GPS monitoring and analysis of ground movement and deformation induced by transition from open-pit to underground mining

:To trace the potential hazards of open-pit slope in Longshou mine, global positioning system (GPS) is applied to monitoring ground movement and deformation induced by transition from open-pit to underground mining. Through long-term monitoring from 2003 to 2008, huge amounts of data were acquired. Monitoring results show that large-scale ground movement and deformation have occurred in mining area, and the movement area is ellipse-shaped. The displacement boundary of settlement trough is 2.0 km long along the exploratory line, and 1.5 km long along the strike of ore body. GPS monitoring results basically agree with the practical deformation state of open-pit slope. It is indicated that the long-term GPS monitoring is an effective way to understand the mechanism of ground movement and deformation in mine area.