Wear scanning of screening and other ore treatment decks

A treatment deck depth of wear scanning device comprising:

• a support structure;
• transport means arranged to carry said support structure over a selectable course or a predefined course on or over an upwardly facing treatment surface of a treatment deck in an ore or quarry vibratory treatment apparatus, the treatment deck having a plurality of adjacent treatment panel modules positioned in side by side and end to end relationship forming the treatment deck of the ore or quarry vibratory treatment apparatus, each of said treatment panel modules having an upwardly facing surface which together form the upwardly facing surface of the treatment deck, the treatment panel modules including apertures therein;
• power means, the transport means of said treatment deck depth of wear scanning device being powered by the power means arranged to move said support structure over said predefined course or said selectable course;
• depth of wear scanning means carried by said support structure including at least a first depth of wear scanning device to scan at least said upwardly facing surface of one or more said treatment panel modules positioned below said support structure, whereby scanned depth of wear information data is developed indicative of depth of wear of the treatment panel modules, the scanned wear information being subjected to photogrammetric analysis or laser time of flight analysis to access a dimensional size or shape of the apertures to obtain depth data establishing wear of the treatment panel modules for determining whether an individual or multiple treatment panel modules should be replaced;
• control means including first on-board control means carried on said mobile treatment deck depth of wear scanning device controlling at least said transport means and said depth of wear scanning means;
• said control means also including second remote control means configured to be positioned, in use, external of said treatment deck being assessed;
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• transmission means operable between said first on-board control means and said second remote control means whereby said mobile treatment deck depth of wear scanning device is controllable from said second remote control means, said transmission means being also operable to transfer said scanned depth of wear information data from said treatment deck wear scanning device to said second remote control means.