Mining & Geotechnical
Monitoring
Slope stability, subsidence and ground deformation monitoring for open-pit mines, tunnels and retaining structures — enabling safer mining operations.
Why Mining
Monitoring Matters
Mining operations involve excavation at increasing depths, creating unstable slopes and potential for ground collapse. Real-time geotechnical monitoring is essential for worker safety, operational continuity, and regulatory compliance.
Sentra's wireless sensor networks provide continuous tracking of slope movement, ground vibrations, and pore pressure changes — delivering early warning of potential slope failures and enabling proactive risk management.
Key Monitoring Parameters
- Slope stability and surface displacement
- Ground subsidence and settlement tracking
- Tunnel convergence and deformation
- Blast-induced vibration monitoring
- Pore water pressure in pit walls
- Tilt and inclination of retaining structures
Relevant Solutions
Sentra's solutions for mining and geotechnical monitoring.
Recommended Hardware
Sensors and edge hardware commonly deployed for this application.
Frequently Asked Questions
Typical geotechnical monitoring instrumentation includes tiltmeters and GNSS sensors for slope and pit-wall displacement, vibrating wire piezometers for pore pressure, and vibration meters for blast monitoring, all feeding a central platform for real-time risk assessment.
Continuous tilt and displacement sensors detect the acceleration in ground movement that typically precedes a slope failure, well before it would be visible on a routine walkover, giving operations time to evacuate equipment and personnel.
Sentra's monitoring hardware is built to IP68-rated, wide-temperature specifications for exposed, dusty and vibration-heavy sites, with long-life battery power so instrumentation keeps reporting through remote, hard-to-access deployments.