BROAD-AREA COVERAGE OVERVIEW The Kolomela Mine operated by Anglo American is located 22km from Postmasburg in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The mine produces direct shipping iron ore. Kolomela Mine consists of three open-pits: Leeuwfontein, Kapstevel and Klipbankfontein. Kolomela Mine has undergone multiple ramp-ups and is currently producing in the order of 13 […]
READ MOREBrazilian Mine Demonstrates the Importance of Radar to Guarantee Safety
RAPID RESPONSE TIME OVERVIEW On 10 September 2014, the Retiro do Sapecado tailings dam, owned by Herculano Mineração (Herculano Mining), failed, resulting in three fatalities and damage to three mine trucks and two excavators. Preliminary investigations indicated the accident was caused by a geological phenomenon (inversion of relief) caused by underground channels. CHALLENGE Following the […]
READ MORERisk Reduction Strategy Incorporates Tailings Dam Monitoring at Samarco Mine
RISK REDUCTION OVERVIEW The collapse of the Fundão tailings dam in Mariana, Brazil in November 2015 resulted in the catastrophic loss of life and caused severe environmental, social and economic impacts. Taking immediate action to ensure ongoing safety, stability and ultimately avoid the possibility of a future failure, mine owners Samarco Mineração S.A. commissioned an […]
READ MOREOptimising Coal Recovery in a Time of Declining Coal Prices at PT Bayan Resources Tbk
OPTIMISING COAL RECOVERY IN A TIME OF DECLINING COAL PRICES “The deployment of the slope stability systems at our key mine sites has empowered our geotechnical staff to be proactive in the communication of timely, accurate and reliable slide movement information to our mine safety, operations and production teams.” – Warren Tamblyn, Manager Mine Geotechnical […]
READ MOREData Management in Rapidly Changing Atmospheric Conditions at Huckleberry Mine
DATA MANAGEMENT IN RAPIDLY CHANGING ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS “The SSR has proven to consistently offer the information we require in all weather conditions, where other means of data collection are affected.” – Kent T. Christensen, P.Eng., Manager of Mine Engineering and New Projects, Huckleberry Mine Huckleberry Mine is an open-pit copper/molybdenum mine located in central British […]
READ MORESuccessful Monitoring and TARP at Ernest Henry Mine
SUCCESSFUL MONITORING AND TARP NEW OVERVIEW Owned by Xstrata PLC, Ernest Henry Copper-Gold Mine is situated 131 kilometers northeast of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. The mine is 1,500 metres in length by 1,200 metres wide with a final depth in excess of 500 metres, producing both copper and gold, with a 11 megatonnes per annum […]
READ MOREBenefits of Early Warning Data with Newmont Mining
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 […]
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