Projects

The Yanacocha mine is the largest gold producer in Latin America and is composed of four operations. Knight Piésold has worked with Yanacocha since the mine inception and during the last 14 years of operation, Knight Piésold has designed all heap leach pads and associated structures including ponds, access roads and channels amongst others.

The Mary River Project is a proposed iron ore mine situated in northwestern Baffin Island in the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut. The project, if developed, will include an 18 million tonne per year open pit iron ore mining operation, and construction of a 149-kilometre rail line over numerous waterways and continuous permafrost