University of Queensland researchers are developing new ways to monitor mine waste using drones and ground sensors to improve safety and land rehabilitation across mine sites.
University of Queensland researchers are developing new ways to monitor mine waste using drones and ground sensors to improve safety and land rehabilitation across mine sites.
Lead investigator Dr Thierry Bore from the School of Civil Engineering said safe management and rehabilitation of mine waste was one of the biggest challenges facing the industry.
“Mine waste is currently monitored using expensive and challenging drilling techniques and sometimes the results aren’t accurate,” Dr Bore said.
“We are developing advanced technologies to capture electromagnetic measurements which could tell us what is happening in the soil, rock and water underneath.
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