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 MOREThought Leadership: GML 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 MOREGroundProbe Wins the 2019 Institution of Engineering Technology Innovation Award for Technology Transfer
GroundProbe is celebrating after taking out the Technology Transfer Award at the 2019 Institution of Engineering Technology (IET) Innovation Awards in London. The event acknowledges and celebrates pioneering innovations across the breadth of science, engineering and technology. The Technology Transfer Award recognises “perception-shifting innovations that demonstrate effective use of existing technology from one sector to […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Attends The 2019 SRMEG International Workshop
Last week, GroundProbe – as part of Orica Monitor – attended the 2019 SRMEG International Workshop on Shotcrete Technology in Underground Construction in Singapore. The event was organised by the Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering Geology (Singapore) and held in Nanyang Executive Centre. Held over two-days, the event was attended by a panel of […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Attends SME Annual Conference and Expo
Last week, GroundProbe attended the SME Annual Conference and Expo and the CMA 121st National Western Mining Conference in Denver, Colorado. Held at the Colorado Convention Center, from 24th – 27th February, the SME Annual Conference and Expo was attended by over 6000 industry professionals from around the world with the aim of sharing innovative ideas, best practices, […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Named Australia and New Zealand’s Most Innovative Company for 2018
GroundProbe has been recognised as the most innovative company in Australia and New Zealand, taking out the number 1 spot on the Australian Financial Review’s List of Most Innovative Companies for 2018. The honour was announced last night at the 2018 AFR Most Innovative Companies List Awards Night. The list was comprised of the Top […]
READ MOREGML-Underground: What is the Significance of Achieving Sub-Millimetre Accuracy?
Written and Presented by GroundProbe’s Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Peter Saunders The GML-Underground system is a precision instrument designed from the ground up specifically for geotechnical monitoring. Capable of detecting the slightest movement with unrivalled sub-millimetre accuracy, the GML is 170 times more accurate than competing systems on the market.
READ MOREGML-Underground: Does Inconsistent Time Between Scans Affect the Data?
Written and Presented by GroundProbe’s Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Peter Saunders When using the GML-Underground, changing how often you scan a particular area during a periodic monitoring campaign has very little effect on the data. The heat maps generated in SSR-Viewer show the amount of movement and where the movement took place between any two points […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Unveils GML-Underground at International Conference on Underground Mining Technology
Last week, GroundProbe attended the first International Conference on Underground Mining Technology (UMT 2017) in Sudbury, Canada, in order to launch our latest monitoring solution, the GML-Underground. The event was attended by 230 delegates from around the world and was organised by the Australian Centre for Geomechanics (ACG). The event aimed to provide an opportunity for underground […]
READ MOREGroundBreaking News – October 2017
Since long before I joined GroundProbe, our customers have been asking us if we have a solution for convergence monitoring in underground mines. After many years of research and development, I’m proud to announce that we do. We are excited to officially launch our first geotechnical convergence monitoring system for underground; the Geotech Monitoring LiDAR […]
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