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 MOREGroundProbe Partners with Samarco to Ensure Safety Critical Slope Monitoring of Tailings Dams
GroundProbe is proud to be announced as the sole provider of radar monitoring solutions at Samarco Mineração S.A. Five Slope Stability Radars will now be in full operation to detect any future movement and instability of Santarém and Germano dams, with GroundProbe supplying two safety-critical, mobile radar systems (SSR-XT) and three long-range, fixed-deployment radar systems […]
READ MORERisk Reduction Strategy Incorporates Tailings Dam Monitoring at Samarco Mine
RISK REDUCTION OVERVIEW The collapse of the Fundão tailings dam in Mariana, Brazil in November 2015 resulted in the catastrophic loss of life and caused severe environmental, social and economic impacts. Taking immediate action to ensure ongoing safety, stability and ultimately avoid the possibility of a future failure, mine owners Samarco Mineração S.A. commissioned an […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Provides Safety-Critical Assistance to Samarco Following Recent Events
Within hours of recent events at Samarco, the geotechnical engineers from the mine reached out to GroundProbe requesting monitoring assistance. GroundProbe immediately arranged the deployment of two SSR-XT radars to provide a complete risk reduction strategy for the mine to assess further risks and hazards. The flexible scan angle area of the radars was put […]
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