Colombia Gold impact , equipment that has the necessary specifications required for each mining operation , and able to maximize productivity all the while using energy and fuel in a way that causes minimal environmental impact .
This equipment includes different types of drilling jumbos , seven ton capacity underground mining trucks , sprayed concrete equipment for rock support , and jacklegs for narrow vein secondary drilling .
Engineering and design is supported by Vulcan and Surpac , specialized 3D mining software .
Integration of local resources
In collaboration between Gran Colombia Gold and The United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ), Gran Colombia Gold is involved in integrating and formalizing unregulated mining operations carried out in the surrounding area ; moreover , it looks within the local population to supply its labor force
66 September 2016