Using Timining Tangram’s Automated Detection Feature To Improve Safety And Operational Continuity
Using Timining Tangram’s Automated Detection Feature To Improve Safety And Operational Continuity
3 PagesCASE STUDY OVERVIEW Minera Escondida is the highest producing copper mine in the world. In its two open pits the fall of unplanned structurally controlled instabilities is one of the primary risks and a factor that a ects the operational continuity. When unstable blocks fall, the mine is forced to shut down its operations in order to remove the fallen blocks, which on occasion can lead to operational losses and pose a risk to human safety and equipment. These unplanned events a ect the company’s ability to comply with its mining plan and this undermines the reliability of the proposed plan. Minera Escondida’s geotechnical team has put into place exhaustive processes to analyze and detect instabilities on planned and built slopes in order to increase the predictability of these events
