2021 sees GroundProbe celebrating 20 years of operation and 20 years of the patented Slope Stability Radar (SSR). #Didyouknow how it all began? In 1993 we were simply a group of university friends with creative engineering minds who became involved in an industry-funded PhD project at the University of Queensland. In 1997, the Australian Coal […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Opens Third Dedicated Monitoring Centre in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
GroundProbe have opened a dedicated Geotechnical Support Service (GSS) monitoring centre in Belo Horizonte, Brazil to better serve our growing Brazilian customer base. The centre will provide 24/7 real-time remote radar and laser monitoring services for mine slopes and tailings dams. The centre joins our two existing high-tech monitoring centres in Santiago, Chile, and Balikpapan, […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Launches World-Leading Reactive Geohazard Monitoring and Alarming System
Global technology leader GroundProbe has launched the industry’s most advanced doppler radar for reactive geohazard monitoring, the RGR-Velox. RGR-Velox (Reactive Geohazard Radar) is a military-precision reactive monitoring and alarming system for tailings dam breaches, large slope failures, landslides, and avalanches. It detects, tracks and alarms on moving geohazards in real-time, keeping people, assets, and communities […]
READ MOREGeotechnical Support Services
To ensure our technologies are always operating at their maximum potential and our customers are getting the most out of their assets, GroundProbe has a team of highly experienced Geotechnical Engineers, Geotechnical Support Services (GSS). GSS is a world-class global support network that assists our customers with effective slope stability and underground risk management through […]
READ MOREEmploying Slope Stability Radar Technology for Effective Geotechnical Risk Management in Civil Applications
GroundProbe’s Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Americas, Andrei Torres Landslides are more widespread than any other geological event in the world. In the last 20 years, they have caused 18,000 deaths worldwide. Up until recently, identifying an instability process with enough time to ensure the safety of human life and amenity has been incredibly challenging, in […]
READ MOREConsiderations for Tailings Dam Monitoring
Reducing the impact and risks of tailings dam failures is a concern for both mining companies and communities around the world. Significant tragedies in recent years have increased the priority and urgency to comprehensively manage these challenges. The monitoring aspect of tailings dams is an important component of a complete solution for each tailings dam. […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Ranks on the Australian Financial Review’s Best Places to Work List
GroundProbe is celebrating after being named on the Australian Financial Review’s (AFR) BOSS Best Places to Work list for 2021. We were honoured to rank #2 on the Agriculture, Mining & Utilities list, from nearly 700 nominated organisations across Australia and New Zealand. The prestigious annual list, published by The Australian Financial Review and Boss […]
READ MORESSR-FX now with Longer Range and Greater Scan Angle
GroundProbe’s SSR-FX range and scan area have both been extended to new, greater limits. The range, previously 2.8km, has been extended to 3.5km, while the scan azimuth angle, previously 180°, has been extended to 210°. The longer range and greater scan area ensure the SSR-FX can now see more of the pit, can be deployed […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Announces New CEO
GroundProbe has announced that Brian Gillespie will step down from his role as CEO of GroundProbe, after over two years in the role. GroundProbe’s COO and co-founder, David Noon, has been appointed as the new CEO of the company. Mr Noon began his career at GroundProbe as Chief Technology Officer and after holding a number […]
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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