How to Define Ore Direction using LiDAR Intensity

How to Define Ore Direction using LiDAR Intensity

This week MineLiDAR is supporting one of our clients to define ore and waste as well as ore direction using LiDAR intensity. Let’s see what we have uncovered. Image 1: Stope Vein Image 2: Close Up of Stope Vein Veins and other intrusive units can show up quite...
What is a DTM and How Does it Relate to LiDAR?

What is a DTM and How Does it Relate to LiDAR?

DTM stands for Digital Terrain Model and is a digital description of a given geographical region. Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) are typically generated using ground-based laser scanning to provide high-resolution bare earth models of the terrain surface. The data...
What do LiDAR and Archaeology have in common?

What do LiDAR and Archaeology have in common?

Image Courtesy: National Geographic Whilst most of our work is in mining, we came across this interesting infographic and thought to share it to illustrate how LiDAR can be applied in different industries, such as archaeology. LiDAR is a technology that has been...
Video: Diving into a 1940’s Headrace Tunnel

Video: Diving into a 1940’s Headrace Tunnel

Understanding the environment: The client had a major collapse at a fault crossing a 1940’s headrace tunnel. This tunnel supplied water to a hydroelectric power station and the collapse restricted the flow of water and power generation capacity. Rocks, clay material...