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Recent Clients, National & International

The following provides a brief profile of RMT's national and international client base, together with major services provided.

LABORATORY AND UNDERGROUND TESTING OF ROOFBOLTING MATERIALS

RMT provides a range of services relating to roofbolting materials, including the development of specialist standard testing and testing specification, and a range of methods for testing the integrity of roof support and roof underground. Recent clients include:

CLIENT	MINERAL/SECTOR	LOCATION
U K Coal (13 coal mines) Scottish Coal Exchem Osborne Strata Products ANI Fosroc Blue Circle Strata Products Anglo Platinum Anglo Coal RSH Fosroc Cleveland Potash Ffestiniog Ug Storage Scheme Railtrack Mount Isa Mine MMTT SAT Systems Weldgrip	Coal Coal Supplier Supplier Supplier Supplier Supplier Supplier Platinum Coal Supplier Supplier Potash/Salt Power Generator Utility Base metals Supplier Supplier Supplier	England Scotland England England Poland England England England South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa England Wales England Australia England England England

STRESS MEASUREMENT

RMT provides a stress measurement service on a worldwide basis, including supply of the required drilling equipment and manpower resources. Methods include underground techniques using 3D and 2D overcoring and analysis of core using the Kaiser effect. Recent clients include:

CLIENT	MINERAL	LOCATION
Anglo Gold, Tau Tona Placer Dome, South Deep RTZ, Palabora Outokumpo Outokumpo De Beers Anglo Coal SASOL DSK Anglo Base UK Coal Scottish Coal Western Coalfields	Gold Gold Copper Lead Zinc Lead Zinc Diamond Coal Coal Coal Copper Coal Coal Coal	South Africa South Africa South Africa Ireland Finland South Africa South Africa South Africa Germany Zambia England Scotland India

MINE DESIGN, PILLAR DESIGN AND ROADWAY DESIGN

RMT uses a variety of modeling and analytical methods to provide advice.

CLIENT	MINERAL	LOCATION
U K Coal Scottish Coal DSK Anglo Coal SNSK Spitsbergen Anglo Gold Anglo Platinum Lisheen Thyssens	Coal Coal Coal Coal Coal Gold Platinum Lead Zinc Granite	England England Germany South Africa Norway South Africa South Africa Ireland England

ROOF SUPPORT

RMT provides a comprehensive package for the introduction of roofbolting into mines without roofbolting experience and also to introduce complete roof control management systems aimed at improving the safety and productivity of roof control and Audits.

CLIENT	MINERAL	LOCATION
UK Coal Scottish Coal Tower Colliery DSK Abu Tartur Lisheen Anglo Platinum Anglo Coal Ingwe SASOL Western Coalfields Joy Mining Machinery	Coal Coal Coal Coal Phosphate Lead Zinc Platinum Coal Coal Coal Coal Coal	England Scotland Wales Germany Egypt Ireland South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa India India

CONTRACT RESEARCH

RMT undertakes contract research into many aspects of ground control. Clients include European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE), RSA Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee (SIMRAC) and the Australian Joint Coal Board (JCB).

CLIENT

PROJECT

ECSC	Improved support systems for highly stressed roadways
ECSC	Automatic ground hazard monitoring systems
ECSC	Stress distribution analysis by numerical models for the optimisation of underground coal mine design
ECSC	Improved understanding of reinforcement system behaviour
ECSC	Advanced geotechnical instrumentation for detecting rock failure
ECSC	Improved roadway and face-end support
HSE	Stability and support of the sides of mine roadways
HSE	Safe application of mine roadway support systems
HSE	Rock reinforcement and testing
HSE	Novel mobile and portable means for detecting rock failure
SIMRAC	Suitable long tendon technology and practices
JCB	Acoustic Energy Meter

INSTRUMENTATION

RMT manufactures and supplies geotechnical instrumentation and mine communications equipment worldwide. New products this year include a remote reading stope closure system for goldmines. Customers this year include the following:

CLIENT

LOCATION

PRODUCTS

DSK

Velenje Mine

UK Coal

Scottish Coal

Tower Colliery

Cleveland Potash

Jarvis Systems

NIOSH

Rox Coal

Gen. Chemical

Consol Coal

Mountain Coal

NSA

Strata Eng.

Anglo Coal

Anglo Platinum

Anglo Gold

RTZ, Palaborra

South Deep

Mponeng Gold

NIRM

Lisheen

SNSK Spitsbergen

Carboculcis

MRSL

BHP Billiton
San Juan Coalmine

Germany

Slovenia

USA

Australia

RSA

India

Eire

Norway

Sardinia

USA

Remote reading telltale system,
roadway monitoring equipment.

Sonic extensometers, acoustic energy
meter.

Sonic extensometers, telltales,
strain gauged rockbolts

Roadway monitoring equipment

Telltales

m-Comm

Acoustic energy meters

Telltales

Installation equipment

Telltales

Sonic extensometers, telltales

Acoustic energy meters

Acoustic energy meters,
sonic extensometers, telltales

Acoustic energy meter

Shaft stability monitoring system,
acoustic energy meter

Stress monitoring system

Stope closure monitoring system

Powered support monitoring equipment

Sonic extensometers, telltales

Telltales

Sonic extensometers, telltales

m-Comm communication systems

Strain gauged rockbolts, sonic extensometers, telltales