December 2012
Transfer N° 1 between conveyor belts | December 2012
Primary Crusher discharge platform at night | December 2012
First ore into Lomas II Primary Crusher |
December 2012
Truck delivers ore into Lomas II Primary Crusher | December 2012
Truck delivers ore into Lomas II Primary Crusher | December 2012
Truck with ore at the Lomas II Primary Crusher |
December 2012
Lomas II Primary Crusher upper view | December 2012
Lomas II Primary Crusher control console | December 2012
Lomas II Primary crusher |
December 2012
Lomas II Primary Crusher | December 2012
General view (from above) of primary crusher Lomas II | December 2012
General view of feeding belt, crusher's discharged material and Overland conveyor belt |
December 2012
General view of primary crusher Lomas II and feeding belt | December 2012
General view of primary crushing area | December 2012
Front view of primary crusher Lomas II |
December 2012
Construction and assembly of structure for Overland conveyor belt | November 2012
General view of feeding belt, crusher's discharged material and Overland conveyor belt | November 2012
General view of feeding belt, crusher's discharged material and Overland conveyor belt |
November 2012
Main view of feeding belt, crusher's discharged material | November 2012
General view of primary crushing area | November 2012
Night view of primary crusher Lomas II and feeding belt |
September 2012
Interior of tunnel N° 3, with preassembled tables for installation of conveyor pulleys | September 2012
Installation of pole for 23 kW line | September 2012
Installation of pole for 23 kW line |
September 2012
Construction of foundation for HEAP water pond | September 2012
Construction of panel board for top ring of HEAP water pond's foundation. | September 2012
Installation of overland conveyor |
September 2012
Construction of structure for transfer N° 1 | September 2012
Construction of structure for transference N° 0 | September 2012
General view of the crushing building |
September 2012
General view construction of structure for transfer N° 0 | September 2012
Support columns for crane and rock crusher | September 2012
General view construction of structure for transfer N° 0 |
September 2012
Installation of crusher parts (crushing cone) | September 2012
Installation of crusher parts (crusher base) | August 2012
HEAP pile construction. Installation of HDPE sheet (waterproofing) |
August 2012
View of HEAP pile construction, first cell is covered | August 2012
HEAP pile construction. Installation of HDPE sheet | August 2012
Construction of foundations for overland conveyor |
| August 2012
Assembly of counterweight structure for overland conveyor | August 2012
Final position of electrical room for primary crusher |
August 2012
Installation of electrical room for primary crusher | August 2012
Front view assembly of primary crusher and foundations for transfer 0 | August 2012
Assembly of primary crusher, gates |
August 2012
Assembly of primary crusher | August 2012
Assembly of primary crusher | August 2012
Partial view of construction of overland conveyor |
July 2012
General view of assembly of new Lomas crusher | July 2012
Tunnel N° 2 interior view | July 2012
N° 2 tunnel construction, overland conveyor |
Jully 2012
Overland conveyor supports | July 2012
Overland conveyor platform, HEAP pile | July 2012
General view of cell N° 1 HEAP pile |
July 2012
Panoramic view of the HEAP pile construction | July 2012
HEAP pile Construction | June 2012
Panoramic view of construction of heap leach pad, phase 5 |
June 2012
Final assembly of tunnel N° 3 for overland conveyor | June 2012
Panoramic view of tunnel N° 2 | June 2012
Assembly of tunnel N° 3 for overland conveyor |
June 2012
Assembly and construction of tunnel N° 1 for overland conveyor | June 2012
View of platform for overland conveyor | June 2012
View of construction transfer area N° 1 (foundation) |
June 2012
View of mounting of overland conveyor. Background: new primary crusher | June 22012
View of construction of transfer area 0 (foundation) | June 2012
Panoramic view of armed earth wall with level 1 mounting base of primary crusher |
June 2012
View of construction of unloading slab by new primary crusher | June 2012
Panoramic view of construction of the heap leach pad, phase 5. Constrcution of cell N° 1, with HDPE carpeting and drain lines | May 2012
Pre assembly of tunnel No. 2 for conveyor |
May 2012
Assembly of tunnel No. 1 for conveyor | May 2012
General view of crusher to overland belt load transfer area (civil works) | May 2012
Mounting base of primary crusher at definite position |
May 2012
Panoramic view of new assembly platform for primary crusher | April 2012
General view of civil works in unloading and conveyor belts transfer area | April 2012
Stabilised material filling to cover the geostrap and reinforce the scales |
April 2012
Civil works at transfer area | April 2012
Tunnel N° 1
General view of civil works for construction of tunnel N° 1 | April 2012
Civil works for construction at transfer area 0 |
April 2012
General view of assembly base primary crusher (level 1) | April 2012
View from below of reinforced earth wall of primary crusher | April 2012
Panoramic view of reinforced earth wall with level 1 assembly base of primary crusher |
April 2012
Reinforced earth wall -
Installation of a scale | April 2012
Primary Crusher
General view of assembly of base | April 2012
General view of the geostrap installation
(Tensile strips that hold the scales of the armed land wall) |
April 2012
Construction of Hopper Wall Frontside and Hopper Wall Sides 1 and 2 | April 2012
Download of sterile material for massive filling from feeding platform to primary crusher | April 2012
Construction of Tunnel N° 1
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April 2012
General view of assembly base for primary crusher | April 2012
View from above of assembly base for primary crusher | April 2012
Iron lattice for unloading slab |
March 2012
Transfer platform N°1 | March 2012
Platform for installation of conveyor belt and transfer zone N° 1
General view | March 2012
Primary crusher Lomas II
Construction of earth wall |
March 2012
Primary crusher Lomas II
General view of construction of wall 1 | March 2012
Primary crusher Lomas II
Installation of base | March 2012
Primary crusher Lomas II
Installation of base of crusher in permanent position |
March 2012
Primary crusher Lomas II
General view of foundation for installation of crusher | March 2012
Primary crusher
Panoramic view of new platform, installation of primary crusher Lomas II, contrction wall N° 1, 2,3,4 and foundation for crusher | January 2012
Overhead view of irrigation of ROM pad with acidulate plant |
January 2012
ROM pad
Distribution system for irrigating pad with raffinate | January 2012
ROM pad
PLS pond and emergency pond | January 2012
N°2 transfer pond, raffinate pumped to ROM pad |
January 2012
N°1 transfer pond, raffinate pumped into Nº2 transfer pond | January 2012
Primary crusher
Construction of base of foundations for assembly | January 2012
Primary crusher
Construction of structural base |
January 2012
Primary crusher
Construction of structural base | January 2012
Platform for unloading sulphuric acid for storage and subsequent use in acidulation of ROM pad. | January 2012
Sulphuric acid storage tank
Under construction |
January 2012
Primary crusher assembly platform
Start of construction of wall N°4 and base of crusher foundations. | January 2012
Truck unloading platform at crusher
Construction of support wall | December 2011
PLS pond pumping station |
December 2011
Irrigation mains of ROM pad (irrigation with acidulate and irrigation with raffinate). | December 2011
Overland conveyor belts
Construction of assembly platform | November 2011
Unloading of PLS solution in pond with HPLS head |
November 2011
Sulphuric acid unloading station at night | November 2011
PLS pond pumping station | November 2011
Irrigation mains of Fortuna ROM pad (irrigation with acidulate and irrigation with raffinate). |
November 2011
Fortuna ROM pad
Irrigation stage. | November 2011
Overland conveyor belts
Construction of assembly platform | October 2011
Collector trench
Installation of HDPE piping |
October 2011
Collector trench for raffinate and PLS solutions piping
General view | October 2011
ROM acidulation station | October 2011
Fortuna ROM pad sector, showing the Fortuna Pit, the emergency PLS pond and the solutions piping collector trench. Aerial view |
October 2011
Fortuna electricity substation
Aerial view | October 2011
Overland conveyor belts platform sector and Fortuna primary crusher
Aerial view | October 2011
Fortuna Pit
General view |
September 2011
Acidulation station, Fortuna ROM pile
Under construction | September 2011
PLS collector pond at Fortuna ROM pile
Construction | September 2011
Substation and electricity control room at Nº 1 raffinate transfer pond
Under construction |
September 2011
General view of camp | September 2011
Emergency acid pond, acidulation station and Fortuna ROM pile
Under construction | September 2011
Sulphuric acid storage tank, with acid unloading area, storage and emergency acid collector pond
Under construction |
September 2011
TK sulphuric acid unloading platform
Under construction | September 2011
Raffinate transfer pond
Construction of Nº 2 | September 2011
Nº 1 raffinate transfer pond (impermeability of pond bottom) Water mirror test |
September 2011
Raffinate pumps, Nº 1 transfer pond
Assembly | September 2011
Raffinate pumps, Nº 1 transfer pond
Assembly | September 2011
Fortuna primary crusher area
Earth movement |
September 2011
Fortuna Pit
Perforation and extraction of mineral area | September 2011
Fortuna pit
General view | August 2011
Primary crusher platform
Earthworks |
August 2011
Fortuna mine aerial view | August 2011
Pump system for refining solution pool | August 2011
Construction of transfer pools, collecting pool and pump system |
August 2011
Extension of electrical sub station at Lomas Bayas. | August 2011
Construction of electrical sub station | August 2011
Aerial view of construction camp with nine blocks |
August 2011
Discharge platform for sulphuric acid
Under construction | August 2011
Storage tank for sulphuric acid
Under construction | August 2011
Pump station under construction |
August 2011
Construction of the PLS pool for ROM pile | August 2011
ROM Pile
Aerial view | June 2011
Laying of steel piping for pumping of raffinate from Lomas Bayas to Lomas Bayas II
Construction
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June 2011
PLS and emergency PLS ponds
Under construction
| June 2011
PLS containment pond
Construction
| June 2011
Emergency PLS pond
Construction
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June 2011
Pool for collecting raffinate and PLS main pipes
Construction
| June 2011
ROM pile
Completing construction of first 900,000-m2 stage | June 2011
Sulphuric acid storage tank
Construction
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June 2011
Acidulation station (sector where sulphuric acid is mixed with raffinate or water)
Under construction | June 2011
Trench for collection of solutions
Under construction
| May 2011
Area of sulphuric acid tank
Construction stage
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May 2011
Fortuna electricity substation
Under construction | May 2011
Transfer pool one
Construction of pumping station | May 2011
Transfer pool two
Construction of civil works
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May 2011
PLS and emergency ponds
Construction of civil works
| May 2011
ROM pile
Completion of 12 out of 15 cells
| May 2011
Area of sulphuric acid tank
Construction stage
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May 2011
Acidulation station
Under construction
| May 2011
PLS and raffinate trench
Construction of third segment | May 2011
PLS and raffinate trench
Construction of second segment |
May 2011
PLS and raffinate trench
Construction of first segment
| May 2011
Barrio Cívico
Completion of construction of pavilions one to four
| May 2011
Barrio Cívico
Completion of construction of pavilions one to four
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March 2011
Construction of Nº 1 raffinate solution transfer pond. | March 2011
Sulphuric acid storage tank.
Foundations for construction | March 2011
220kV transmission line.
Installation of connection system |
March 2011
Pipes to carry PLS and raffinate solutions.
Construction of trench. | March 2011
ROM pile.
View from the east of construction. | March 2011
ROM pile.
Overview of construction of the base. |
January 2011
Platforms for storage of sulphuric acid.
Earth movement. | January 2011
HDPE sheeting and drainage pipes (perforated tubes).
Unloaded for spreading by bulldozer.
| January 2011
Trench for collection of solutions.
Preparation of ground.
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January 2011
ROM pile
Earth movement and preparation for the installation of HDPE sheeting. | January 2011
General view of the ROM pile -
Construction of the first 900,000 m2 stage | January 2011
Barrio Cívico.
Installation of drinking water mains, fire-control system and sewage system. |
January 2011
Pipes to carry PLS and raffinate solutions.
Construction layout. | 28 December 2010
ROM Pile
Construction of the first four pads | 28 December 2010
Fresh water pumping station and electricty control room
Operational |
29 November 2010
Construction camp with 316 rooms
Completed | 29 November 2010.
HDPE pipeline to carry water to Lomas Bayas II | 29 November 2010
Carbon steel tank to store 544 m3 water
Completed |
20 November 2010
General view of ROM pile
Cuttings and refill of land underway
| 29 November 2010.
Water pipeline ascent path | 29 November 2010
ROM pile
Cuttings and refill of land underway |
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