en.Wedoany.com Reported - Fuerte Metals has announced the implementation of governance and engineering oversight reforms for the heap leach facility proposed at its Coffee gold project in Canada's Yukon Territory. The company has appointed NewFields Canada as the new "Engineer of Record," with the original designer, Forte Dynamics, providing assistance during the transition to the new team.

Fuerte has also established an "Independent Technical Review Board" comprised of two founding members with decades of experience in mining operations. Concurrently, Yukon local Sébastian Tolgyesi has been appointed Vice President of the Coffee project, adding further northern experience to the team. In addition, the company has applied for membership in the Mining Association of Canada and plans to implement its "Towards Sustainable Mining" framework.

These new measures come in the wake of the catastrophic failure at the Eagle mine, where the collapse of a heap leach pad resulted in a significant release of cyanide-contaminated material into the environment. The review board concluded that the disaster was the result of a combination of design flaws and inadequate oversight, prompting stricter scrutiny of all future heap leach projects.

Fuerte CEO Tim Warman stated: "Our team is taking deliberate steps to strengthen the design, construction, and operation of the Coffee gold project. We are implementing multiple layers of independent technical review, enhancing oversight, and establishing clear accountability throughout the project." According to Fuerte, relationships with the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, White River First Nation, Selkirk First Nation, and Na‑Cho Nyäk Dun First Nation remain a priority.

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