Reutech Mining

What Reutech Mining does

Reutech Mining is a South African specialist in geotechnical and slope-stability monitoring for the mining sector, headquartered in Stellenbosch and operating since 2006 as a subsidiary of Reunerta. The company serves open-pit, underground, and tailings storage mining operators worldwide, with a deployment footprint covering EMEA, the Americas, Asia, the CIS, and Australasia. Its customer base includes tier-1 miners such as Grange Resources, Gold Fields, and operators including Voorspoed and Kışladağ mines.

The company's product platform centers on the MSR (Movement and Surveying Radar) family, comprising the MSR Halo, MSR Modular, MSR Esprit, MSR Solo, and MSR Connect variants, built around ground-based radar with Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) architecture. Adjacent products include the Borehole Monitoring System (BMS), Shaft Sinking Probe (SSP), Slope Vision, and the Geotechnical Monitoring Centre (GMC), a remote operations hub for 24/7 monitoring and expert interpretation. The MSR Halo was launched in October 2025, and the GMC platform received an upgrade in April 2025, indicating an active product-development cadence.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid model combining hardware unit sales of radar systems and peripherals, software and subscription services tied to data platforms, managed monitoring services delivered via the GMC, and professional services for installation, training, and consulting. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales with regional channel partners, including OPTRON for Africa and distributors in China and Mongolia. The company supports eight languages and integrates with third-party platforms such as sensemetrics and Rocscience, positioning its offering within broader mining technology stacks.

Name

Reutech Mining

Legal name

Reutech Mining

Website

https://reutechmining.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Reutech Mining, a South African subsidiary of Reunerta, develops ground-based radar systems and software for real-time slope stability monitoring in open-pit, underground, and tailings storage mining operations across global markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining safety monitoring equipment

NAICS

Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)

SIC

Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532)

akta.pro primary industry

Procurement & Supply Chain for Mine Projects (Long-Lead Equipment, Logistics, Expediting) (IMAKAOAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mine Surveying & Geospatial Services (Survey, Drone/LiDAR, GIS, Grade Control) (IMAKAKAK), Mine Maintenance & Asset Reliability Contracting (Mobile/Fixed Plant Maintenance, Shutdowns, Overhauls) (IMAKAKAF)

Keywords

• Slope stability monitoring
• Mine safety radar
• Geotechnical monitoring systems
• Mining equipment manufacturing
• Tailings storage monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Stellenbosch

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of specialized radar monitoring equipment including MSR radar systems, Berm Monitoring Systems, Sub Surface Profilers, and related hardware components for mining safety applications.
2. Software and Software Support: Software products including MSR Halo Software, Slope Vision software, and ongoing software support services.
3. Monitoring Services: 24/7 geotechnical monitoring centre providing remote monitoring services with expert support for mining operations globally.
4. Professional Services: Technical training, installation, and consulting services for radar monitoring systems implementation and operation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Reutech Mining designs, manufactures, and supplies ground-based radar systems for geotechnical slope stability monitoring in surface and underground mines. The company also provides complementary ground-penetrating radar, optical monitoring, and software products, alongside a 24/7 remote Geotechnical Monitoring Centre service that interprets radar data for mining customers.

Product overview

Reutech Mining offers a comprehensive portfolio of radar-based monitoring solutions for mining safety applications. The product line centers on ground-based radar systems (MSR family: Halo, Modular, Esprit, Solo) for surface and pit slope stability monitoring, complemented by the Sub Surface Profiler for underground ground penetrating radar applications. The Berm Monitoring System provides dynamic safety monitoring for open pit operations. These hardware products integrate with the Geotechnical Monitoring Centre for 24/7 remote expert monitoring services. Software offerings include Slope Vision for visual analysis, MSR Connect for data connectivity, and MSR Halo Software for system management. The company provides solutions across seven monitoring domains: Surface Slope Stability, TSF Stability, Geotechnical Monitoring, Natural Hazard Monitoring, Dynamic Berm Safety, Underground Mining Safety, and Archaeological Solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MSR (Movement and Surveying Radar): Radar monitoring systems for slope stability applications including MSR Modular, MSR Esprit, MSR Halo, MSR Solo, and MSR Connect product lines
• BMS (Berm Monitoring System)
• SSP (Sub Surface Profiler)
• RDC (Reutech Digital Compass)
• Slope Vision
• GMC (Geotechnical Monitoring Centre)
• MPP (Multi Purpose Platform)

Products and services

• MSR Halo Long-range ground-based radar system designed to detect and measure slope movement in open-pit mines in real time with millimetre accuracy, used by mining operators for slope stability and safety monitoring.
• MSR Modular Series Modular slope stability radar system offering configurable radar configurations for diverse mining environments, used by mining operators needing flexible slope monitoring setups.
• MSR Esprit Compact, all-in-one ground-based radar system for slope stability monitoring, designed for ease of deployment at mine sites.
• MSR Solo Autonomous, self-contained slope stability radar intended for unattended slope monitoring at mining operations.
• MSR Halo Software Software platform for visualizing and analysing data captured by the MSR Halo slope stability radars, used by mine geotechnical staff to interpret displacement measurements.
• MSR Connect Cloud-based data management platform that aggregates radar data from MSR systems for centralized review by mine personnel.
• Berm Monitoring System (BMS) System for monitoring the integrity and stability of mine bench berms, used by mining operators to assess berm condition and risk of failure.
• Sub Surface Profiler (SSP) Ground-penetrating radar system used to investigate subsurface conditions and features at mine sites for geotechnical assessment.
• Reutech Digital Compass (RDC) Digital compass instrument used for surveying and orientation tasks in mining operations.
• Slope Vision Optical monitoring system for visual slope assessment, used alongside radar-based monitoring to provide complementary slope stability information at mine sites.
• Geotechnical Monitoring Centre 24/7 remote monitoring service in which Reutech Mining personnel interpret slope stability radar and related data on behalf of mining customers and provide alerts and analysis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Millimetre accuracy in slope monitoring
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered regional and core.

• OPTRONregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 May 2022OPTRON was appointed as African distributor for Reutech Mining products in May 2022, expanding market presence across Africa.
• Horts Geo Solutions and SyperioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Reutech Mining developed the Berm Monitoring System (BMS) in collaboration with Horts Geo Solutions and Syperion, combining expertise for dynamic berm safety monitoring.
• RocsciencecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2020Rocscience joined hands with Reutech Mining in October 2020 for technology integration, combining geotechnical analysis software with radar monitoring capabilities.
• sensemetrics, InccoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2017Reutech Mining partnered with sensemetrics in March 2017 for integration of sensor data management and monitoring platform capabilities.
• China and Mongolia DistributorsregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2015Reutech Mining announced new distributor appointments in China and Mongolia in June 2015 to expand presence in Asian markets.
• SlideMinderregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2014Reutech Mining became authorized distributor of SlideMinder in Africa in November 2014 for slope stability monitoring products.
• OHMSregionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOHMS was signed as Sub Surface Profiler training partner, providing specialized training services for SSP product users.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IDS GeoRadar: IDS GeoRadar (part of Hexagon) manufactures IBIS interferometric radar for slope and structural monitoring, directly competing with Reutech's MSR family in open-pit mines and adjacent geotechnical/civil infrastructure applications.
• GroundProbe: GroundProbe (acquired by Hexagon in 2022) is the global leader in slope stability radar monitoring for open-pit mining and is Reutech Mining's most direct head-to-head competitor, offering a comparable product portfolio (SSR, GMS, RGR-Velox) and similar enterprise mining customers worldwide.
• Maptek: Maptek provides slope stability monitoring and 3D geospatial software (Sentry, DomainMCF) used by open-pit mines worldwide, overlapping with Reutech's surface slope stability and geotechnical monitoring offerings across a similar enterprise mining customer base.
• Rocscience: Rocscience is a leading provider of geotechnical analysis software (Slide2, Slide3, RS2) for slope stability and is both a formal technology integration partner of Reutech (since 2020) and an adjacent competitor in the mine geotechnical workflow that often informs or accompanies radar monitoring purchases.

Broad incumbents

• Leica Geosystems: Leica Geosystems (part of Hexagon) offers automated deformation and slope monitoring systems (Leica GeoMoS, radar and total station-based) that compete with Reutech's MSR systems for mine and civil infrastructure monitoring tenders.
• Sandvik: Sandvik offers digital mining solutions, automation, and equipment health monitoring across underground and surface mining; while not a direct slope radar competitor, it competes for the same enterprise mining technology wallet and increasingly integrates safety and condition monitoring into its portfolio.
• Trimble: Trimble provides survey, monitoring, and geospatial solutions (including deformation monitoring for mines and infrastructure) that overlap with Reutech's slope stability and geotechnical monitoring business, but as part of a much broader positioning and construction technology portfolio.
• Caterpillar: Caterpillar, via Cat MineStar and related offerings, bundles fleet management, autonomous haulage, and increasingly site safety/monitoring capabilities that overlap tangentially with Reutech's mining safety solutions within shared enterprise mining procurement decisions.
• Hexagon: Hexagon's Mining division owns both GroundProbe and IDS GeoRadar and offers a broad portfolio of mine planning, fleet management, and safety solutions, making it Reutech's largest broad competitor with overlapping slope monitoring products wrapped into a wider mining technology suite.

Emerging players

• Movus: Movus provides AI-driven asset health and condition monitoring for mining and industrial sites; while focused on rotating equipment rather than slope stability, it represents an emerging class of always-on, software-led mining monitoring players that could broaden into adjacent safety monitoring use cases served by Reutech.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Customer concentration

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