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Products :: Movement and Surveying Radar - Case Studies
MSR 200 (Movement & Surveying Radar) radar system was deployed in the Sur Sur open pit mine in Chile on 23 January 2008.
During the intial stages of monitoring, only minor movement was detected. On 7 February 2008, at around 19:00, the system indicated significant increase in the rate of movement of a portion of the slope. Slightly before 08:00 on 8 February 2008, the acceleration increased and subsequent slope failure occurred about 30 minutes later. There were neither injuries nor damage as a result of the failure. At the time, the MSR was deployed at a range of 576m from the area of failure.
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MSR 200 - Failure Detection at Sur Sur Open Pit Mine, Chile.
The Sur Sur open pit is part of Codelco's Andina Division. The pit is located 80 km North-East of Santiago in Chile and is situated at an altitude of 4 200m above mean sea level. The Andina division produces more than 240 000 metric tons of fine copper and delivers more than 3 000 metric tons of Molybdenum per year. The Andina Division operates the Río Blanco deposit.