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 […]
READ MORESlope Stability Radar and the Coal Mining Industry
SLOPE STABILITY RADAR AND THE COAL MINING INDUSTRY MT OWEN MINE Mt Owen is located in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales, 20km north of the township of Singleton. Comprising one of the deepest coal open pits in Australia, the mine is wholly owned by the Swiss based minerals producer and commodity trader, […]
READ MORESSR Technology to Optimise Safety and Recovery at Nchanga Mine
NCHANGA OPEN PIT (NOP) USES SSR TECHNOLOGY TO OPTIMISE SAFETY AND RECOVERY The NOP division of Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM) has been mining copper ore at their Chingola operation for almost 50 years. During that time the pit operations have been disrupted a number of times in response to failures of both high and […]
READ MORESuccessful Trial of SSR Monitoring Solution in the United States at Sierrita Mine
SUCCESSFUL TRIAL OF SSR MONITORING SOLUTION IN THE UNITED STATES Phelps Dodge Mine Technology Group began testing the GroundProbe Slope Stability Radar (SSR) in May 2004, at the Sierrita Mine site in the south of Tucson, Arizona. This unit, the first GroundProbe SSR in the U.S., was brought into the country under FCC Special Temporary […]
READ MOREHow a Safety Conscious Mine Salvaged $67M (Smoky Canyon Mine)
HOW A SAFETY CONSCIOUS MINE SALVAGED $67M “We’re proud of what we do here, and how we do it. Our standard is simple – do it right.” – Dennis Facer, General Manager, Smoky Canyon Mine DANGEROUS DOLLARS Smoky Canyon Mine, owned by J.R. Simplot, produces annually over 2 million tonnes of phosphate ore for use […]
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