New-gen scanning technology released, interest from SA companies

Global corporate engineering and consulting group DMT has released the new-generation Slim Borehole Scanner (SBS) technology for imaging extra-slim drill holes with a diameter of 23 mm, with keen interest from local mining companies, says DMT director Sodhie Naicker. One of the SBS’s primary tasks is the imaging and consequently logging of rock- or roof-bolt boreholes. Rock- or roof-bolting (RB) is a common technology used to stabilise underground mine workings, tunnels or cliffs. Many types of rock bolts have been designed with variable lengths, materials and methods to ensure contact to the rock.