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 Hajar, Saudi Arabia, was designed, constructed, and operated by KCA personnel under contract to government organizations. The yellow container is a KCA Model 15 ADR plant fully equipped to produce gold bars on site.
Other typical pilot facilities constructed by KCA include: