Mining & Aggregates
MIR delivers high-accuracy volumetrics and terrain models for mines, quarries, and aggregate operations — stockpile inventory, pit progression, and highwall documentation captured without putting personnel in hazardous zones.
Freefly Astro mapping an active aggregate yard
Purpose-Built Data for Mining & Aggregates
RTK Volumetrics
Measurable orthomosaics, surface and terrain models, and stockpile volumes on a repeatable schedule.
LiDAR Bare-Earth
A vegetation-penetrating point cloud for terrain models on brushy or partially reclaimed sites.
Survey-Grade Control
An RTK base station and ground control tie every dataset to a known coordinate system.
No One in Harm’s Way
Pits, faces, and highwalls documented without putting personnel in hazardous zones.
Reconciliation-Ready
Reliable month-end numbers delivered in CAD- and GIS-ready formats.
Every Map Layer of an Active Mine
Aerial mapping of an active mine resolves into a full stack of georeferenced, accuracy-tested mapping products. Drag the handle to peel the same footprint from the textured 3D mesh through true-color orthomosaic, elevation surface, contours, and bare-earth hillshade — every layer built from the same georeferenced dataset.
- Acres mapped
- 480+
- Extent (km)
- 1.3 × 1.5
- Map layers
- 6
- Georeferencing
- RTK
Textured 3D RGB mesh — the full-site reconstruction every downstream map layer is derived from.
From Flight Plan to Reconciled Volumes
Every mining & aggregates project runs the same repeatable pipeline: missions are planned in UgCS, flown autonomously by AMC (Auterion Mission Control) on American-made Freefly Astro aircraft, then offloaded to the right software — Pix4Dmatic for mapping and photogrammetry, Scopito for inspection findings, and Freefly Flow for in-field LiDAR point clouds.
- Step 01
Mission Planning
Sites are programmed in UgCS with terrain-aware photogrammetry-area grids at a fixed Ground Sampling Distance and overlap, maintaining consistent accuracy across pits, faces, and stockpiles.
- Step 02
Field Capture
The UgCS mission is transferred by USB to the Herelink controller and uploaded to AMC (Auterion Mission Control), which flies the RTK-referenced photogrammetry mission autonomously on American-made Freefly Astro aircraft, capturing the active operation — pits, benches, highwalls, haul roads, and stockpiles — with no personnel required inside hazardous zones.
- Step 03
Processing & Delivery
Imagery is processed in Pix4Dmatic into orthomosaics, DSM/DTM surfaces, and stockpile volumes, then exported as LAS point clouds, GeoTIFFs, and CAD-ready DXF/SHP for survey and planning teams.
Services MIR Provides
Stockpile Volumetrics
RTK-referenced volumetric measurement of stockpiles — with accuracy and validation method established during scoping — for inventory and month-end reconciliation.
LiDAR Mapping & Point Clouds
Vegetation-penetrating LiDAR for bare-earth terrain models, classified point clouds, and volumes on brushy, reclaimed, or partially vegetated sites where photogrammetry alone falls short.
RTK & Ground Control Accuracy
RTK base-station and ground-control workflows tie every orthomosaic, surface, and point cloud to a known coordinate system for high-accuracy, reconcilable results.
Site Mapping & Orthomosaics
Georeferenced orthomosaics of active pits, faces, and the full operation.
Terrain & Surface Models
Digital surface and terrain models (DSM/DTM) with contours for planning and earthwork.
Pit Progression & Change Tracking
Periodic collection to compare extraction, material movement, and site development over time.
Highwall, Bench & Haul-Road Documentation
Condition documentation of highwalls, benches, slopes, and haul roads to support safety and maintenance.
Explore Other Industries MIR Serves
Wind Energy
Wind inspection data collection and vendor support — blade, tower, and nacelle records that pinpoint leading-edge erosion and serial defects without prolonged downtime.
Telecom
Cell-site audits, structural documentation, and measurable digital twins that support colocation and close-out.
Solar & Renewables
Aerial thermography that locates hot spots, diode failures, and string outages down to the module.
Utilities & ROW
T&D structure inspection, LiDAR corridor mapping, and vegetation-encroachment documentation for reliability and compliance.
Rail & Transportation
RGB corridor mapping and LiDAR data along rail corridors — reducing time spent on or near live track.
Civil & Geospatial Support
RTK-enabled aerial LiDAR and 61MP RGB collection — orthomosaics, point clouds, terrain surfaces, and construction documentation to support licensed survey teams, civil engineers, developers, and contractors.
Construction Progress
RTK-referenced aerial capture that documents construction progress over time — orthomosaics, terrain surfaces, point clouds, and earthwork volumes for owners, GCs, and design teams.
Grain Storage & Handling
Exterior condition documentation, thermal risk screening, and RTK-referenced quantity data for concrete silos, steel grain bins, elevator structures, handling equipment, and visible open storage.
Start With the Project Objective
Have a Mining & Aggregates Project?
Share what needs to be inspected, mapped, measured, or documented. MIR will help determine the right collection method, payload, mission structure, and deliverables.