Anglo Coal’s Landau Colliery has recently expanded their Movement and Surveying Radar fleet with the addition of a number of MSR 060V’s. The MSR range is manufactured by Reutech Mining and provides precise, real-time and around the clock surveying and slope movement measurements in the highly demanding and often extreme mining conditions around the globe.

The MSR 060V is the latest addition to the MSR range. It is a compact, vehicle mounted and has an operating range of 600 m. The delivery of the first system was marked with a technical handover session, hosted by Reutech Mining at the Protea Highveld Hotel in Witbank, South Africa. The event served as a platform for the leading role-players in the mining- and geotechnical fields to discuss technology-training courses in order to provide more effective support. Vijay Kumar, General Manager of Landau Colliery said, “Reutech Mining offers a proudly South African product that provides a real-time immediate alarm within the pit, and we are very impressed with the quality of the after-sales service.”

Presentations by Messrs. Gift Makusha (Rock Engineering Manager at Anglo American) and Des Mossop (Principal Rock Engineer at Anglo American) provided a platform for discussions regarding the advances made within radar technology in the slope stability monitoring fields.  “Using the radar allowed mines to perform tactical monitoring and to mine areas that would have been disregarded historically,” said Mr. Mossop, emphasizing the importance of this technology in the modern mining environment. 

Mr Gift Makusha stated that he was very impressed with the manufacturing design concept of the MSR 060V, and recalled that he was instrumental during the early production phase in consulting with clients. Principal Surveyor at Anglo American and long-time friend of Reutech Mining, Mr Huw Thomas, commented that Reutech always keeps up with the latest technology and pays attention to their clients’ requirements. Mr. Roger Johnson (Lead Rock Engineer) from Anglo Platinum also said “MSR technology has proven itself within coal mining.” “Reutech Mining believes that continuously improving and developing our technology and staying ahead of the pack is only made possible if clients, users and other stakeholders are included in all aspects of the development and design period,” said Jan de Beer, Executive at Reutech Mining.

He further stated that the success of the initial delivery of the MSR 060V to Landau Colliery has allowed other collieries and Anglo Coal sites to follow suit, and that the MSR 060V has been specifically designed with the coal mining industry in mind to allow ease of use in conditions where access and space is limited. “With Anglo Coal being the first mining group to adopt the original MSR technology on the New Vaal Colliery in 2006, and subsequently on many of their other sites, this occasion is truly indicative of the valued relationship between Reutech Mining and Anglo Coal and we look forward to what the future holds together,” said de Beer.  Reutech Mining is a division of Reutech Radar Systems, a company within the Reunert Group. Reunert Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and has an annual turnover of around R11 billion and employs almost 7000 people.