Rehabilitating Old Mines and Quarries
Not so long ago, when a quarry or mine reached the end of its economic life, the operator or owner simply walked away and left it. Quite apart from the obvious safety issues this left unresolved, there were environmental issues and the impact on surrounding land values – especially with quarries, many of which are […]
Does the mining industry need to be re-invented?
Aren’t we all in need of a little re-invention you may say! Arguably, the mining industry needs to re-invent more than most industries. For example, in mining the expression has at least two implications these days: The transition to the so-called critical minerals, and The transition of the public image of the industry to that […]
The Environmental Monitoring Ecosystem
Texcel views construction and mining projects as geographic ecosystems where people, infrastructure, plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life. Ideally, like all ecosystems, these geographic examples will exist in a fragile equilibrium – this means that small changes to parts of the […]
Why is recalibration important?
Recalibration of compliance instrumentation is often an overlooked activity, but like any technical instrument, the accuracy degrades over time. Most people view recalibration as (at best!) an inconvenience – interrupting the normal workload. However, readings from any electronic measurement device drift over time, and if they drift too far, the accuracy of the output is […]
