RELIABLE PRISM AND PRISMLESS MONITORING IN AN OPEN-CUT GOLD OPERATION Providing total monitoring flexibility, GroundProbe’s GMS-Dual (Geotech Monitoring Station) can monitor using both prism points – which are paired with physical prisms installed on the pit wall – and virtual points – which are virtual prisms that can be placed digitally on the wall in […]
READ MORECase Study: Targeted Ground Support
GML MONITORS REAR WALL OF SHAFT TO DETERMINE OPTIMAL TARGETED GROUND SUPPORT Underground environments are very dynamic by nature, with the effectiveness of ground support always changing. Through monitoring, areas of high risk can be identified and rehabilitated in a targeted way. At a large, well-known, hard rock mine in Queensland, Australia, visual inspections on […]
READ MORECase Study: Broad-Area Monitoring
BROAD-AREA COVERAGE ACROSS MULTIPLE LARGE OPEN-PIT MINES The Kolomela Mine is located 22km from Postmasburg in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The mine produces direct shipping iron ore and is operated by Anglo American. Kolomela Mine consists of three open-pits: Leeuwfontein, Kapstevel and Klipbankfontein. Kolomela Mine has undergone multiple ramp-ups and is currently […]
READ MORECase Study: Extreme Cold Temperature Success
EXTREME WEATHER SUCCESS – DEPLOYMENT IN RUSSIA’S EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES Two sites in South Western Siberia – Chernigovets Coal Mine and Zarechnaya Coal Mine – trialled our SSR-XT radar system throughout an extremely harsh winter, which saw the system functioning at -40°C temperatures autonomously without a shelter. Siberia’s climate and weather is very extreme. The […]
READ MORESamarco Mine – Risk Reduction Strategy Incorporates Tailings Dam Monitoring at Samarco Mine
Tailings storage facilities or dams can represent a significant environmental and financial liability for mining operations as a breach or failure of a dam can have catastrophic physical, social and economic impacts. PDF Case Study
READ MOREHerculano Mining – Brazilian Mine Demonstrates the Importance of Radar to Guarantee Safety – January 2015
On September 10, 2014, a tailings dam failure occurred in Retiro do Sapecado open pit mine, resulting in three fatalities, and damage to three mine trucks and two excavators. Herculano Mining has acquired an SSR-XT to assess further risks and ensure a safer tale dump for continued operations. PDF Case Study
READ MOREPT Bayan Resources Tbk – Optimising Coal Recovery in a Time of Declining Coal Prices – July 2012
The Geotechnical team at PT Bayan Resources Tbk (PT Bayan) knew that there was potential for improved coal recovery at a number of their Indonesian mine sites. To maximise coal recovery in unstable pit areas, the GroundProbe Slope Stability Radar (SSR-XT) was deployed. PDF Case Study
READ MOREColdelco Andina Mine – Outsourced Solutions for Slope Monitoring – December 2011
In December 2011, GroundProbe signed a five-year agreement to provide Codelco with a fully outsourced slope monitoring service for its Andina Mine in Chile. PDF Case Study
READ MORELeigh Creek Coal Mine – Achieving Huge Production Gains Using SSR – March 2011
Slope stability in Leigh Creek coal mine presents an ongoing concern for the Geotechnical team. Leigh Creek Coal Mine currently employs a number of technologies to measure and assess the stability of the mine slopes. Prisms and two GroundProbe Slope Stability Radar (SSR) are deployed across terraces on the east and west mine walls. PDF […]
READ MOREHuckleberry Mine – Data Management in Rapidly Changing Atmospheric Conditions – October 2010
In keeping with Huckleberry Mines’ commitment to safety the mine site has had GroundProbe Slope Stability Radar (SSR) deployed for a number of years. One of the foremost challenges of operating SSR at the scenic site of Huckleberry is the seasonal weather and wind events that make for rapidly changing atmospheric conditions. PDF Case Study
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