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Calvin Ruysen Desk Officer, Southern Africa Region Technical Challenges in Humanitarian Clearance of Anti Vehicle Mines: A Field Perspective Anti Vehicle Mines Cause Civilian Accidents Structured Minefields Herat, Afghanistan Cuito

Calvin Ruysen Desk Officer, Southern Africa Region
Technical Challenges in Humanitarian Clearance of Anti ‐ Vehicle Mines: A Field Perspective
Anti ‐ Vehicle Mines Cause Civilian Accidents
Structured Minefields Herat, Afghanistan Cuito Cuanavale, Angola
Large Open Areas Herat, Afghanistan
Roads and Tracks Nagorno Karabakh
Metal ‐ Cased Anti ‐ Vehicle Mines • Easy to locate with metal detectors • Faster, less costly clearance Minimum ‐ Metal Anti ‐ Vehicle Mines • Very difficult or impossible to locate with metal detectors • Slower, more costly clearance
Jebrail, Western Afghanistan
Jebrail Clearance
Roads in Southern Angola Cuito Cuanavale
Clearance on Sandy Roads
Beyond Metal Detectors • Ground ‐ Penetrating Radar • Gill Bucket • Rotary Mine Comb
Alternative Techniques • Explosive Trace Detection • Tillers and Flails • Other Prototypes
Impact of Clearance
Minimum Metal Anti ‐ Vehicle Mines: A significant Technical Challenge

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