UAV use in Mining

In mining, UAV/drones have several applications like mine surveying, inventory management, stockpile estimation and hot spot detection etc. Mine surveying can be done using drones to provide detailed information about the sites before starting with mining projects and document their progress to visualize changes in site overtime.

Drones can access highly-toxic hard-to-reach areas for providing better insights for mine planning. In coal mines, drones can be used to detect hot spots in coal stockpiles to assess potential spontaneous combustion areas and enable personnel take preemptive measures. Drones can further aid in watershed management, blast planning, haul-route surface optimization and emergency response.

Typical benefits include;

• Mine Planning and Excavation
• Reduce downtime by reporting progress and efficiently managing logistics
• Visualize and compare site conditions to plan to estimate production or measure blast efficiency
• Track progress of excavations to update your team and maintain production schedule
• Visualize and measure routes to plan more efficient hauling logistics