Project Title:

Independent Review of Deepening Project Study | LTMS

Date:

Feb 2020- Ongoing

Location:

Mina Caraiba Mine Complex – Bahia State, Brazil

Client: 

Ero Copper, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Business Sectors: 

Mineral Resources

Services (Technical Disciplines):

Mining, including mine planning/design, geotechnical, pastefill, ventilation, transportation, infrastructure and risk assessment.

Project Objectives/ Outcomes: 

The main project is to carry out a technical study of the deepening zone of the Pilar Mine which currently has extensive resources to a depth of 1,700m below surface. Current mining activities are to a depth of 1,300m. Alongside the project study, there are optimisation projects being carried out in two mines in the complex (Pilar & Vermehlos)

Our Role:

To provide independent assessment at all stages of the technical study.

To provide practical mining expertise to optimisation projects in the Pilar and Vermehlos mines.

Geoscience Ireland Contact:

Brendan Morris – b.morris@ltms.ie