What is your name? My name is Peter Saunders. Can you tell us about yourself? I have over 20 years of experience as a Rock Mechanics Engineer in various senior operational mining and corporate level Geotechnical roles. I lead our global team of 130+ qualified Rock Mechanics Engineers and Radar Operators who provide our remote […]
READ MORECOVID-19 Updates: Superseded
The below information is current as of 6th April. GroundProbe continues to operate and fully service our customers. Our focus is unchanging: to ensure the health and safety of our people and our customers and that our safety-critical systems and services continue to operate. The measures that we have currently implemented to ensure this are […]
READ MORECOVID-19 Update: 14th April 2020
The below information is current as of 14th April. Keeping our systems and services running is critical for our customers and the many communities they serve. All parts of the GroundProbe business remain fully operational with an operating rhythm firmly in place across all facets of the organisation. Measures undertaken continue to keep our people […]
READ MOREGML Monitors Rear Wall of Shaft to Determine Optimal Targeted Ground Support
TARGETED GROUND SUPPORT OVERVIEW Underground environments are dynamic by nature, with the effectiveness of ground support consistently 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 the rear wall of a shaft showed cracking in the shotcrete. […]
READ MOREBroad-Area Monitoring Across Multiple Large Open-Pit Mines
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 MOREGroundBreaking News – January 2017
In the last twelve months GroundProbe has grown by leaps and bounds in terms of new offerings, services, partnerships, office locations and staff. And we have already locked in a number of big announcements to be made to our customers this year so stay tuned! In our first edition of ‘GroundBreaking News’ for 2017, we […]
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