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 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 MORETeaching STEM to schools in Latin America
Our colleagues from STEM Punks recently returned to Australia from their 3-week teaching tour of Latin America, generously supported by a $300,000 grant from the Orica Impact Fund. The highly successful tour saw a team from STEM Punks teach science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects at 11 schools (4 in Medellin, Colombia, 4 in […]
READ MOREGroundProbe is proud to announce it is now a part of Orica Digital Solutions
We are excited to announce that GroundProbe is now part of Orica Digital Solutions, a division of Orica established in 2019 to seamlessly integrate customers’ physical and digital environments, leading to improved decision-making and enhanced predictability. Orica Digital Solutions encompasses various solution categories across the resource value chain: Orebody Intelligence: Empowering customers with accurate insights […]
READ MORESafety, Sustainability and Social License – The 3 S’s in Mining
GroundProbe CEO, David Noon GroundProbe is a technology leader specialising in sensors and software for measuring and monitoring geohazards. While technology innovation is what we do, more importantly, the output of our efforts contributes towards mining’s 3 S’s: Safety, Sustainability, and Social License. Safety “Making Mining Safer” has been GroundProbe’s catchcry and vision statement since […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Announces US Production Facility Opening
GroundProbe has announced our US production facility now opening in Tucson, Arizona, USA. “The last twenty years, GroundProbe has gown it’s business rapidly, to the point where we needed to look a second manufacturing location,” said Ben Moke, GroundProbe’s Chief Commercial office and VP Americas. “This is a huge milestone for GroundProbe and it’s very […]
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