The renewed global focus on the safety of tailings storage facilities (TSFs) has highlighted the value of 3D geological ground modelling, especially in enhancing characterising of sites and effectively communicating subsurface site conditions.
Delivering a paper at a recent seminar of the South African Institute for Engineering and Environmental Geologists (SAIEG), SRK Consulting senior engineering geologist Hennie Booyens emphasised that 3D models were “not just pretty pictures.”
“A visual representation of the site conditions can often be worth a thousand words,” said Booyens. “These models should in fact be considered as powerful data management tools, especially as they can be updated as and when new information becomes available.”
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