Mine Monitoring

Long-term background monitoring of slope deformations and slow movements is a crucial practice for improving and maintaining efficient slope design, long-term planning and geotechnical characterisation of the rock mass.

Hexagon’s IBIS radars feature long-range coverage and a state-of-the art slow movement processing algorithm, enabling the collection of data sets on large areas with reliable and clean results.

Hexagon’s geodetic instruments empower long-term monitoring with real-time information and create customisable reports generated automatically. Our robotic total stations have unmatched accuracy and reliability, complemented by the processing power of the GeoMoS scalable software suite.

Hexagon’s high-precision GNSS solutions combine with a wide range of easy-to-install, integrated IoT-based geotechnical and environmental sensors meet the needs of large pits to smaller operations in a scalable way.

Rockfalls present a major safety threat in open pit operations. The sudden onset of rockfall events makes it difficult for conventional monitoring methods to provide adequate pre-warning, resulting in a challenge for mine operators and planners.

Hexagon’s rockfall monitoring radar, IDS GeoRadar RockSpot, provides 24/7 monitoring and immediate alerts on rockfalls, as well as rockfall statistics and travel path.

RockSpot can also monitor and alert in real time on the occurrence of sudden collapses of tailing dams and earth embankments, as well as rapid mudflows.

Accompanying software for hazard detection and management provide customised alerts and rules for different users. Our software also maintains an event database, providing essential information when designing preventive measures such as catch benches, mesh installations and triggered action response plans.

Data aggregation from multiple monitoring sensors and other data sources is crucial for effective decisions, designs and disaster prevention for open pit mines. Following Hexagon’s total monitoring approach, all these sources contribute to one holistic view of the mine and form a basis for critical decisions.

Hexagon’s mine monitoring solutions include an integrated software platform that combines, analyses, visualises and cross-checks all measurement results delivered by automated monitoring systems, such as total stations, GNSS, radar systems, geotechnical and environmental sensors, InSAR and manual readings in one geographic environment.

This advanced software platform, HxGN GeoMonitoring Hub, enables integrated visualisation and analysis of mining environments by bringing all sensor technologies together into one complete view.