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# Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA)

Reno | Mining | Metallurgy | Engineering

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- [HOME](https://kcareno.com/) - METALLURGICAL PROCESS TESTING, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOCUSED ON THE SUCCESS OF YOUR PROJECT
- [STAFF](https://kcareno.com/staff/) - Visit our website to learn more about our great staff
- [PROFESSIONAL PAPERS](https://kcareno.com/professional-papers/) - PROFESSIONAL PAPERS Carbon Management: Updates in Carbon Fines Capture and Gold RecoveryDerrick Corporation & KCA (Kappes, Cassiday & Associates)Proceedings of IMCET 2019 – Antalya, Turkey – April 2019Goldfield Heap Leach Project: 100 Year Heap Leach Effluent Closure ConfigurationRichard DeLong, Carl Defilippi & Guillermo LariosProceeding of Heap Leach Solutions – Reno, Nevada USA – September 2015Conveying
- [SMELTING FURNACES & SCRUBBERS](https://kcareno.com/smelting-furnaces-scrubbers/) - The furnaces can be fed multiple times and depending on the flux ratio, flux composition, and precious metal concentrate composition to increase the output.
- [ENGINEERING](https://kcareno.com/engineering/) - KCA provided all process installations and infrastructure at this remote site, including a man-camp and water and power supply systems. Heap leach system.
- [MODULAR AND SITE-BUILT LABORATORIES](https://kcareno.com/modular-and-site-built-laboratories/) - Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) has built numerous modular and permanent laboratories for projects across the world.
- [HPGR LABORATORY TESTING](https://kcareno.com/hpgr-laboratory-testing/) - KCA’ s laboratory facility is home to one of the very few pilot scale high pressure grinding roll (HPGR) units in North America.
- [LABORATORY TESTING](https://kcareno.com/laboratory-testing/) - KCA’s test work is based upon real solutions developed from years of working KCA is a research oriented process development laboratory.
- [MODULAR RECOVERY PLANTS](https://kcareno.com/modular-recovery-plants/) - KCA has fabricated portable or modular carbon adsorption, carbon desorption, carbon stripping and Merrill-Crowe plants. For gold operations 4,000 ore per day.
- [KCA LIFTERBOTTLE](https://kcareno.com/kca-lifterbottle/) - A rolling bottle leach test is a common analytical test used in determining if a constituent can be extracted from a solid.
- [MERCURY RETORTS](https://kcareno.com/mercury-retorts/) - Process that is used to treat materials containing a concentration of mercury prior to smelting or further purification to minimize release of mercury vapors.
- [PLANTS & EQUIPMENT](https://kcareno.com/plants-equipment/) - KCA’s fabrication facility occupies 20,000 square feet of KCA’s 41,000 square foot Reno facility.
- [PROCUREMENT](https://kcareno.com/procurement-services/) - KCA’s Procurement Services Division is managed by Jim Estes and provides purchasing services for operations throughout the world. ​Decades of experience.
- [BOLKARDAG](https://kcareno.com/bolkardag/) - BOLKARDAG Tepeköy Gold Mine Gumustas Dates: 2008 - 2012 Location: Turkey 200 TPD - Merrill-Crowe KCA, together with our Turkish affiliate DAMA Madencilik (Ankara), managed fabrication, installation and startup of the plant for the Bolkardag Project located in Turkey, near the town of Ulukışla in the Niğde province. For processing gold and silver ores, Bolkardag utilizes a hot
- [DOLORES](https://kcareno.com/dolores/) - DOLORES Pan American Silver Dates: 2016-2017 Location: Chihuahua, Mexico 5,600 TPD - Heap Leach KCA was awarded the EPCM contract for this expansion project in 2015 and completed the Engineering for the project in 2016.​The project is designed as a 5,600 tonnes per day two-stage crush, rod mill / verti-mill, filtration, mixing and agglomeration plant. The
- [IVRINDI](https://kcareno.com/ivrindi/) - IVRINDI TÜMAD Mining Inc. Ivrindi Gold Project Dates: 2017 - 2019 Location: Ivrindi, Turkey 21,100 TPD - ADR Plant Ivrindi is a 7.7 million tonne/year heap leach operation with a 3200 m3/hr ADR plant. KCA provided metallurgical flow­sheet development, followed by the process sections of a bankable feasibility study. KCA, together with our Turkish affiliate DAMA Madencilik
- [LA INDIA](https://kcareno.com/la-india/) - LA INDIA Agnico-Eagle Dates: 2012 - 2013 Location: Sonora, Mexico 17,250 TPD - Heap Leach KCA completed detailed engineering and fast-track EPCM for 17,250 tonne per day 3-stage crushing plant, field-conveyor stacking system, and heap leach facility. The project was completed in 13 months. In addition to the EPCM contract, KCA provided the recovery plant, including a
- [LOS FILOS](https://kcareno.com/los-filos/) - LOS FILOS Desarrollos Mineros San Luis S.A. de C.V.; later under Goldcorp ownership Dates: 2004 - 2013 Location: Mezcala, Mexico 65,753 TPD - Heap Leach Los Filos Bermejal is a 24 million tonne/year heap leach operation with a 3500 m3/hr ADR plant. KCA provided metallurgical flow­sheet development, followed by the process sections of a bankable
- [SOLEDAD](https://kcareno.com/soledad/) - SOLEDAD Golden Queen Mining (GQM) Soledad Mountain Project Dates: 2013 - 2020 Location: Mojave, USA 14,000 TPD - Merrill-Crowe Plant Soledad Mountain is a 5.1 million tonne/year heap leach operation with a 600 m3/hr Merrill-Crowe plant. KCA provided metallurgical flow­sheet development, followed by the process sections of a bankable feasibility study. KCA supplied detailed engineering, fabrication, installation and startup of
- [Mascota](https://kcareno.com/mascota/) - Mascota Agnico Eagle Mexico Mascota Project Dates: 2010- 2015 Location: Chihuahua, Mexico ADR Recovery Plant Mascota is a 1.35 mtpa heap leach operation. KCA Supplied an 375 m3/hr Adsorption Columns and Modified Zadra Pressure Strip Circuit. KCA supplied detailed engineering, fabrication, installation and startup of the plant for the Mascota ADR recovery plant near Chihuahua Mexico BACK
- [ELECTROLYTIC CELLS](https://kcareno.com/electrolytic-cells-2/) - ELECTROLYTIC CELLS KCA manufactures a wide variety and type of electrolytic cells for special metals recovery. The largest electrolytic cell KCA fabricates is the KCA Model EC-420-SS which has a flow capacity of 88 gpm and a nominal volumetric capacity of 170 cubic feet. The Model EC-420-SS is KCA’s largest stainless steel cell with stainless steel baskets for holding stainless steel wool
- [QUALIFICATIONS & PRODUCT BROCHURES](https://kcareno.com/qualifications-product-brochures/) - QUALIFICATIONS Statement of Qualifications BROCHURES We are always striving to improve our products and refine our services. If you would care for a complete brochure package which details our full line-up of equipment and engineering offerings, you may contact us HERE.
- [ROTARY SPLITTER](https://kcareno.com/kca-rotary-splitter/) - KCA Rotary Splitter Metallurgical test work now requires a level of accuracy inconceivable years ago. Many metallurgical tests require that large amounts of coarse crushed and fine crushed material be blended and split. The precision of the test work is greatly affected by the accuracy of the preparation of a representative sample of the material
- [KCA CARBON CONVERTER](https://kcareno.com/kca-carbon-converter/) - KCA CARBON CONVERTER Contact Us ​ Overview The KCA Carbon Converter is a modular, self-contained unit for converting carbon fines into a fine-dry ash. Dirty-wet carbon fines are fed directly into the roasting chamber, and the resulting ash is fully captured as a dry product. A three-stage exhaust scrubbing system fully captures mercury to satisfy
- [PROJECT MANAGEMENT](https://kcareno.com/project-management/) - PROJECT MANAGEMENT Kappes, Cassiday & Associates not only provides clients with accurate testing services and feasibility studies, but KCA is also well equipped to follow up these studies with construction management. This is because at the end of the day we fully expect to provide detailed engineering packages and construction management services based substantially on
- [SITE-BUILT RECOVERY PLANTS](https://kcareno.com/site-built-recovery-plants/) - SITE-BUILT RECOVERY PLANTS Since 1972, KCA has provided lab testing, engineering and/or field services for over 1,000 different gold recovery projects. KCA’s plants have earned an outstanding reputation for quality, simplicity, ease of start up and fail-safe operation. KCA can provide a complete turnkey project to process your ore in the most cost effective manner. KCA can
- [PILOT PLANTS](https://kcareno.com/pilot-plants/) - PILOT PLANTS Kappes, Cassiday and Associates strives to meet the needs of operations of all sizes throughout their life of mine. Thus, KCA provides clients reliable pilot plants so when the time comes for them to scale up their operation our clients are prepared to handle the ore in the most effective manner.The pilot heap leach at Al
- [PINOS ALTOS](https://kcareno.com/pinos-altos/) - PINOS ALTOS Agnico-Eagle Dates: 2006 - 2009 Location: Chihuahua, Mexico 6,000 TPD - Heap Leach & Merrill-Crowe KCA completed a feasibility study for this mill/heap leach project and was subsequently awarded an EPCM contract for this US$134 million mine. Site construction began in early 2008 and startup in 2009. Pinos Altos includes both a 2,000 tonne
- [OCAMPO](https://kcareno.com/ocampo/) - OCAMPO Gammon Lake Resources Dates: 2004 - 2007 Location: Chihuahua, Mexico 12,329 TPD - Merrill-Crowe & Heap Leach After presenting a highly favorable feasibility study in 2004, KCA was awarded an EPCM contract for the mill and heap-leach facilities at this US $104 million gold-silver production complex. Ocampo is comprised of a 4½ million tonne
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