This famous quote variation from Galilei also applies to what is beneath the earth: to the many small and medium movements within mine workings, which characterise the additional geomechanical dynamics of horizons that are used for mining. It is the job of the Geophysics department to record and localise these movements, calculate their epicentre and magnitude, and finally, to draw the right conclusions from them. The department’s tasks include the development of hardware and software, conception and plant engineering, construction and operation of facilities on behalf of the customer, including daily evaluation and alerts, along with seismic measurements. Customers who require stationary or temporary seismic monitoring equipment include e.g. mine operators, cavern operators, geothermal power plants and abandoned mines.
Making visible what was previously invisible …
… is the ambitious aim of our experts in the field of geophysical exploration. A wide range of geophysical measuring methods, the latest technology and decades of expertise, particularly in the fields of potash and salt mining – enable us to produce the data that the customer requires concerning deposits, subsoil, dikes, open pit dumps, etc., which then serve as a basis for decision making and strategy developments. We make visible what is typically invisible: above ground and in the shallow sub-surface. We mesure in boreholes, interpret stratigraphic horizons using seismic, geoelectric or radar-assisted methods.
