HOW HINDUSTAN ZINC LTD IS LEADING THE WAY WITH THE HIGHEST SAFETY STANDARDS FOR MINING IN INDIA GroundProbe’s Slope Stability Radar goes hand-in-hand with Rampura Agucha’s policy of minimisation of slope hazards. This also supports the company’s high profitability by allowing better recovery, decreasing the cost of production and closely managing risk. Rampura Agucha is […]
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SLOPE STABILITY RADAR (SSR™) – BENEFITS OF EARLY WARNING DATA – GOLD QUARRY OPEN PIT, NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION, CARLIN (NV), USA In July 2009, Newmont’s Carlin Surface Operation deployed a GroundProbe SSR-X system at its Gold Quarry open pit to monitor on-going slope instability while remediation mining activities were underway. Newmont had previous experience at […]
READ MOREExperiencing the Safety and Productivity Benefits of Real Time Slope Monitoring at Collahuasi Mine
EXPERIENCING THE SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY BENEFITS OF REAL-TIME SLOPE MONITORING “By using an SSR to monitor slope stability, we have considerably reduced the risk associated with working in unstable areas.” – Jorge E. Pérez Castañeda, Slope Control Engineer, Collahuasi Mine Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi SCM’s copper mine is situated in northern Chile, about […]
READ MOREDecision Confidence in Difficult Conditions at Mount Polley Mine
DECISION CONFIDENCE IN DIFFICULT CONDITIONS “The Slope Stability Radar allowed us to resume mining below a slide in the pit wall. The SSR allowed us to safely access the remaining two benches in the bottom of the pit.” – Art Frye, Operations Manager, Mount Polley Mine Imperial Metals Corporation’s Mount Polley open pit mine is […]
READ MOREManaging a 70,000 Tonne Failure without Injuries or Damages at Thompson Creek Mine
MANAGING A 70,000 TONNE FAILURE WITHOUT INJURIES OR DAMAGES In order to better understand and monitor a wedge failure in their open-pit molybdenum mine, Thompson Creek Mining Company leased GroundProbe’s Slope Stability Radar (SSR) in July 2008. Thompson Creek Mine (located in central Idaho) is owned by the Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc., which is […]
READ MORESafe Production through Risk Management at Kemess Mine
SAFE PRODUCTION THROUGH RISK MANAGEMENT “The Slope Stability Radar provided early warning of at least two impending failures. These early warnings enabled us to ensure personnel and equipment were not in the areas of concern at failure time.” – Craig Tomlinson, Mine Superintendent, Kemess Mine Northgate Minerals Corporation’s Kemess South mine is located in northcentral […]
READ MORESSR-X in Use in Extreme Weather Conditions at Arcelormittal Mines
MT-WRIGHT MINE – SSR-X – USE IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS Québec Cartier Mining Company, now ArcelorMittal Mines Canada, leased the GroundProbe Slope Stability Radar (SSR-X™) in January 2008 for use at their Mont-Wright Mining Complex in Northern Québec, Canada. ArcelorMittal Mines Canada is one of Canada’s leading suppliers of iron ore to steel markets around […]
READ MORESlope Stability Radar (SSR) at Debswana’s Major Open-Cut Mines
SSR AT DEBSWANA’S MAJOR OPEN-CUT MINES Pit slope stability has been identified as one of Debswana’s business risks, hence the adoption of the SSR across all its major open-cut pits. JWANENG MINE Jwaneng Mine was the first site in Botswana to acquire the Slope Stability Radar (SSR™) and the second within the De Beers group. […]
READ MORESlope Stability Radar (SSR) at Leinster Nickel Operations
BHP Billiton’s Leinster Nickel Operation (LNO) is located 600km northeast of Perth in the Eastern Goldfields Region of Western Australia. The mine is set in adverse conditions that required the implementation of a comprehensive Ground Control Management Plan in order to ensure high levels of safety and productivity were met. In particular, the narrow nature […]
READ MORESafety Monitoring of Rock Slide at Yosemite National Park
SAFETY MONITORING OF ROCK SLIDE In late April 2006, a major rock slide occurred burying the main highway access into California’s world-famous Yosemite National Park. The slide blocked California’s State Highway 140 which is the main all year-round route to the Park, creating a number of major concerns for visitors and neighbouring communities. What initially […]
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