Presented by Jordan Herrmann and Linda Snyman.

Recognised as one of the most automated underground mines in the world with its driverless LHDs, CMOC’s Northparkes Mines is again deploying technology to improve monitoring of critical vent raises and maintain safety.

Expansion of its E48 block cave areas to 580m below surface required additional ventilation shafts to be raisebored down to 555 m.

When a ventilation shaft started experiencing geotechnical issues, Northparkes needed a way to understand the problems. The changing nature of this environment made it hazardous and difficult to access.

This webinar describes how the Northparkes team acquired the data by lowering surface instrumentation and their key safety and insight improvements.