When it comes to ensuring ongoing safety performance of mining and civil operations, understanding the difference between predictive and reactive monitoring, as part of a risk management plan, is key. What is Predictive Monitoring? Predictive monitoring anticipates future exposure based on past performance data. The predictive technologies and software solutions currently used within the […]
READ MOREThe Risks, the Consequences, and the Solutions to Preventing Tailings Dam Failures
The global mining industry produces billions of tonnes of tailings each year. This waste material is contained in tailings dams and storage facilities, which are among some of the world’s largest engineering structures. These large structures are at constant risk of failure due to the physical pressure applied by liquid and solid products, posing a […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Attends SME Annual Conference and Expo
Last week, GroundProbe attended the SME Annual Conference and Expo and the CMA 121st National Western Mining Conference in Denver, Colorado. Held at the Colorado Convention Center, from 24th – 27th February, the SME Annual Conference and Expo was attended by over 6000 industry professionals from around the world with the aim of sharing innovative ideas, best practices, […]
READ MOREGroundProbe Hosts User Group in South Africa
GroundProbe’s South Africa office recently held a User Group for their customers with guest speakers from GroundProbe, Orica, Minova, as well as customer sites presenting across a range of insightful and engaging topics. The event was held from the 19th to 22nd February at Mongena Game Lodge, South Africa, and was well attended with 20 […]
READ MOREGroundBreaking News – January 2017
In the last twelve months GroundProbe has grown by leaps and bounds in terms of new offerings, services, partnerships, office locations and staff. And we have already locked in a number of big announcements to be made to our customers this year so stay tuned! In our first edition of ‘GroundBreaking News’ for 2017, we […]
READ MORERisk 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 MOREGroundBreaking News – October 2015
GroundProbe now offers all slope stability radar technologies, with the introduction of our synthetic aperture radar, SSR-SARx. In the mining industry today, safely reducing unit cost is the highest priority for all open cut operations, and slope monitoring plays a role in doing just that. However, no two geotechnical problems are the same, and each […]
READ MORENew Long-Range Radar Offers Improved Safety and Productivity for Mining
SSR-SARx is GroundProbe’s first synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and is the highest resolution and longest range slope stability radar in the market. Testing at major international mine sites on four continents, the SSR-SARx is a long-range, long-term radar monitoring solution for open-pit mining with a range of 4.5 kilometres. GroundProbe has been a global leader […]
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