How Deployment of High Accuracy Drones Makes Surface Mining Safer

5.18.2021 | 3DMapping | aerial maps | Computer Vision | high-accuracy | Safety | UAV | UAVs | Unmanned aerial vehicle | AI | Mining | Aerial Data | Reality Capture | Open Pit Mines | High Wall Scanning | Automation | Drone Capture | High Wall Mapping | Highwall Scanning | Highwall Mining | 3D Data | Mining Innovation | Mine Surveyors | Tailings Dams | Stockpile Measurement | Drone Data | UAV Data | Highwall Mapping | Mining Software | Mining Drones | Skycatch Vision Engine | Highwall Safety | Mine Survey | Tailings Storage Facility | TSF | Tailings | Computer Vision Software

Drones are no longer "a nice to have" option at an open-pit mining site. They have become a necessity to explore and survey land, assist with drill and blast planning,... continue reading

What Does Earth Day Mean for Mining Companies?

4.22.2021 | Mining | Drone Capture | Geologists | Geotechnical Engineers | Tailings Dams | Drone Data | Mining Software | Mining Safety | Mining Drones | Tailings Storage Facility | Environment | SDGs | Earth Day | Sustainability Development Goals

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Extracting Useable Minerals from Mining Waste in Tailings Dams

3.10.2021 | Mining Innovation | Tailings Dams | Mining Software | Mining Safety | Tailings Storage Facility | minerals | Bioleaching | Mining Waste | TSF | 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

How Digital Innovation in Mining is Changing the Face of the Industry

2.2.2021 | AI | Mining | Open Pit Mines | Automation | High Wall Mapping | Highwall Scanning | Mining Innovation | Mine Surveyors | Tailings Dams | Mining Software | Surface Mines | Mining Safety | Mining Drones | Tailings Storage Facility | Industry 4.0

As a species, we have been mining the earth for tens of thousands of years. Techniques have come a long way since the Romans first began digging for tin using iron... continue reading

How Surveying Is No Longer The Highwall Mining Data Bottleneck

1.27.2021 | Computer Vision | Drones | Explore 1 | Unmanned aerial vehicle | Mining | Aerial Data | Highwall Scanning | Highwall Mining | 3D Data | Geotechnical Engineers | Mining Innovation | Mine Surveyors | Tailings Dams | Highwall Mapping | Mining Software | Mining Safety | Pit Design | Mining Drones | Highwall Safety | Mine Survey

Capturing good, accurate data for highwall mining analysis has been a persistent challenge facing the mining industry, and we think it’s one worth improving. A... continue reading

3 Types of Highwall Mining Technology Making the Industry Safer

1.21.2021 | Flight App | Open Pit Mines | DJI P4RTK | DJI M210RTK | Highwall Scanning | Highwall Mining | Geologists | Geotechnical Engineers | Mine Surveyors | geotech | Highwall Mapping | Mining Software | Surface Mines | Mining Safety | Laser Scanners | Pit Design | Mining Drones | Skycatch Vision Engine | Highwall Safety | Mine Survey

Mining is as much about gathering information as it is gathering metals and minerals. Similarly, as heavy equipment and extraction techniques have evolved over the... continue reading

The Evolution of Data Capture and Analysis for Highwall Mining

1.19.2021 | Flight App | RTK | Open Pit Mines | Drone Capture | Drone Mission Planner | Maptek | Highwall Scanning | Highwall Mining | Geologists | Geotechnical Engineers | Mine Surveyors | Drone Data | geotech | Highwall Mapping | Mining Software | Surface Mines | Mining Safety | Laser Scanners | Pit Design | Mining Drones

Highwall mine analysis has come a long way, but progress didn’t happen overnight. For decades, accurately assessing slope stability and other highwall characteristics... continue reading