Improving Convergence Monitoring Using Lidar Data At Rio Tinto’s Argyle Diamond Mine
By Emesent
Rio Tinto engaged LiDAR specialist MINELiDAR to demonstrate an improved method for convergence monitoring. SLAM-based LiDAR data, captured by Emesent’s Hovermap mobile mapping system, was compared to traditional tape extensometer measurements. Designed for GPS-denied, harsh underground environments, Hovermap is able to rapidly scan and process accurate, high resolution point cloud data of drives and other excavations.