3D Mine Scanning: The Mining Tool of the Future

For decades, mines have used technology designed to identify risks, plot necessary areas, and above all, identify where work will be performed. Today, 3D mine scanning has streamlined and revolutionized the way mining operations perform all of these functions while bringing in a new era of mine surveying. With 3D mine scanning, mining operations can do the following:

• In comparison with stationary scanning, 3D mine scanners can gather data up to 50 times faster with very similar levels of accuracy. This type of scanning can be done for a variety of applications in a wide range of mining settings.
• Mines can be scanned from any mobile platform, including survey tractors, for example.
• With this technology, very rapid volume calculations can be performed with the accuracy of stationary scanners.

One of the main benefits of 3D mine scanning, however, is that the data collected is easy to use and import to existing software packages. This allows mining engineers to analyze the information and data from the comfort and safety of their headquarters on an ongoing basis. Since scanning is also done with an existing mine vehicle, mining operations can eliminate the need for wire lines, booms, masts, tripods, and other related devices. Mines that implement 3D mine scanning have realized incredible benefits, and your operations could be next. Discover what this incredible 3D technology can do for your mining operations, regardless of their scope, size, or type, by switching from stationary scanning methods to this incredible option.