Success for I-Site scans at Conco

In late 2014, the extensive northern underground workings of the Lafarge Conco limestone mine near North Aurora, Illinois in the US, were surveyed using the Maptek I-Site laser scanner.

Lafarge now has a 3D map of its underground workings for planning, operations and any closure studies

16 March 2015
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“Our main objective was to complete old mine maps of historical workings and to catch up to current production,” explained Talia Flagan, quarry manager of the Pauling Cement sector of Lafarge.

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