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Case Study

Drone Mine Monitoring & 3D Modeling

Survey the whole site. Automatically.

Periodic drone mapping with AI-powered identification, change detection, 3D volume measurement and mineral classification, plus 3D mine models for geometric analysis, slope-stability assessment and haul-road safety checks.

Industry
Mining
Status
In development
Timeline
1404–1405 (SH)
Partners
Midhco (midhco.com)
Drone Mine Monitoring & 3D Modeling
01 / The Problem

Site surveys were slow, and designs drift from reality.

Manual surveying of stockpiles, pits and equipment takes days and quickly goes out of date. Benches, slopes and haul roads rarely match the original design for long, and without an up-to-date model, deviations and safety risks are discovered late.

Infrequent, labour-intensive surveys
Inaccurate stockpile volumes
Outdated maps and unchecked deviations from design
Slope-stability risks and unsafe haul-road geometry
Fresh data every flight
Fresh data
every flight
02 / Our Solution

Automated aerial intelligence and a living 3D model.

Drones fly scheduled missions over the site. Our pipeline builds accurate 3D models of the mine, measures volumes, detects changes between flights, identifies objects and classifies minerals. It also analyzes geometric and design parameters, assesses slope stability and evaluates haul-road safety, delivering ready-to-use reports.

Technical details
Automatic Mapping
Automatic Mapping
Periodic drone flights build up-to-date 3D models of the site
Change, Volume & Minerals
Change, Volume & Minerals
What moved, grew or disappeared, stockpile volumes and mineral classification
Design & Safety Analysis
Design & Safety Analysis
Geometric and design-parameter checks, slope stability and haul-road evaluation
03 / System Architecture

From flight to report.

A repeatable workflow built for regular monitoring.

Drone Flights
(Scheduled missions)
3D Modeling
(Photogrammetry and terrain reconstruction)
AI & Design Analysis
(Detection, classification, stability and geometry)
Reports
(Volumes, changes and recommendations)
04 / Technical Details

Technical details.

Aerial monitoring
  • Scheduled drone missions
  • Automatic periodic 3D models
  • Change detection between flights
  • Object identification
  • Stockpile volume measurement
  • Mineral classification
3D modeling & safety
  • Accurate, up-to-date terrain model
  • Geometric and design-parameter checks
  • Slope-stability assessment
  • Haul-road safety evaluation
  • Maps and recommendations
05 / Results

Results.

Verified results will be added here.

TBD
Figures to be added
06 / The Team

The people behind it.

A multidisciplinary team of engineers, researchers and domain experts.

Amirreza Javanmardi
Amirreza Javanmardi
Project Manager
Amirreza Zibafar
Amirreza Zibafar
Machine Learning Engineer
Seyed Ali Ahmadi
Seyed Ali Ahmadi
Tech Lead & Product Manager
07 / Gallery

More from this project.

Visuals of the system and its components.

Aerial view of stockpiles
Stockpile volume measurement
Orthomosaic of a mine site
3D open-pit model
08 / What's Next

Scaling for broader impact.

We are extending temporal monitoring of equipment and environment across multiple sites.

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