Survey support for mining operations
Ongoing survey control of mining works: setting out blocks and benches, periodic surveys, production accounting and reporting documents.
Many quarries do not have a permanent survey department, yet production accounting, compliance with the design and reporting obligations apply every month. Survey support lets you outsource this function: we visit the quarry on an agreed schedule, set out the direction of works on the ground, carry out periodic surveys and prepare reporting documents.
Support includes setting out benches, roads, blast blocks and excavation limits according to the design, controlling excavation depth and slope angles, calculating production and stripping volumes and measuring stockpiles. If cracks, signs of sliding or deviations from the design are found on the slopes, the client is informed immediately. Measurements are made with GNSS RTK, a total station and a drone, always from the same control network.
All surveys are kept in a single database, so the state of the quarry for any period and the changes between two dates can be shown easily. The frequency of support — weekly, monthly or quarterly — and the report format are agreed according to the scale of work and the internal requirements of the client.
When you need it
- When the quarry has no permanent survey department
- When monthly or quarterly production accounting is required
- For independent verification of work done by a contractor
- When starting a new quarry and opening the first benches
- When hazardous slope changes need to be monitored
What's included
- Setting out benches, roads and blocks
- Control of excavation depth and slope angles
- Periodic surveys on an agreed schedule
- Production and stripping volume calculations
- Stockpile measurements
- Preparation of report plans and certificates
How we work
- Review of the quarry design and existing materials
- Control network check and baseline survey
- Agreeing the support schedule and report format
- Regular visits, setting-out and surveys
- Report delivered for each period
Deliverables
- Periodic mine survey plans and sections
- Production and stripping volume reports
- Setting-out certificates
- Notes and recommendations on slope condition
