Nanometrics and ITASCA Partner to Integrate Passive Seismic Data into Mining Analysis Toolbox

High-fidelity seismic data combined with comprehensive geotechnical modeling creates powerful mining solution

Nanometrics, a leader in complete, integrated passive seismic solutions for nearly four decades, and ITASCA, a global leader in geomechanics software, today jointly announced a new partnership that enables the seamless integration of Nanometrics' high-fidelity seismic data products into the powerful ITASCA Mining Analysis Toolbox (IMAT). This collaboration combines advanced seismic data and analysis with comprehensive geotechnical modeling capabilities in one easy-to-use tool for underground and open pit mine operators.

IMAT is a state-of-the-art software solution designed for mine-scale applications, offering an intuitive point-and-click interface, powerful numerical modeling capabilities and seamless post-processing tools. Leveraging the recently released Site Data Link, seismic data products generated from Nanometrics’ Seismicity Monitoring service can now be directly imported, viewed, analyzed and compared in IMAT alongside mine plans, geology, faults, geometries, excavations, production and more.

“By enabling the integration of Nanometrics’ data sources into IMAT’s numerical modeling environment, we’re giving geomechanics and geotechnical mining engineers the ability to leverage real-world data for more accurate, efficient, and insightful analysis of their mines,” said Jim Hazzard, Product Director, ITASCA. “The incorporation of seismicity-related data and insights will lead to improved decision-making and optimized mining operations.”

Nanometrics’ Seismicity Monitoring service provides turnkey, real-time monitoring of passive seismic activity, enabling mine operators to detect, understand and respond to natural and induced seismicity. Leveraging industry-leading seismic instrumentation and AI-powered data processing, the service delivers high-resolution, regulatory-compliant data in near real-time. By uploading Nanometrics’ data products into IMAT, users can visualize and analyze locations, magnitudes, and the evolution of seismicity through time and space; visualize seismic event moment tensors; and compare seismicity produced by numerical models with actual seismicity.

"With this partnership we’re making critical seismic data more accessible and useful for mining professionals," said Dario Baturan, Vice President and General Manager, Seismic Monitoring Services, Nanometrics. "Customers leveraging this joint solution will be able to gain a deeper understanding of rock mass seismic response to their mining operations, which will ultimately lead to safer mining practices, more effective planning and optimized economics.”

To learn more about the Nanometrics and ITASCA comprehensive geotechnical modeling and seismic analysis solution, please contact Nanometrics at info@nanometrics.ca or by completing the Contact Us form, or ITASCA at sales@itascasoftware.com.

About ITASCA

ITASCA is an employee-owned, engineering software development and engineering consulting company with offices worldwide. It is one of the world leaders in engineering design and numerical modeling of geomechanics and hydrogeology related to mining, civil engineering, and energy extraction. ITASCA blends local experience with a global perspective and maintains an internationally diverse team of leading engineers, software developers, and scientists.

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ITASCA manages nine global offices and over 200 employees. Together, we strive to deliver functional, actionable, and long-term sustainable solutions from an environmental and societal perspective.