GroundProbe, a member of the Orica Group, recently celebrated the relocation of their office, facilities and Geotechnical Support Service (GSS) centre in Balikpapan, Indonesia, to better serve their growing Asian customer base. The centre, originally opened in 2012, will provide 24/7 real-time remote radar and laser monitoring services for mine slopes and tailings dams, globally. […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Opens Larger, More Advanced Geotechnical Support Centre in Balikpapan, Indonesia
Following the expansion of our office in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, earlier this month, today we celebrate the relocation of our office and Geotechnical Support Service (GSS) centre in Balikpapan, Indonesia. GroundProbe’s GSS unit – our world-class global support network that assists our customers with effective slope stability and underground risk management through comprehensive technical support […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Announces Expansion of GSS Centre in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Today, GroundProbe officially celebrates the expansion of their Geotechnical Support Service (GSS) centre in Belo Horizonte, the mining capital of Brazil. GroundProbe’s GSS unit – our world-class global support network that assists our customers with effective slope stability and underground risk management through comprehensive technical support – was first established in Indonesia in 2012. Since […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Opens Third Dedicated Monitoring Centre in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
GroundProbe have opened a dedicated Geotechnical Support Service (GSS) monitoring centre in Belo Horizonte, Brazil to better serve our growing Brazilian customer base. The centre will provide 24/7 real-time remote radar and laser monitoring services for mine slopes and tailings dams. The centre joins our two existing high-tech monitoring centres in Santiago, Chile, and Balikpapan, […]
READ MOREGeotechnical Support Services
To ensure our technologies are always operating at their maximum potential and our customers are getting the most out of their assets, GroundProbe has a team of highly experienced Geotechnical Engineers, Geotechnical Support Services (GSS). GSS is a world-class global support network that assists our customers with effective slope stability and underground risk management through […]
READ MOREEmploying Slope Stability Radar Technology for Effective Geotechnical Risk Management in Civil Applications
GroundProbe’s Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Americas, Andrei Torres Landslides are more widespread than any other geological event in the world. In the last 20 years, they have caused 18,000 deaths worldwide. Up until recently, identifying an instability process with enough time to ensure the safety of human life and amenity has been incredibly challenging, in […]
READ MOREMonitoring and Measuring Squeezing Ground Conditions at Gosowong Gold Operation
The Gosowong Gold Operation is located on Halmahera Island, about 2,450 kilometres northeast of the national capital, Jakarta. It is an epithermal gold deposit with additional occurrences of silver. The mine uses a combination of both cut-and-fill and long hole open stoping (LHOS) mining methods. Currently, PT. Nusa Halmahera Minerals operates two underground mines within […]
READ MORENew Atmospheric Correction for Slope Stability Radar
GroundProbe’s Head of Research & Development, Pat Bellett GroundProbe’s Co-Founder, Dr Glen Stickley Precision Atmospherics® sees a significant advancement in controlling atmospheric clutter that is typically associated with interferometric slope monitoring radar. Atmospherics can make user interpretation and the setting of geotechnical alarms non-intuitive and difficult, especially when trying to avoid unwanted alarms. As the […]
READ MOREGML Functionality a Game-Changer for Tunnel Excavation
Orica’s Senior Manager – Measurement Technology, Benny Chen GroundProbe’s Product Manager – Lasers & Sensors, Nick Carter GroundProbe’s Lead – Tunneling Solutions, Peter Ayres When it comes to tunnel excavation GroundProbe’s state-of-the-art Geotech Monitoring LiDAR technology (GML) significantly increases excavation efficiency, reduces the costs associated with scaling rework and avoids unnecessary wastage. […]
READ MOREState of the Art Monitoring Techniques for Samarco Tailings Dams
GroundProbe’s Chief Operating Officer, David Noon As the complexity of mining projects increase, good tailings dam management becomes critical, along with an increasing global focus on safe and sustainable development. Geotechnical stability is a key consideration in many tailings dam failures. By monitoring and instrumentising tailings dams we can develop a better understanding of what […]
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