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The role of drill hole design and planning in relation to slope stabilisation

Drill hole design and planning play a crucial role in slope stability in mining and quarrying operations. Maptek solutions like BlastLogic, PointStudio add-on Inter-ramp compliance reporting and geotechnical tools, and Sentry monitoring all have a part to play in solving common issues faced by the industry.

 An example of a drill pattern created using Maptek’s BlastLogic software

An example of a drill pattern created using Maptek’s BlastLogic software

Managing slope stability is a critical task in mining and quarrying operations. Good drill hole design and planning can save time and money and avert disaster. The orientation, burden and spacing of blastholes...

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