Case Study
Accurate Volumes For Cost-Efficient Overburden Removal
www.maptek.com CASE STUDY Rio Tinto Alcan also produces specialty aluminas for advanced ceramics and fire retardants as well as anodes and technology solutions for aluminium smelting. Alcan recently trialled a new method for overburden removal at the Gove operation in Australia’s Northern Territory. An accurate volumetric analysis of the pre- and post-trial surfaces was required to test the validity of the method. Measuring and generating