MSR Halo™ is Reutech Mining’s Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) platform, designed primarily for strategic slope stability monitoring while also supporting tactical monitoring requirements.
Combining a 360° azimuth scan envelope, 60° elevation coverage and monitoring ranges of up to 5,000 m, MSR Halo provides broad monitoring visibility with high spatial detail and sub-millimetre accuracy.
A full 360° scan is completed in 1 minute, providing broad monitoring visibility from a single radar position where mine geometry allows.
Strategic monitoring requires broader visibility across the mining environment and the ability to monitor deformation across large areas as mining progresses.
MSR Halo is designed primarily around this requirement.
Its combination of broad coverage, long range and high spatial detail supports strategic monitoring across large open-pit environments. The 360° azimuth scan envelope allows the radar to monitor in multiple directions from a single position, while its range of up to 5,000 m supports extensive monitoring requirements.
Within this broader monitoring envelope, selected scan areas can also be used to support tactical monitoring requirements.
This gives MSR Halo a clear strategic monitoring role while retaining the flexibility to respond to more focused monitoring requirements where needed.
Coverage determines how much of the mining environment can be observed from the radar position. Range influences where the radar can be positioned relative to the monitored slopes. Spatial detail determines the level at which deformation can be observed across that monitoring envelope.
MSR Halo brings these capabilities together within a single Synthetic Aperture Radar platform.
Every mine presents a different monitoring environment.
Pit geometry, radar position, line of sight, monitoring distance and the location of areas of interest all influence how a radar monitoring campaign should be configured.
A 360° scan envelope provides broad monitoring capability, but effective coverage still depends on the relationship between the radar position and the slopes being monitored.
For this reason, radar selection and positioning should begin with the monitoring requirement rather than a single specification.
MSR Halo can be configured around the geometry and monitoring requirements of the operation, using its broad scan envelope and selected monitoring areas to support the required monitoring approach.
MSR Halo can form part of a monitoring solution configured around the requirements of the operation, including radar configuration, deployment, software, communications, power, monitoring support and ongoing technical support.
Depending on the monitoring environment, MSR Halo supports different deployment configurations.
A mobile configuration designed to support deployment and repositioning as monitoring requirements change.
A tripod-mounted configuration with an external power supply.
A pillar-mounted configuration with an external power supply for fixed monitoring positions.
MSR Halo has its own dedicated software environment, developed around the architecture and application of the radar.
The cloud-based web platform provides access to the monitoring environment from authorised locations and supports the MSR Halo monitoring workflow.
This dedicated software environment allows the monitoring capability to extend beyond the radar hardware itself, providing the interface through which monitoring information can be accessed and managed.
Software supports interpretation as part of the wider geotechnical monitoring workflow.
Reliable power is an important part of maintaining a continuous radar monitoring capability, particularly where monitoring positions are remote or infrastructure is limited.
MSR Halo can be supported by Reutech Mining’s common power platform, designed for use across the MSR radar portfolio.
The Reutech Eco PSU uses a solar-first hybrid power approach and forms part of the wider system configuration around the monitoring environment.
A common power architecture across the radar portfolio also supports greater consistency in servicing, spares management, technician training and fleet support.
Power is therefore considered as part of the overall monitoring configuration rather than as a separate system decision.
MSR Halo™ deployments can be supported by Reutech Mining’s Geotechnical Monitoring Centre (GMC) where additional monitoring capacity and continuity are required.
Dedicated monitoring personnel actively monitor slopes 24/7, review developing movement, warnings and alarms, and communicate pre-emptively with the mine as conditions evolve.
Monitoring and escalation are carried out in accordance with the agreed monitoring process and the mine’s established TARP, extending monitoring capacity while operational and legal responsibility remains with the mine.
MSR Halo™ is supported throughout its operating life through system-health visibility, remote diagnostics, maintenance support and technical assistance.
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
Sub-millimetre
Wi-Fi, 4G/5G and Starlink
Trailer-based, portable and fixed
MSR Halo™ is Reutech Mining’s Synthetic Aperture Radar platform, designed primarily for strategic slope stability monitoring. It combines broad coverage, long range and high spatial detail, while also supporting tactical monitoring requirements.
MSR Halo is used for slope stability monitoring where broad monitoring visibility, long range and high spatial detail are required. It is positioned primarily for strategic monitoring across large mining environments, with the ability to support more focused tactical monitoring requirements.
MSR Halo combines a 360° azimuth scan envelope, 60° elevation coverage, monitoring ranges of up to 5,000 m and high spatial detail. These capabilities support broader monitoring visibility across large mining environments from a single radar position where mine geometry and line of sight allow.
Yes. While MSR Halo is positioned primarily for strategic monitoring, selected monitoring areas within its broader scan envelope can also support tactical monitoring requirements.
MSR Halo can complete a full 360° scan in 1 minute.
MSR Halo supports trailer-based, portable and fixed deployment configurations. The appropriate configuration depends on the monitoring requirement, radar position and operating environment.
Different mining environments require different monitoring approaches.
MSR Halo provides Reutech Mining’s Synthetic Aperture Radar capability, designed primarily for strategic monitoring through its combination of broad coverage, long range and high spatial detail.
As part of Reutech Mining’s wider radar portfolio, MSR Halo can be configured together with the appropriate deployment, software, communications, power, monitoring support and technical services around the requirements of the operation.
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