GroundProbe’s Manager – Geotechnical, Peter Saunders GroundProbe’s Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Americas, Andrei Torres Monitoring for slope stability in open-pit mines is a complex undertaking, vital not only for the economic feasibility of the site but also for the safety of those working in the area. It is generally understood that the quality of a […]
READ MOREDebswana OLDM Diamond Mines Record Deployment
October 2017 saw a record deployment for GroundProbe’s South African Business Unit with six industry-leading, Series-3 Slope Stability Radars (SSR) delivered to Debswana OLDM – Orapa, Damtshaa and Letlhakane Mines – in Botswana. The six Series-3 radars were comprised of: two SSR-XT replacements at Letlhakane DK1 pit, one SSR-FX replacement at Orapa, one new SSR-FX […]
READ MOREDebswana Mine – SSR at Debswana’s Major Open-Cut Mines – October 2006
Pit slope stability has been identified as one of Debswana’s business risks, hence the adoption of the SSR across all its major open-cut pits. PDF Case Study
READ MORESmoky Canyon Mine – How a Safety Conscious Mine Salvaged $67M – January 2004
In 1992, the Smoky Canyon Mine experienced a fatal slope failure. In a proactive measure to lessen the chance of such a tragedy reoccurring, the mine leadership went beyond the requirements of MSHA and other organisations and utilised a Slope Stability Radar (SSR) to monitor an area they considered to be of moderate to high […]
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