Maptek Case Studies

The Maptek Technical Services team worked in close collaboration with Rio Tinto to solve critical operational challenges to deliver a successful project

PT Vale employs Maptek Vulcan for waste dump design at a nickel laterite operation on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

An open cut mine in Queensland maximised coal recovery through accurate data interpretation
and structural modelling using measurement-while-drilling data.

A customised Maptek Vulcan underground face mapping solution helps acquire critical geological information for production modelling.

Thiess Contractors Indonesia deploys Maptek laser scanning hardware and software solutions for safe, best practice for mine survey.

Mount Marion lithium operation employs Maptek laser scan imaging systems alongside UAVs in a best of both worlds approach to mine survey

Maptek laser scanning hardware and software make it possible to track deformation of underground workings at a gold mine in Canada.

High demand for slope stability assessments led a consulting company to pivot towards acquiring a Maptek LR3 laser scanner for in-house monitoring.

Thiess Contractors Indonesia deploys Maptek laser scanning hardware and software solutions for safe, best practice for mine survey.

Mount Marion lithium operation employs Maptek laser scan imaging systems alongside UAVs in a best of both worlds approach to mine survey

LiDAR mapping together with point cloud visualisation and modelling software provides an integrated solution that helps safeguard legacy mine sites in Missouri

Laser scanner and UAV geotechnical data is instrumental in identifying potential risk and managing visitor safety in limestone cave formations in Victoria, eastern Australia.

Maptek BlastMCF revolutionises blast design for surface operations, generating scenarios that consider competing objectives while engineers retain fine control.

Maptek Vulcan and BlastLogic systems are being used effectively in Mongolia to streamline planning and optimise blasting operations.

A coal mine in Queensland uses dynamic dashboards to display the latest drill and blast information to better inform planning, designs and scheduling.

Digitalisation has changed the way drill and blast is perceived at one of Africa’s largest coal mines, leading to better recovery and improved safety.

A gold mine in Tanzania has found that Maptek Evolution Epoch is ideal for optimising resources and enhancing productivity as part of its short-term planning strategy

An open pit copper and molybdenum mine in Arizona benefits from a streamlined implementation of Maptek Evolution scheduling software.

Powerful mine design and scheduling solutions provide a reliable, repeatable workflow to plan the where and how of mining a gold project in the Pilbara region.

Optimised scheduling combines with full life cycle analysis to quantify and reduce the environmental impacts of planned mines and monitor those in production.

Maptek Sentry supported a survey department to safely reopen a commercial highway in Canada after a landslide.

Maptek mine measurement systems are providing invaluable insight into the structural safety of a mine and in guiding planning around repurposing the site

A monitoring technique using Maptek Sentry safely controls the shape of a secondary leach pad to avoid landslides at a copper mine in South America.

Letšeng Diamond Mine uses Maptek technology for volumetric survey, geological and geotechnical data analysis, and tactical and strategic slope deformation monitoring.

An open cut mine in Queensland maximised coal recovery through accurate data interpretation
and structural modelling using measurement-while-drilling data.

An engineering geologist outlines the challenges of revisiting a gold deposit and how Maptek modelling tools were applied to control the complexity.

For a New Zealand consulting firm, the Maptek Geology Challenge was a chance to trial new software that could ultimately improve outcomes for clients.

Underground mines rely on mobile equipment, but confined tunnels and blind intersections make vehicle interactions difficult to manage. This paper explores how long-range non-line-of-sight detection could improve situational awareness, reduce collision risk and support more productive haulage operations.

Maptek VisionV2X proximity detection has been in steady use at Oyu Tolgoi for more than 2 million vehicle operating hours, contributing to safety underground

Building the best possible 3D model from observed geological data is critical before grade estimation is performed. For many decades, 3D modelling of faults has been a challenging task. Currently, explicit or implicit modelling techniques are widely used to model faults.

In real-world data sets, missing values are unavoidable for various reasons. These missing values are typically represented by NaNs, default placeholders, or simply left as blank entries. Depending on the extent of missing data, this can significantly reduce the performance of statistical methods.

A study of a haematite and magnetite deposit submitted for the Maptek Geology Challenge found that machine learning holds promise for grade control.

An exploration company in Canada found that Maptek domain modelling technology provided a faster way to uncover the resource potential of a gold project.

Stanwell Meandu mine is implementing Maptek near real-time material tracking to monitor and report on coal, waste and rejects placement to achieve compliance.

Maptek can help deliver a better understanding of production performance across load and haul, stockpiling and plant processes.

A new Maptek solution helps schedule and control the stage cycle of stockpiles to better manage space, grade and inventory to deliver product on time every time.

Consistently delivering a correct blend, and keeping track of inventory and quality at all stages of production are universal challenges at mine sites.