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 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 MOREThought Leadership: State 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 […]
READ MOREThought Leadership: A New Atmospheric Correction Algorithm for Ground-Based Radars
GroundProbe’s Group Geotechnical Sales Specialist, Albert Cabrejo GroundProbe’s Head of Research and Development, Pat Bellett GroundProbe’s Co-Founder, Dr Glen Stickley For the last five years, GroundProbe has been developing a new atmospheric correction technique which has been tested at mine sites around the world. While open pits have been monitored for over […]
READ MOREThought Leadership: Analysis of Historic Post-Blast Data – A Novel Approach to Optimise Productivity and Profit while Maintaini...
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 MORECase Study: Broad-Area Monitoring at Kolomela Mine
BROAD-AREA COVERAGE ACROSS MULTIPLE LARGE OPEN-PIT MINES The Kolomela Mine is located 22km from Postmasburg in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The mine produces direct shipping iron ore and is operated by Anglo American. Kolomela Mine consists of three open-pits: Leeuwfontein, Kapstevel and Klipbankfontein. Kolomela Mine has undergone multiple ramp-ups and is currently […]
READ MORECase Study: SSR at Debswana’s Major Open-Cut Mines
SSR AT DEBSWANA’S MAJOR OPEN-CUT MINES 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. JWANENG MINE Jwaneng Mine was the first site in Botswana to acquire the Slope Stability Radar (SSR™) and the second within the De Beers group. […]
READ MORECase Study: How a Safety Conscious Mine Salvaged $67M (Smoky Canyon Mine)
HOW A SAFETY CONSCIOUS MINE SALVAGED $67M “We’re proud of what we do here, and how we do it. Our standard is simple – do it right.” – Dennis Facer, General Manager, Smoky Canyon Mine DANGEROUS DOLLARS Smoky Canyon Mine, owned by J.R. Simplot, produces annually over 2 million tonnes of phosphate ore for use […]
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