Terra Monitoring

In celebration of Heritage Day, this month, we are taking a trip down memory lane. Let’s look at some of the highlights over the past 33 years. In 1989, the late Dave Rossiter started Geomechanics CC to service the geotechnical drilling and testing market. In this picture we see Dave operating the drill rig. Dave's brother-in-law, Barry Kruger, holding Dave's son, Brett Rossite ...

The recent tailings dam failure at the Jagersfontein Diamond mine, in the Free State Province of South Africa, was yet another eye-opener globally as to why the safety at waste facilities should be taken more seriously. In 2019, we also witnessed the catastrophic failure of the tailings dam at the Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine, 9 kilometres east of Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, B ...

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at: Tailings Failures - "Prevention is better than cure" Celebrating Our Heritage Electra Mining Africa 2022 To read the full edition: ...

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at: Are you ready for Electra Mining 2022? Effectively manage your Tailing Storage Facility Celebrating Women's Month Read the full newsletter here: ...

We are happy to announce that Terra Monitoring will be exhibitors at this year's ELECTRA MINING AFRICA 2022 expo.  The team from Terra Monitoring will be available at the expo to answer any Geotechnical Instrumentation, Monitoring, and Testing Equipment questions you might have. Visit us in HALL 8 at stand E02 as we'll be showcasing all our services, including: The automati ...

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at: Electra Mining Africa 2022  Geotechnical Drilling in the Free State Province A Turnkey Solution for the management of Tailings Storage Facilities Read it here: ...

The Monitoring of tailings storage facilities has been a key focus to increase the safety and reliability of such facilities through the appropriate use of geotechnical instrumentation. Monitoring information retrieved such as the phreatic surface can be used to calculate stability, reliability, and optimize the efficiency of a tailing’s storage facility. This can...

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at: Tailings Monitoring Solutions Exploration Drilling Excellence Proudly Team GeoGroup Read it now here: ...

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at: Polihali Transfer Tunnel About Terra Monitoring Madagascar Progress Update National Youth Day 2022 | 16 June 2022 Read it now here: ...

In March of 2022, the Terra Monitoring team set out to conduct annual maintenance of the settlement cells and seepage weirs in Eswatini at the well-known Maguga Dam. A Settlement Cell is a device installed in embarkments, fills and foundation soil to monitor settlement which determines the stability of a structure at an installation point. A settlement cell consists of three co ...