GroundProbe Chief Commercial Officer & VP Americas, Ben Moke A little over two decades ago, a group of PhD students and their professor from the University of Queensland set out to make mining safer. By developing the slope stability radar (SSR), they, and many other innovative thinkers who have since joined them, have succeeded […]
READ MOREFriction – Excerpt – ‘ESG and sustainability: On whose watch?’
Originally written by Neil Cordon, Senior Manager – Quality and Continuous Improvement, GroundProbe and published in Friction Sustainability is the word on everyone’s lips today and for good reason: The effects of climate change have accelerated faster than even the experts had predicted; faster than evolution can keep up with. Full circularity is the goal, but it […]
READ MOREFriction – Excerpt – ‘The Evolution of Monitoring Tailings Dams Across the Globe’
Originally written by Paul Davies, Commercial Manager, Australasia at GroundProbe and published in Friction How the mining industry monitors tailings dams has evolved over the years with advancements in technology, AI and research and development. In this article, GroundProbe’s Paul Davies discusses the approach to preventing tailings dam disasters with expert, Leo Probst. Here, they reflect […]
READ MOREAnnouncing the Winners of our Geotechnical Scholarships 2023
We are proud to announce the four winners of our GroundProbe Geotechnical Scholarship Program. Congratulations to the four undergraduate university students who will soon fly to Indonesia to take part in our fully funded three-week training program, valued at $10,000 per student. The program presents a unique chance for the students to receive advanced geotechnical […]
READ MORECelebrating some of our recent global deployments – Sept 2023
For over 21 years, we have been creating state-of-the-art technologies and software that deliver precise and reliable information to our customers, helping them better manage risk, maintain operations and production, and keep people and communities safe worldwide. Our radars are now located in every corner of the globe. GroundProbe’s customers are spread across over 35+ […]
READ MOREFriction – Excerpt – ‘Why we use Slope Stability Radars and How it’s Changing’
Originally written by Paul Davies, Commercial Manager, Australasia GroundProbe Australia, and published in Friction In recent years, there has been a growth in the use of slope stability radars in open-cut mines. Although the primary reason has always been operator safety, a secondary benefit to improvements to mine productivity has justified increasing their usage. In […]
READ MOREInternational Mining Article – Excerpt – ‘A Safe Pair of Eyes’
Originally written and published by Paul Moore from International Mining August 2023. With high-profile open pit wall failures and tailings dam collapses in the past decade, ultra-high accuracy predictive slope stability monitoring is no longer deemed a luxury – it is a necessity. Slope stability monitoring is often perceived to be mainly about the instruments, […]
READ MOREInviting interest in our GroundProbe Geotechnical Scholarship 2023
Calling all 3rd or 4th year students studying geotechnical, civil engineering, or mining at an Australian university. You are invited to register for our GroundProbe Geotechnical Scholarship 2023. The scholarship is a fully funded three-week training program for up to four undergraduate students to join us at our largest Geotechnical Monitoring Centre in Balikpapan, Indonesia. […]
READ MORECelebrating some of our recent global deployments
For over 21 years, we have been creating state-of-the-art technologies and software that deliver precise and reliable information to our customers, helping them better manage risk, maintain operations and production, and keep people and communities safe worldwide. Our radars are now located in every corner of the globe. GroundProbe’s customers are spread across over […]
READ MOREMonitoring and Measuring Squeezing Ground Conditions at Gosowong Gold Operation
MONITORING WEAK ROCKMASS OVERVIEW 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 cut-and-fill and long hole open stoping (LHOS) mining methods. Currently, PT. Nusa Halmahera Minerals operates two […]
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