Mining

We’ve heard lots concerning the potential of drones when it comes to the mining trade. But most of the time these functions are related to mapping, modelling, monitoring the progress of operations and measuring stockpiles or stock above floor. A lesser identified use for drones is exploration beneath the floor. …

Guest Post by Colin Snow Photo – Shutterstock I simply launched a brand new analysis report titled “Five Valuable Business Lessons Learned About Drones in Mining and Aggregates.” This is the third in a collection of white papers sponsored by BZ Media supposed to share classes discovered in particular industries …

One of Australia’s largest mining and metal companies is quelling media claims that its recently launched drone data program will spy on its employees. Responding to a report in the Guardian last week, Rio Tinto officials assured workers that the British-Australian multinational nor its contractors plan to keep employees under …

Guest post by Efrat Fenigson, Head of Marketing at Airobotics (Autonomous Drones) It took a tease and a bold prediction from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to get the general public to begin thinking a couple of years ago about the ways in which drones might change the business landscape forever. But …

Photo courtesy of Airware A growing turn-key drone company knows the old saying is true—“a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”—especially when it comes to expanding into a dynamic new UAV market. Airware – a California-based enterprise firm – acquired Redbird, a Paris-based UAV cloud/data telemetry …

While the winds of politics continue to buffet the future of drone use, at least one legislator looks forward to blue skies for UAVs Virginia Sen. Mark Warner recently witnessed a demonstration of an unmanned aerial inspection at a quarry in Culpeper, prompting the veteran Democrat to express optimism about …