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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