Geoscience technology company CGG has launched TailingsPulse, a smart monitoring solution designed to improve the management and safety of tailings storage facilities (TSFs). 

 

The company said the new multi-method monitoring solution provides mine operators with actionable intelligence throughout the lifecycle of TSFs. 

 

The technology characterises and monitors TSFs and their surrounding environments in "unprecedented detail," CGG explained. It will deliver "crucial remote, wide-area monitoring of surface characteristics" and behaviour of a TSF. 

 

The company stated that detailed 3D multi-physics imaging - of drone, airborne, or ground data provides subsurface attributes related to structure, seepage, and groundwater contamination.

 

The launch of TailingsPulse is timely given the introduction of the new Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management to strengthen current practices, with the ultimate goal of zero harm to people and the environment from tailings facilities. 

 

The predicted surge in demand for critical metals needed for the energy transition, and the associated increase in mining waste production, is also intensifying the focus on TSF management and safety, CGG explained.

 

Dave Priestley, vice-president, Energy Transition and Environment, CGG, said TailingsPulse eliminates blind sports and helps mine operators optimize TSF management and mitigate associated risks. 

 

"Its launch expands our established portfolio of Minerals & Mining services and builds on our successful MineScope™ Earth observation intelligence service. 

 

"Combined with our leading multi-physics imaging expertise, advanced instrumentation, and real-time measurements, CGG is in a unique position to support the responsible management of mineral resources and associated waste."