Underground air supportDrone deployments at the Hoyle Pond mine provide a more precise picture of underground operations

Drone deployments at the Hoyle Pond mine provide a more precise picture of underground operations

By Kelsey Rolfe

November 06, 2019

SafeSight’s open-platform product gives surveying teams full control of how the drones behave underground. Courtesy of SafeSight

The surveying team at Newmont Goldcorp Porcupine’s Hoyle Pond mine was having trouble getting a clear picture of its narrow vein deposits using the conventional laser survey method on its stopes. So they called in air support.

Since May 2018, the mine has been working with SafeSight Exploration, a drone company specializing in mining sector applications, to use its drones for underground surveying work.

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