The collapse of any dam or tailings dam can result in catastrophic loss of life and cause severe environmental, social, and economic impacts. GroundProbe has a range of tailored tailings dam monitoring solutions for real-time predictive and reactive monitoring to detect any movement or instability, ensuring the safety of mines and surrounding communities.
Whether the movement is known or unknown, fast-moving or gradual, in motion or about to move, GroundProbe has a solution to suit all needs. Discover our extensive range of tailings dam monitoring solutions below.
SSR-Omni
The SSR-Omni is a full-coverage, high-resolution monitoring solution that delivers precise, actionable data.
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InSAR Service
The GroundProbe InSAR Service, in partnership with 3vGeomatics (3vG), is an effective tool for monitoring and detecting surface movement. It uses satellite-based radars which conduct scans every time they pass over the mine site.
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SSR-SARx
Designed to identify long-range risks and hazards, the SSR-SARx is a long-range and high-resolution system for the monitoring of tailings dams. The SSR-SARx is a 2D Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) designed to detect even the smallest of movements over long periods of time.
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SSR-FX
The SSR-FX is a monitoring system designed to provide geotechnical peace of mind. An expert tool for risk and hazard identification, the SSR-FX is a 2D Real Aperture Radar (RAR) specialising in detecting movement across vast mine sites over a long period of time, even in non-critical areas.
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Mitigate The Risk of Dam & Tailing Dam Failures
Dams and tailing dams require ongoing maintenance and monitoring to ensure sufficient drainage and a stable structure for mining waste. Often, the quick construction of tailing dams and other dams can result in issues such as leakages and rock movement over time. However, the collapse of such significant infrastructure can destroy wildlife, mining equipment, workers, nearby communities, and more.
At GroundProbe, our innovative and industry-leading dam and tailings dam monitoring technology aims to reduce the risk of dam failures and prevent the catastrophic failure of tailings and dam storage facilities through consistent geotechnical monitoring over time. This equips decision-makers with real-time data and historical geotechnical information that helps them detect and identify potential problems before they occur and mitigate the risks associated with these structures.
Real-Time Dam & Tailing Dam Monitoring for Safety, Compliance & Sustainability
Real-time monitoring solutions provide critical information on the structure and stability of dams and tailing dams, allowing companies to take proactive measures to address potential problems before they occur. This results in reduced downtime, lower costs, resource efficiency, and improved operational sustainability. GroundProbe’s dam and tailing dam monitoring solutions also help meet regulatory requirements, assisting companies in employing responsible environmental management practices while adhering to national policies around appropriate tailing dam management and waste across the globe.
The Risks of Dam Failures
Tailing dam failures can have devastating impacts on nearby communities, the environment, and local infrastructure and risk economic setbacks for mining operations. These failures are, more often than not, the result of structural weaknesses, seismic activity, or excessive water. Without effective tailings dam monitoring, the risk of long-term stability and catastrophic failures is significant. With the potential for hazardous mining waste or excessive water damage causing irrevocable harm to surrounding ecosystems and wildlife, it’s vital that advanced tailing dam monitoring be utilised.
The Importance of Monitoring & Early Detection
GroundProbe’s tailings dam monitoring technology plays a vital role in capturing and reporting on warnings signs of potential tailing dam failures before they escalate. Our advanced systems allow for tracking movement and detecting structural instability in real-time. This early detection aids decision-makers in predicting failures by monitoring water pressure changes, environmental stressors and patterns of movement that may be a risk factor. Monitoring these risks is essential in enhancing safety and ensuring ethical and responsible mining practices.
The Key Benefits & Features of GroundProbe’s Dams Monitoring Technologies
Our industry-leading tailings dam monitoring technology offers unrivalled accuracy and real-time data to ensure the structural integrity of tailing dams. Our monitoring systems improve safety and mitigate risks through our advanced radar technology that delivers precise insights to help support proactive decision-making and continuous surveillance of mining sites.
Want to learn more about how GroundProbe’s technology can assist dam or tailing dam projects? Enquire online or contact our team today.