Drill & Blast Instrumentation
RESPEC closely collaborates with industry leaders in quality software solutions to serve the global mining industry with consultation and implementation services.
RESPEC’s Explosives Engineering Team specializes in solving critical drilling and blasting issues safely and effectively. Our dynamic partnership team combines advanced knowledge with innovative technology solutions that support clients and takes full control of the mine site. RESPEC’s integrated technology field services provide mining clients with a holistic understanding of their site, support mine planning decisions, improve safety, and reduce overall mine costs for one-time or ongoing projects.
In consultations for new or existing blasting projects, mining clients benefit from direct access to RESPEC’s highly skilled and experienced team, who specialize in surface- and underground-specific, drill and blast training for drillers, blasters, engineers, and management.
Blasthole Survey Systems
As drilling and blasting clients know, no borehole is perfect. Boreholes frequently deviate from the intended path and cause problems and cost overruns. Factors contributing to borehole deviation can include the level of driller experience, equipment quality, drill angle, and local geology. Before the Carlson Boretrak (Boretrak) innovation, no highly accurate or easy way to measure deviation existed. Manual and mechanical methods lacked accuracy and produced too little data to be mapped against the drilling plan for comparison. Revealing the precise path of the borehole, RESPEC uses both rodded and cabled variations of the Boretrak system to help mining clients make accurate assessments regarding ore volume.
Carlson Boretrak®2
Carlson’s Boretrak2 was developed as a successor to the well-known Rodded and Cabled Boretrak systems which have had a 35-year product history. The Boretrak2 has 360 degree capabilities and is used to survey drilling activity in any direction for surface and underground mining operations. The Carlson Boretrak2 is a cost-effective, rugged borehole-deviation surveying system that is compact, lightweight, and portable. The unique retractable design of the Boretrak2 further enhances the reliable and versatile probe system that offers significant advantages over previous deployment options. RESPEC uses the Boretrak2 system to confirm the actual path of the borehole after drilling. Boretrak sensors are accurate to ±0.1 degree for reliable data. The Boretrak2 assists to calculate precise burdens and supports safer blasting with fewer fly-rock incidents; reduces secondary breakage; improves crusher throughput; and minimizes environmental impacts, including airblast, noise, and vibrations.
Laser Scanning Systems
Carlson C-ALS® Borehole-Deployable Laser Scanner for Concealed Cavity and Void Scanning
RESPEC helps mining clients gain access to concealed cavities using the C-ALS (Cavity Auto-scanning Laser System), which is a unique, specialized, underground laser-cavity monitoring system that quickly and safely enables mapping of previously inaccessible parts of mines. The C-ALS cavity monitoring system is used in a wide range of applications where an inaccessible void exists and accurate data are required to monitor excavations, assess risk, or design solutions. C-ALS provides more detailed, accurate data than alternative technologies (e.g., ground-penetrating radar) and is the only borehole-deployable laser solution on the market. With new underground mapping capabilities, C-ALS helps clients scan inaccessible underground workings safely, quickly, and reliably.
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