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 […]
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OUTSOURCED SOLUTIONS FOR SLOPE MONITORING, SANTIAGO, CHILE In December 2011, GroundProbe signed a five-year agreement to provide Codelco with a fully outsourced slope monitoring service for its Andina Mine in Chile. Using data from two GroundProbe Slope Stability Radars (SSR-XT), and the expertise of a full time, on-site support team comprising of a Geotechnical Engineer, […]
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SLOPE STABILITY RADAR (SSR™) – BENEFITS OF EARLY WARNING DATA – GOLD QUARRY OPEN PIT, NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION, CARLIN (NV), USA In July 2009, Newmont’s Carlin Surface Operation deployed a GroundProbe SSR-X system at its Gold Quarry open pit to monitor on-going slope instability while remediation mining activities were underway. Newmont had previous experience at […]
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