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Mining & Quarries

Precision Measurement for Extraction Operations

Accurate stockpile volumetrics, pit safety monitoring, and environmental compliance — all captured from the air with zero disruption to active operations.

Why Mining Needs Drones

Mining and quarry operations across Southeast Asia face a persistent challenge: measuring what you extract with enough accuracy to satisfy investors, regulators, and operational planners. Traditional stockpile measurement methods using ground-based surveying are slow, disruptive, and often inaccurate — particularly for irregularly shaped piles and complex pit geometries.

Beyond volumetrics, pit wall stability is a critical safety concern. Manual inspection of bench faces and highwalls puts surveyors in hazardous zones where rockfall, slope failure, and equipment movement create life-threatening risks. Environmental compliance adds another layer of complexity, with regulators demanding regular documentation of rehabilitation progress, sediment control, and buffer zone integrity.

Common Pain Points

  • Stockpile volume discrepancies between surveyor estimates and actual tonnage
  • Surveyors exposed to hazardous pit conditions during manual measurement
  • Multi-day production shutdowns to accommodate conventional survey crews
  • Insufficient documentation for environmental compliance reporting
  • Limited visibility into pit wall stability and slope degradation over time

Services for Mining & Quarries

Use Cases

Stockpile Volumetrics

Capture entire stockpile areas in a single flight and generate precise volume calculations from 3D point clouds. Compare results against weighbridge data and reconcile inventory with confidence.

Pit Wall Stability Monitoring

Regular aerial surveys detect slope movement, bench face deterioration, and tension cracks before they become critical failures. Track millimetre-level displacement over time with repeat survey comparisons.

Haul Road Planning

Generate accurate terrain models to optimise haul road gradients, drainage design, and route selection. Reduce fuel consumption and tyre wear by designing roads with precise grade specifications.

Rehabilitation Tracking

Document progressive rehabilitation efforts with time-stamped aerial imagery and vegetation analysis. Produce compliance-ready reports that satisfy environmental authority requirements across the region.

Key Benefits

99%

Volume Accuracy

Drone-derived volumetrics consistently achieve sub-1% variance against ground-truth measurements — far exceeding conventional surveying accuracy.

3x

Faster Measurement

Complete a full site stockpile survey in hours instead of days. No production shutdowns, no crew in hazardous zones, no disruption to operations.

Zero

Entry Surveying

Remove personnel from active pit faces, unstable slopes, and heavy equipment zones entirely. Capture every measurement from a safe aerial vantage point.

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Mining & Quarries

Share your site details — pit dimensions, stockpile count, and survey frequency — and we will prepare a scope and quote within 24 hours.

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