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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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# [How Deployment of High Accuracy Drones Makes Surface Mining Safer](https://blog.skycatch.com/how-drone-deployment-makes-surface-mining-safer)

5.18.2021 | [3DMapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/3dmapping) | [aerial maps](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/aerial-maps) | [Computer Vision](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/computer-vision) | [high-accuracy](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/high-accuracy) | [Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/safety) | [UAV](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/uav) | [UAVs](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/uavs) | [Unmanned aerial vehicle](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/unmanned-aerial-vehicle) | [AI](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/ai) | [Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining) | [Aerial Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/aerial-data) | [Reality Capture](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/reality-capture) | [Open Pit Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/open-pit-mines) | [High Wall Scanning](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/high-wall-scanning) | [Automation](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/automation) | [Drone Capture](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-capture) | [High Wall Mapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/high-wall-mapping) | [Highwall Scanning](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-scanning) | [Highwall Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mining) | [3D Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/3d-data) | [Mining Innovation](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-innovation) | [Mine Surveyors](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mine-surveyors) | [Tailings Dams](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-dams) | [Stockpile Measurement](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/stockpile-measurement) | [Drone Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-data) | [UAV Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/uav-data) | [Highwall Mapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mapping) | [Mining Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-software) | [Mining Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-drones) | [Skycatch Vision Engine](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/skycatch-vision-engine) | [Highwall Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-safety) | [Mine Survey](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mine-survey) | [Tailings Storage Facility](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-storage-facility) | [TSF](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tsf) | [Tailings](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings) | [Computer Vision Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/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](https://blog.skycatch.com/how-drone-deployment-makes-surface-mining-safer)

# [What Does Earth Day Mean for Mining Companies?](https://blog.skycatch.com/what-does-earth-day-mean-for-mining-companies)

4.22.2021 | [Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining) | [Drone Capture](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-capture) | [Geologists](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geologists) | [Geotechnical Engineers](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotechnical-engineers) | [Tailings Dams](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-dams) | [Drone Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-data) | [Mining Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-software) | [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) | [SDGs](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/sdgs) | [Earth Day](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/earth-day) | [Sustainability Development Goals](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/sustainability-development-goals)

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# [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)

# [How Digital Innovation in Mining is Changing the Face of the Industry](https://blog.skycatch.com/how-digital-innovation-is-changing-the-face-of-the-mining-industry)

2.2.2021 | [AI](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/ai) | [Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining) | [Open Pit Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/open-pit-mines) | [Automation](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/automation) | [High Wall Mapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/high-wall-mapping) | [Highwall Scanning](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-scanning) | [Mining Innovation](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-innovation) | [Mine Surveyors](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mine-surveyors) | [Tailings Dams](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-dams) | [Mining Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-software) | [Surface Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/surface-mines) | [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) | [Industry 4.0](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/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](https://blog.skycatch.com/how-digital-innovation-is-changing-the-face-of-the-mining-industry)

# [How Surveying Is No Longer The Highwall Mining Data Bottleneck](https://blog.skycatch.com/how-capturing-highwall-mining-data-is-no-longer-the-bottleneck)

1.27.2021 | [Computer Vision](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/computer-vision) | [Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drones) | [Explore 1](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/explore-1) | [Unmanned aerial vehicle](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/unmanned-aerial-vehicle) | [Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining) | [Aerial Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/aerial-data) | [Highwall Scanning](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-scanning) | [Highwall Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mining) | [3D Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/3d-data) | [Geotechnical Engineers](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotechnical-engineers) | [Mining Innovation](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-innovation) | [Mine Surveyors](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mine-surveyors) | [Tailings Dams](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-dams) | [Highwall Mapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mapping) | [Mining Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-software) | [Mining Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-safety) | [Pit Design](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/pit-design) | [Mining Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-drones) | [Highwall Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-safety) | [Mine Survey](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/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](https://blog.skycatch.com/how-capturing-highwall-mining-data-is-no-longer-the-bottleneck)

# [3 Types of Highwall Mining Technology Making the Industry Safer](https://blog.skycatch.com/3-types-of-highwall-mining-technology-making-the-industry-safer)

1.21.2021 | [Flight App](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/flight-app) | [Open Pit Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/open-pit-mines) | [DJI P4RTK](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/dji-p4rtk) | [DJI M210RTK](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/dji-m210rtk) | [Highwall Scanning](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-scanning) | [Highwall Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mining) | [Geologists](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geologists) | [Geotechnical Engineers](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotechnical-engineers) | [Mine Surveyors](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mine-surveyors) | [geotech](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotech) | [Highwall Mapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mapping) | [Mining Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-software) | [Surface Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/surface-mines) | [Mining Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-safety) | [Laser Scanners](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/laser-scanners) | [Pit Design](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/pit-design) | [Mining Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-drones) | [Skycatch Vision Engine](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/skycatch-vision-engine) | [Highwall Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-safety) | [Mine Survey](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/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](https://blog.skycatch.com/3-types-of-highwall-mining-technology-making-the-industry-safer)

# [The Evolution of Data Capture and Analysis for Highwall Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/the-evolution-of-data-capture-and-analysis-for-highwall-mining)

1.19.2021 | [Flight App](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/flight-app) | [RTK](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/rtk) | [Open Pit Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/open-pit-mines) | [Drone Capture](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-capture) | [Drone Mission Planner](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-mission-planner) | [Maptek](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/maptek) | [Highwall Scanning](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-scanning) | [Highwall Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mining) | [Geologists](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geologists) | [Geotechnical Engineers](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotechnical-engineers) | [Mine Surveyors](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mine-surveyors) | [Drone Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-data) | [geotech](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotech) | [Highwall Mapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mapping) | [Mining Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-software) | [Surface Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/surface-mines) | [Mining Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-safety) | [Laser Scanners](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/laser-scanners) | [Pit Design](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/pit-design) | [Mining Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/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](https://blog.skycatch.com/the-evolution-of-data-capture-and-analysis-for-highwall-mining)

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