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Geotechnical

Having a comprehensive geotechnical understanding of your quarry and a Ground Control Management Plan (GCMP) is vital.

Using the latest drone wall mapping techniques we can quickly and effectively gather the information required to create a sound, practical geotechnical model of your site.

From this we work with you to provide a practical Ground Control Management Plan (GCMP) that is relevant, understandable by your team and provides clear recommendations on what actions need to be taken and when.

The traditional approach to mapping rock structures is to have a geologist or geotech work at the face with a Brunton compass, measuring strike and dip. This can be dangerous!

We can produce extremely accurate 3D representations of a face using a drone – fast, safe and much more geo friendly!

GEOTECHNICAL

Services we offer

Operational support

  • Slope failure remediation and stabilisation
  • Geotechnical inspections and advisory services
  • Geotechnical risk assessments
  • Geotechnical incident investigations and ICAMs
  • Advice for management of geotechnical hazards and slope failures
  • Advice in relation to geotechnical instrumentation, monitoring and surveillance of geotechnical hazards
  • Review of design performance
  • Provision of an RPEQ (Mining-Geotechnical)
  • Compliance audits (local regulatory compliance)
  • Geotechnical management system reviews

 

Training

  • Geotechnical hazard awareness
  • Geotechnical hazard identification, monitoring and management
  • Tailored technical training for mining geotechnical engineers

 

Monitoring

Geotechnical reports

  • Open pit geotechnical design
  • Stability analysis using LEA and FEA methods
  • Pit slope stability assessment and design
  • Waste dump stability and design
  • Dewatering and depressurisation advice
  • Geotechnical scoping, prefeasibility and feasibility studies
  • Guidance for site investigations, field and laboratory testing
  • UAV (drone) photogrammetry for exposure mapping and geotechnical characterisation
  • Geological structure mapping and kinematic assessment
  • Development of geotechnical models
  • Third party and peer reviews

 

Ground Control Management Plans (GCMP)

  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Trigger Action Plans (TARP)
  • Monitoring systems

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