Field Trials - Romania

Open pit extraction in Romania:

  • The Roşia Poieni district
  • Extraction of the copper ore
  • Target for extraction: mineralization of low copper content delimited by the isolation of 0.1% Cu content
  • The exact location of Cu deposit has not been found so far due to expensive drillings
AIM: mineralogical knowledge.

Solution:

The integration of multi-temporal satellite monitoring data and drone or ground-based observations will allow to improve mineral predictions and track surface changes in mining areas in order to:
  • reduce blasting required prior to drilling operations;
  • measure operations, e.g. determine the volumes of withdrawn rock;
  • manage environmental risks assessment e.g. create buffer zones close to the pit and tracking environmental indicators within these zones; and
  • prediction of landslides of the benches/slopes of the ponds.

The copper ore deposit from Roşia Poieni geographically is located in the area of the Apuseni Mountains about 7 km south of the Arieş river.

Slope Stability Modelling in 3D

Detecting Acid Mine Drainage

Expected outcomes:

  • reduce blasting required prior to drilling operations,
  • measure operations, e.g. determine the volumes of withdrawn rock and
  • manage environmental risks assessment e.g. create buffer zones close to the pit and tracking environmental indicators within these zones
  • prediction of landslides of the benches/slopes of the ponds.