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# [Skycatch Partners with Dwyka to Provide Mining Solutions in South Africa](https://blog.skycatch.com/dwykapartnership_announcement)

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# [Skycatch Partners with FEDS on Mining Technology in the Middle East](https://blog.skycatch.com/fedspartnership_announcement)

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# [Drone Photogrammetry vs. Lidar –Which is Most Suitable for Your Mine?](https://blog.skycatch.com/drone-photogrammetry-v-lidar-which-is-most-suitable-for-your-mine)

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# [Mitigating Mining’s Environmental Impact With Technology](https://blog.skycatch.com/mitigating-minings-environmental-impact-with-technology)

6.3.2021 | [Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining) | [Drone Capture](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-capture) | [3D Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/3d-data) | [Mining Innovation](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-innovation) | [Tailings Dams](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-dams) | [Drone Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-data) | [Mining Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-safety) | [Mining Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-drones) | [Tailings Storage Facility](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-storage-facility) | [Environment](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/environment) | [Sustainability](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/sustainability) | [Mining Waste](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-waste) | [Tailings](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings)

 Traditionally, tailings dam monitoring has been a tedious, manual process with mixed results. Mine operators bore holes along the dam surrounding the tailings storage... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/mitigating-minings-environmental-impact-with-technology)

# [Extracting Useable Minerals from Mining Waste in Tailings Dams](https://blog.skycatch.com/extracting-useable-minerals-from-mining-waste-in-tailings-dams)

3.10.2021 | [Mining Innovation](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-innovation) | [Tailings Dams](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-dams) | [Mining Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-software) | [Mining Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-safety) | [Tailings Storage Facility](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-storage-facility) | [minerals](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/minerals) | [Bioleaching](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/bioleaching) | [Mining Waste](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-waste) | [TSF](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tsf) | [Tailings](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings)

 In order to reach the mineral resources, miners must first remove layers of topsoil and waste rock from the ground, and when extraction is more or less complete, you are... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/extracting-useable-minerals-from-mining-waste-in-tailings-dams)

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