From the tailings dam to the deep orebody: piezocone, vane test, instrumentation and core drilling for mining projects.
Damasco Penna serves mining on three main fronts: tailings dams, waste rock piles and deep mineral exploration. In each of them, subsurface investigation feeds the decisions on design, monitoring and structural safety.
In disposal structures, field tests characterise the tailings and the foundations, assess material behaviour and support stability analysis. In exploration, core drilling recovers continuous samples of the geological formations to describe lithologies, mineralisation and structures at depth.
With its own fleet, in-house crews and an ISO-certified system since 2013, the company is equipped to operate in highly demanding areas such as mining, industry and ports, with an organised site and full sample traceability.
Three major fronts, each with its own field tests and services.
Characterisation of tailings and foundations, assessment of undrained behaviour and support for the stability analysis of containment structures.
Investigation of the supporting ground and the disposed materials, supporting the design and monitoring of the piles.
Core drilling with inclined boreholes to map and assess exploration potential, reaching depths of more than 1,000 metres.
Field tests to characterise tailings, foundations and material behaviour.
Continuous subsurface profile with pore pressure measurement, a reference for assessing tailings and undrained behaviour.
View service →Direct measurement of undrained shear strength in soft materials, applicable to tailings and foundation soils.
View service →Reconnaissance of the profile and sampling of the ground supporting the disposal structures.
View service →Deformability parameters and shear wave velocity for behaviour and stability analysis.
View service →Field instruments to track the performance of mining dams and slopes.
Readings of pore pressure and water level in the embankment and foundation, essential data for dam safety.
View service →Tracking of horizontal displacements in slopes and embankments along depth.
View service →Monitoring of displacements at the surface of the disposal structures.
View service →Deep boreholes with continuous core for orebody exploration.
Deep inclined boreholes that intercept mineralised bodies in the right direction, with continuous core for geology.
View service →Recording of physical properties along the borehole, complementing the core description.
View page in preparationSurvey of the actual borehole trajectory to correctly position the interceptions in the model.
View page in preparationRecovers the spatial orientation of the core structures, essential for the structural model.
View page in preparationThe company is equipped to operate in highly demanding areas such as mining, industry and ports, with an organised site and a safety standard compatible with the client's environment.
Rigs designed for great depths and crews trained for extreme conditions, always with a focus on safety, support the field campaigns.
| Tailings dams | Characterisation of tailings and foundations, pore pressure and support for stability analysis |
|---|---|
| Waste rock piles | Investigation of the supporting ground and the disposed materials |
| Mineral exploration | Core drilling with inclined boreholes, depths over 1,000 metres |
| Monitoring | Piezometers, inclinometers and surface points to track the structures |
| Operation | Crews qualified for extreme conditions, with a focus on safety |
Tailings dams, waste rock piles and deep mineral exploration projects, with the field tests and instrumentation matching each front.
Core drilling can reach depths of more than 1,000 metres, with rigs designed for great depths.
With geotechnical instrumentation: piezometers for pore pressure and water level, inclinometers for horizontal displacements and surface points for surface displacements.
Yes. Damasco is equipped to operate in highly demanding areas such as mining, industry and ports, with an organised site and the sector's safety standard.
