The application of sound geotechnical principles to the design of a mining operation enables optimum mining strategies to be developed to ensure operational safety and maximum economic extraction. Geosun's geotechnical team utilises state-of-the-art analysis and design techniques in association with quantitative risk assessment to deliver practical open pit and underground design solutions.Geosun's approach to geotechnical issues provides clients with the information to assess and optimise their mine designs for maximum stakeholder value.
Open pit geotechnical engineering
Data collection and analysis
Identification of failure modes
Limit equilibrium, probabilistic and numerical analysis
Quantification of geotechnical risk and slope design optimisation
Interface with resource optimisation
Interface with production planning and scheduling
Support design
Blastability, blast design and explosive selection
Stability monitoring
Remedial solutions
Numerical modelling
Rockmass monitoring / instrumentation
Underground geotechnical engineering
Rock mass quality assessment
Failure mode identification
Mining method selection
Underground access design and location
Stope and/or pillar layout, design and sequencing
Support design
Modelling of stress and displacement
Modelling of structurally-controlled failure modes
Monitoring of underground openings
Remediation design
Blastability assessment and specialised blast design
Stress assessment
Material property determination
Rockmass monitoring / instrumentation
Rockburst investigation
