RAPID RESPONSE TIME - BRAZILIAN MINE DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF RADAR TO GUARANTEE SAFETY Herculano Mining has acquired an SSR-XT to assess further risks and ensure a safer tale dump for continued operations. On September 10, 2014, a tailings dam failure occurred in Retiro do Sapecado open pit mine, resulting in three fatalities, and damage to three mine trucks and two excavators. Preliminary investigations indicate the accident was caused by a geological phenomenon - inversion of relief - caused by underground channels. This devastating accident shocked the mine’s staff and community. The team at Herculano Mining needed a rapid response to secure the safety of their staff, and ensure such a failure would never again go undetected. With GroundProbe’s dedicated team in Brazil

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