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 MORECase Study: Risk Reduction Strategy Incorporates Tailings Dam Monitoring at Samarco Mine
RISK REDUCTION STRATEGY INCORPORATES TAILINGS DAM MONITORING AT SAMARCO MINE Tailings storage facilities or dams can represent a significant environmental and financial liability for mining operations as a breach or failure of a dam can have catastrophic physical, social and economic impacts. Following a tailings dam failure in November 2015, the Samarco Mineração S.A owned […]
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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