Mining & Tunneling

In mining and tunneling projects, accurate as-built data is essential for safe operations, efficient maintenance, and effective planning. This is especially true in mining processing plants, where dense arrangements of structural steel, piping, tanks, conveyors, crushers, and mechanical equipment make traditional measurement and survey methods slow, disruptive, and limited in the level of detail they can provide. In contrast, 3D laser scanning enables the fast, accurate, and comprehensive capture of spatial 3D data, allowing existing conditions to be documented with a far higher level of precision and data density while reducing operational disruptions and costly shutdowns.

With 3D laser scanning, we create precise as-built digital representations of mining and tunneling assets, including registered point clouds, 3D mesh models, 3D CAD models, BIM models, plant design models, and 2D CAD documentation. In mining processing plants, these deliverables provide a reliable foundation for inspection, maintenance, retrofit, expansion, and brownfield modification projects. Existing conditions can be captured quickly and accurately, even in complex environments with congested piping, structural elements, platforms, heavy machinery, and material handling systems. This allows engineering teams to work from accurate site data instead of outdated drawings or incomplete field measurements.

Beyond processing plants, 3D laser scanning is also highly effective for underground and surface mining operations, tunnels, shafts, drifts, and other excavation environments where ongoing monitoring is critical. By performing periodic 3D laser scans and comparing the data over time, changes in geometry can be identified and analyzed to detect deformation, movement, wear, or other signs of potential instability. This approach supports safer operations, improves visibility into asset condition, and helps reduce the risk of unexpected failures or unplanned interruptions.

Our workflows—both in the field and during post-processing—are designed to ensure the highest level of accuracy in every deliverable. By combining advanced equipment, specialized software, and refined processing methods, we produce dependable results tailored to each client’s required formats, specifications, and project objectives. In the mining and tunneling projects, we also perform laser tracker alignment & inspection, storage tank inspection & calibration, volume surveys, construction verification, deformation & wear analysis, topographic mapping & georeferencing, GPR (underground mapping), VR/AR & 3D digital content modeling, and LIBS, XRF, & ultrasonic thickness analysis, along with other high-precision measurement services that support planning, inspection, and operational decision-making across both processing plants and mining infrastructure.