https://www.miningweekly.com

Glencore enters partnership with Tre-Altamira to expand satellite monitoring across its TSFs

15th December 2020

By: Creamer Media Reporter

     

Font size: - +

Diversified miner Glencore has entered into an agreement with commercial services provider Tre-Altamira to expand satellite monitoring to more than 110 of its tailings dams worldwide, which Glencore says is the largest industry monitoring agreement to date specifically focusing on tailings storage monitoring.  

The monitoring provides measurements of surface movements every 11 days, which is the current maximum available frequency for this type of data collection.  

By taking measurements from both ascending and descending satellite orbit directions, Glencore will be able to resolve any measured movement on its tailings storage facilities (TSFs) into both horizontal and vertical components.

The typical resolution on the ground is 3 m x 3 m with detectable movement resolution in the order of a few millimetres.  

Measurement data will be provided through a cloud-based platform to ensure the continuous provision of information. Results of the monitoring will also be used to support stakeholder engagement and demonstrate the ongoing safe performance of Glencore's dams.

While the main focus of the satellite monitoring programme will be TSFs, the data will also be used at some sites to supplement other terrestrial monitoring techniques, including openpits, waste piles and areas prone to subsidence.

 

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

Article Enquiry

Email Article

Save Article

Feedback

To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Showroom

Hanna Instruments (Pty) Ltd
Hanna Instruments (Pty) Ltd

We supply customers with practical affordable solutions for their testing needs. Our products include benchtop, portable, in-line process control...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Iritron
Iritron

Iritron delivers advanced automation, control, and optimisation solutions to the Mining, Minerals & Metals, Consumer Package Goods and...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.064 1.034s - 128pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now