Eyes on Every Active Site
Mining operations span remote terrain, sensitive ecosystems, and contested borders. Traditional ground inspection is expensive, infrequent, and often arrives after a tailings dam has shifted or an unauthorized cut has expanded. Regulators, lenders, and operators all need verifiable, current intelligence on what is actually happening on the ground.
Sentient Mining turns regular satellite passes into a continuous record of site activity. We measure stockpile and pit volumes, flag unauthorized extension of mining footprints, monitor tailings facility stability, and quantify environmental disturbance, all without setting foot on site.
Detection Methodology
Multi-Source Acquisition
Pair high-resolution optical imagery with SAR for cloud- and night-resilient coverage. Stereo and tri-stereo captures feed the digital surface models that drive volumetric estimates.
Change & Footprint Detection
AI models compare current scenes against site baselines to flag pit expansion, new haul roads, vegetation loss, and unpermitted activity, all geo-referenced and time-stamped.
Volumetric & Stability Analytics
Photogrammetric DSMs quantify stockpile volumes, pit depth, and waste-rock movement. InSAR tracks millimetric ground displacement around tailings dams and pit walls.
Key Features
Footprint & Encroachment Monitoring
Detect unauthorized expansion, illegal mining sites, and boundary breaches across concession areas with weekly change-detection sweeps.
Stockpile & Pit Volumetrics
Quantify ore stockpile and waste-rock volumes from stereo satellite imagery, useful for production verification, financial audits, and royalty calculations.
Tailings & Slope Stability
InSAR-based ground deformation tracking flags creep, settlement, and instability around tailings storage facilities and high pit walls before failure.