It wasn’t too long ago when you used to be able to walk into a mine survey office, go over to a plan cabinet, and inspect the mine plans (drawings) which showed excavations of the mine and the parts of the ore body mined out.
These plans and sections depicted some of the hazards and proximity of mine workings.
Surveyors used to spend are large portion of their time preparing these, with many adding their personal touch of artistry to an ornate North arrow.
Computer systems with the various mining software or CAD packages have now taken over from the hand drawing of plans...
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Article by:
Oliver Glockner
CEO, Mining Consultant, and Contractor at GEMS (Glockner Engineering & Mining Services)
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