3D
Model produced by Drifts@Risk software
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Minimizing
Risk Made Easy with Drifts@Risk
Over the
past several years, the need to construct openings at great depths
has become a necessity in both civil and mining engineering fields.
Excavating in highly-stressed ground requires careful engineering
to lower the risk to acceptable levels, both in terms of safety
and economics. To overcome these challenges and to assess risk
in a rational manner, today's engineer needs to integrate geology,
stress, seismicity, and construction factors. This integration
is best achieved in a 3D stereo visualization environment - with
MIRARCO's Mining Exploratorium Program, using Laurentian University's
Virtual Reality Laboratory (VRL)- where the impact on production
and costs can be assessed. |
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Innovation and Development Group have recently completed the first
stage of a Drifts@Risk suite of software tools for use in Laurentian
University's state-of-the-art VRL. These tools encapsulate some
of the research that has been conducted at the Geomechanics Research
Centre during the last decade. The human resources necessary to
properly apply these types of analyses are not typically available
in a production setting. The Drifts@Risk modules, used in conjunction
with the VRL, enable engineering, geology and production teams
to apply these techniques in a matter of minutes in a collaborative
immersive atmosphere.
To find out if MIRARCO's Drifts@Risk Suite could benefit your
company, contact Luigi Cotesta, Research Engineer lcotesta@mirarco.org
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Dr. Marc Panet (President, ISRM ) presenting
Rocha Medal to Dr. Mark Diederichs
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2002 Rocha Medal Awarded to Dr. Mark Diederichs
MIRARCO
congratulates Dr. Diederichs for the Rocha Medal, awarded by the
International Society of Rock Mechanics. The Rocha Medal is the
most prestigious of its kind in the field of rock mechanics and
was awarded for his Ph.D. thesis entitled 'Instability of hard
rock masses: the role of tensile damage and relaxation' as the
most innovative and valuable contribution to rock mechanics in
2002. Dr. Diederichs' thesis was co-supervised by Dr. Peter Kaiser
of the Geomechanics Research Centre at Laurentian University and
Dr. Maurice Dusseault at the University of Waterloo. |
Visit MIRARCO's Booth at PDAC - March 9-12, 2003:
MIRARCO will
be attending the 2003 PDAC Convention at the Metro Toronto Convention
Centre on March 9th-12th. Please visit us at Booth #1105. If you
are interested in Virtual Reality applications in mineral exploration,
please plan to attend one of our VR demonstrations by industrial
partners in DXNet's Advanced Visualization Centre. These sessions
are hosted by Goldcorp Inc., FNX Mining Company Inc. and MIRARCO.
For more details on the the 2003 PDAC Convention and its exhibitors
please visit www.pdac.ca.
Sudbury
2003 - Mining and the Environment III conference:
MIRARCO's Centre
for Environmental Monitoring will be co-hosting the 3rd annual Mining
and the Environment conference to be held at Laurentian University
in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada from May 25-28, 2003. The conference
aims to bring together leading scientists and technical experts
from around the world to address mine site rehabilitation issues
and associated environmental protection methods, suited to the mineral
resource development needs of the 21st century.
For conference or trade show booth registration please visit: www.sudbury2003.ca. |
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MIRARCO
- Mining Innovation
Laurentian University
Willet Green Miller Centre
933 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 6B5
Ph: (705) 675-1151 x 5075 |
For more information about MIRARCO and its research centres
please visit
www.mirarco.org |
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