2 - Engineering, Science & Technology

We do a scan for various different reasons. Sometimes it's to see how much tonnage was created by a blast or when there is a lot of sloughing (rocks and other material falling) in that area. We set up our survey station where the scanner is located and pick up two shots on the directional poles. That tells the data collector* where that scanner is located. We hang the scanner over the hole to do a 360 degree scan of it.

We import the data into Vulcan, a 3D program that maps the whole mine and helps planners decide what to do next.

*Note: The data collector uses a global positioning position system to record where surveyors are in the mine as it gathers data from the scanner.