Drones for Mining & Aggregates

Improve productivity. Reduce liability.

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Using Drones for Mining, Quarries, & Aggregates

Mines, quarries, and aggregates benefit from adopting Vision Aerial systems into their workflow. Automated data-gathering processes generate accurate measurements that improve inventory management and financial data. Additional benefits include reduced liability, increased safety, and higher productivity.

Industry Applications:

Stockpile Inventory Management
Infrastructure Inspection
Slope Mapping
Mineral Exploration

Hazard Detection
Monitor Tailings Ponds
Project Tracking
Optimize Haul Roads

Ensure Accuracy

Improve Safety

Enhance Data

Bolster Productivity

Why Vision Aerial?

Ensure Accuracy

Improve Safety

Enhance Data

Bolster Productivity

Why Vision Aerial?

Improve Inventory Management and Financials

Using a drone rather than traditional methods improve inventory measurements. Drones equipped with LiDAR can capture millions of data points in a fraction of the time. Use this accurate volumetric data of stockpiles for inventory management or to reconcile volume moved by subcontractors. Additionally, these scans can be pre-programmed and flown repeatedly. Therefore, you can keep track of materials for site monitoring or forecasting. Improved measurements lead to tighter record keeping, better budgets, and more accurate financial projections.

stockpile measurements at a quarry with a drone

two workers walking around mining equipment

Reduce Liability and Increase Worker Safety

Protect workers by keeping them off unstable slopes and out of the way of heavy equipment. Saving the mission and pressing the button to redeploy on a regular basis will help identify problems earlier. Haul roads and slopes can be inspected for signs of erosion. Tailings ponds, dams, and water flow can also be monitored for changes before they become larger issues.

Make Better Business Decisions

When more kinds of data are available (3D point clouds, orthomosaic maps, digital terrain models, digital surface models, 3D textured mesh) business leaders have more resources. This accurate data can help inform decisions and create better forecasting, budgets, productivity, and a stronger bottom line.

Drone Workflows Increase Productivity

Drones fly overhead, out of the way of equipment. This way, operations do not have to stop for a site survey or inventory reconciliation. Additionally, drones perform site surveys with more accuracy and with greater speed than traditional methods. Further, haul roads can be analyzed and optimized to reduce fuel costs. Finally, projects can be monitored and documented with the push of a button.