Mining
Time-Costs-Safety
Our services make the management of extraction activities and environmental protection issues easy-to-handle, available on demand without exposing workers to dangerous conditions. Using UAVs to create airborne imagery allows for accurate measurement and documentation of any site at a specific point in time. We produce Orthomosaics, Digital Surface Maps (DSMs) and Point Clouds of open-pit mines, quarries and pits, and calculate volumes of extracted materials and stockpiles. This also increases safety, efficiency and accuracy, while keeping cost and labour to a minimum. This enables continuous monitoring while avoiding inconvenient and costly interruptions of site operations.


CHEAPER
Average cost savings, not including potential lost revenue from downtime
FASTER
Than traditional methods requiring scaffolding, rope access and shutdowns
SAFER
Eliminate human risk by sending drones into confined spaces, dangerous or hard-to-reach areas
Volumetric Analysis
ASATRobo aerial surveys are a cost-effective and efficient solution for Volumetric Mapping and Volumetric Calculations challenges.
State-of-the-art acquisition and production methodologies leveraged by expert technicians allow for accurate measurement and documentation of any site at a specific point in time—these studies can be performed using either Aerial Imagery data. In addition, aerial surveys can be carried out while avoiding inconvenient and costly interruptions of site operations.
Applications Of Volumetric Analysis
Mining Services Landfill Volume
Stockpile Management Reservoir Volume
Site Topography Densite Calculation
Environmental Assessments Cut & Fill Volumes


Other Applications
Short-term planning
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Pit & dump management
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Communication of daily/weekly mining plans
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Haul route surface optimisation
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Storm damage assessment & control
Long-term planning
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Haul road, dump and pit design
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Geotechnical
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Surface stability monitoring
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Joint mapping
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Control for mining in void areas
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Mapping of steep inaccessible inclines
Drill & blast
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Up-to-date surfaces for optimised blast designs
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Pre- & post-blast data
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Identification of misfires & wall damage
Geology
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Stock pile management
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Grade control & exploration planning
Hydrology
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Drainage and water management
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Watershed, drainage basin & water flow mapping
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Thermal detection of ground water inflows
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Tailings dam management
Construction
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Feasibility studies
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Leach pad, dam wall & platform construction quality control
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Progress monitoring & reporting
Heritage & environmental management
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Reporting
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Erosion detection
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Vegetation change tracking
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Surrounding community mapping
Legal
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Cadastre
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Change detection
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Security
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Incident evidence capture
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Corridor & boundary surveillance