BC mining groups reject permitting delays, economic benefits study
MABC CEO Michael Goehring called the study’s methodology unsound and its conclusions deceiving.
PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) Geo Services Division recently enhanced the slope monitoring system at Grasberg mine with the purchase of two IBIS-M radars. “Grasberg mine is one of the few mines in the world that utilises very high-technology monitoring equipment to help detect slope movements. The IBIS-M radars are top-of-the-line radars, using technology that is accurate to within approximately 0.1 mm, with coverage at some 2 km an area around 5 km square, and operating range of 10 m to 4,000 m,” explained PTFI Superintendent – Geotechnical Pit Engineering and Stability Rahadian Widiadi. Read more
