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 Attends 2022 SME Annual Conference and Expo
Earlier this month GroundProbe attended the MineXChange 2022 SME Annual Conference and Expo in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The event attracted more than 6000 dedicated mining professionals from around the world eager to expand their knowledge base in innovative technology and learn about how the industry has evolved. The event comprised of 120 technical […]
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 MOREWorking Together to Find the Right Solution
GroundProbe’s Principal R&D Engineer, Pat Bellett, and GroundProbe’s Co-Founder, Dr Glen Stickley At GroundProbe we are constantly working with our customers to provide them with the right solution to their high-value problems. We do this by gaining insight into what their true issues are and building strong, collaborative partnerships across all business functions from marketing, […]
READ MOREThe Risks, the Consequences, and the Solutions to Preventing Tailings Dam Failures
The global mining industry produces billions of tonnes of tailings each year. This waste material is contained in tailings dams and storage facilities, which are among some of the world’s largest engineering structures. These large structures are at constant risk of failure due to the physical pressure applied by liquid and solid products, posing a […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Goes Solar
Achieving sustainability and improved environmental practices in our everyday roles has become a key initiative at GroundProbe. We are constantly on the lookout for ways to efficiently use natural resources to minimise our environmental footprint as well as ways to make our technology ‘greener’ and more sustainable. We are proud to announce recent completion of […]
READ MOREThe Value of our Workplace Culture
GroundProbe’s HR Business Partner, Lauren Cameron At GroundProbe we are a large team of like-minded individuals who work together as a global group to make mining safer. Although we have a global reach, with employees in 36 number countries, we still know our global neighbour’s name. Personally, I believe that comes down to the fact […]
READ MORE2021: A Year in Review
We want to say a big thank you to all our customers, partners, suppliers and staff for their support this year. We are very proud of what we have achieved together this year. Here’s a quick look back on GroundProbe’s 2021! #GroundProbe #AYearinReview #2021
READ MOREWhy Machine Learning is Crucial to the Future of Safe Mining Operations
GroundProbe’s Software Engineer – Machine Learning, Alice Nguyen Machine Learning – Where it all started? When considering Machine Learning (ML) many think of elaborate technologies running on high-computing machines. Surprisingly, ML dates back to 1943 when the first mathematical model of a neural network was developed by Walter and Warren to mimic human thought processes. […]
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