Did you know on 13 July every year, rocks are celebrated all around the world? Not to be mistaken for rock music, the day highlights the significance of rocks and the importance of appreciating the natural world and its geological wonders. At MineGeoTech, we value rocks and everything they can tell us about our
Colin Thomson, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, presented this piece at the AusIMM Underground Operators Conference 2025 in Adelaide. Focussing on the collapse and response of an underground infrastructure at Burkina Faso’s Yaramoko Mine, he covered the collaborative and cost-conscious fix that allowed operations to continue, without a full tunnel replacement. A structure under pressure
Written by our Geologist, Lyndell Juggernaut Geotechnical logging of diamond drill core is used to characterize the rock mass and the structural setting. The collected data is applied in geotechnical studies to design mine excavations (open pit slope angles and underground mine excavation sizes and required ground support schemes). Any feature that will
Are you a professional in mining engineering, including civil engineering, geological engineering, and geotechnical engineering, or undertaking advanced postgraduate studies? This book might be for you. Read more or get your copy
The introduction of the Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) feature to RS3 represents a significant advancement in the field of geological modelling. It allows for a highly realistic representation of subsurface geological structures by capturing the complex and heterogeneous nature of discontinuities. Accounting for DFN’s in your 3D modelling is critical to understanding the geological impact of your site’s
What is ATV/OTV? ATV/OTV stands for acoustic televiewer and optical televiewer. This type of data produces high-resolution and continuous 360-degree images of the borehole wall. These images provide a combination of qualitative and quantitative information of the borehole wall that can be used to characterise planar (at the borehole scale) features (fractures, bedding,
Did you miss our presentation at the AusIMM Open Pit Conference 2022? Download your copy of the Back Analysis of Pit Slope Performance in a Saturated Alluvial Sediment presentation. Read about the case study of an open pit mine in Western Australia, its geological cross-section, and original pit design. Learn about the
