Monitor mining impacts

Situation

The Zaldivar mine is a copper mine located in the Antofagasta Region, Chile. It is located nearby another mine, considered as one of the largest copper mine in the world. Due to their recent neighbor’s landslide that partially covered a ramp and its intense activity, Zaldivar requested a solution to be able to monitor the impact of mining activities on their mine site.

Challenge

To provide a technological solution that could accurately monitor the impacts generated by mining activities on the environment and determine if the detected activities were caused by Zaldivar or by the other nearby mine

Customer testimonial

“The fact that Enaex provides this kind of solution generates enormous added value to us. The system is quick to install and very easy to use.

We can, daily and in real-time, control what is happening in the mine, our blasting activities and nearby mines activity.” – Edwin Piñones, Superintendent of Drilling and Detonation at CMZ Zaldivar Mine.

Solution

The Blast Site Watch (BSW) system integrates sensors to continuously monitor parameters such as airblast, wind, dust and vibrations. It’s quick to install and solar-powered. It provides through Enaex Bright, our digital platform designed for blasting optimization, real-time data about the mining operation impacts on the mine’s infrastucure and its neighbouring communities.

The system is able to automatically compute the Devine model with historical data and predict the level of vibrations (or peak particle velocity) of future blasts, according to location, quantity of explosives and design of the blast. After the blast, the measured values versus the predictions are checked.

BSW generates continuous online reports and automatic alerts that
are analyzed by Enaex geotechnical specialists (EMTS).

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