Artec 3D scanning for mining

Deploy Artec Jet autonomously on a drone or capture from a distance with Ray II to digitize unstable headings, active blast zones, and confined spaces without putting staff in harm’s way.

The Artec Jet mobile LiDAR scanner can be mounted to a drone for fully autonomous underground shaft inspection. The device independently plans its own flight path, avoiding obstacles as fine as 2mm wires to capture high-accuracy data where it’s too dangerous or impractical to send a crew.

Artec 3D scanners don’t require GPS to operate, so they’re equally effective underground, inside plants, or at the bottom of deep pits – delivering uninterrupted capture, wherever you might need it.

With water protection, extreme temperature tolerance, and a high level of dust-proofing, Jet (IP65) and Ray II (IP54) are perfect for working in tough mining conditions. The all-in-one Leo can also be deployed in any environment without any PC or additional equipment, wherever greater detail is required.

Zero light, dark rock faces, reflective ores – all possible to capture with Artec 3D scanning. Jet scans in complete darkness using LiDAR, while Leo’s HD Mode handles the dark and reflective surfaces that trip up many other solutions.

Artec Leo, Jet, and Ray II all operate without requiring an on-site PC, external power, or reference markers – so operators can walk into a narrow drift, equipment bay, or confined space and start scanning immediately.

Capture tiny changes with sub-millimeter accuracy, allowing for convergence monitoring, crack detection, and deformation tracking – analyses critical for staying compliant between scheduled inspections.

Combine Artec long-range and handheld 3D scanning to capture even finer details at scale, giving you the best possible dataset for precision volumetric stockpile measurement, blast-pattern analysis, and as-built verification.

Process, merge, georeference, and export data from Jet, Ray II & Leo as industry-standard LAS, LAZ, and E57 point clouds or 3D meshes for a single, unified digital twin of above and below-ground assets.

Monitor rock displacement and deformation in tunnels, drives, and excavations to detect ground movement or discontinuity mobilization early, before small shifts become safety concerns. Scan across adjacent and overlying levels and compare results for mine-scale instability recognition.

Scan the deepest, darkest pit faces and walls to accurately capture dip, dip direction, spacing, and persistence for mapping the structure of open pits, slope stability analysis, and identifying areas likely to fail.

Repeatedly scan headings, stope brows, and draw points to track deformation. Overlaying point clouds allows engineers to detect squeeze, identify fractures, and evaluate the residual capacity of installed ground support – after repairs, data can also be used for tracking rehabilitation.

Capture dense point clouds of stockpiles and waste dumps to calculate in-situ volumes, generate contour maps, and reconcile tonnages against plant feed and haulage records to eliminate estimation errors.

Compare the throw, muck pile swell, and fragmentation distribution of pre- and post-excavated surfaces, generating heat maps that highlight corrections for the next ring or blast pattern design.

Capture full tunnel and stope profiles, including centerline, cross-sections, and gradients in a fraction of the time, generating data for stope reconciliation and overbreak and underbreak identification.

Lower or fly a scanner into vertical or near-vertical openings to capture the as-built geometry of shafts, ore passes, and ventilation raises, without needing to physically enter unstable voids.

Capture the full geometry of rock bursts, hanging wall failures, and fall of ground or seismic events quickly and remotely, giving engineers the data they need to determine depth of damage, assess rill angles, update ground support, and plan safe re-entry.

Scan the interior of SAG mills, ball mills, and crusher chambers, generate wear maps that compare current profiles to original as-installed geometries, and carry out predictive maintenance.

Flying or lowering an Artec 3D scanner into disused workings, old stopes, and sealed-off areas allows you to map voids that may affect current operations or future mine planning.

Scan backfilled stopes and voids to verify fill levels, confirm material placement matches design specifications, and identify any gaps or settling before the next mining stage begins.

Capture up-to-date 3D records of active mining zones, including faces, catch benches, load haul dump (LHD) routes, and stockpile pads, so planners always work with up-to-date site data.