GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Monitoring provides more than movement detection

Deformation monitoring is a critical component of safe mining operations. Constant, robust evaluation of potential movement data is paramount in making decisions regarding the safety of people, production and the environment.

by Jesse Huff*
 An integrated monitoring setup using Trimble Zephyr 3 Geodetic GNSS antenna and Trimble Monitoring prism overlooking an openpit mine

An integrated monitoring setup using Trimble Zephyr 3 Geodetic GNSS antenna and Trimble Monitoring prism overlooking an openpit mine

Providing this data in a clear, user-friendly format ensures components such as slope stability, structural integrity and potential movement hot-spots are communicated in a standard format across multiple...

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