PRESS RELEASE: Under this partnership, Identified Technologies provides SSR Mining with a commercial drone solution that can provide accurate information in a short period of time and the flexibility to get survey grade data for a wide variety of areas. For example, surveyors are updating the topography every week to measure mining progress, and mine operations executives are using 3-D models in meetings to aid analysis work. In addition, multiple departments have used drone technology to make their work more efficient and accurate.

SSR has been able to save both time and money using drone technology. With traditional methods, it took 20 hours of surveying and processing labour to obtain a detailed survey of a specific section of the mine site. Using Identified Technologies’ drone solution, the same results were achieved with one hour of work. 

Dick Zhang, CEO of Identified Technologies, said: “Our clients often see 70% to 90% savings when using our services. The fact that SSR Mining was able to utilise this technology across so many different sections of the business is remarkable, and should set a new standard for productivity.”