Geotechnical Instrumentation and Data Collection for Monitoring Mining Applications

The Talk
As mines around the world develop, grow larger, dig deeper, and go further underground, monitoring of mining applications is critical to ensuring a safe environment, informing decision making, increasing yields, decreasing costs, and planning for the future. This presentation will provide an overview of some of the most common instruments being used in the mining industry today and include some of their advantages, limitations, and examples of real-world applications.
The Speaker
Nolan Seles, PG (CA) is the Regional Sales Engineer for the Western United States for GEOKON, a geotechnical and structural instrumentation manufacturer, located in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He has over 10 years’ experience as a consulting geologist and over 2 years of experience as a technical sales engineer at GEOKON.