Industrial and mining operations don’t have time for guesswork, downtime, or vague reports. Desert Drones LLC provides professional industrial and mining drone services that deliver clear visuals, accurate measurements, and consistent documentation for pits, plants, quarries, and heavy industrial sites across the Southwest.
We help you:
Measure stockpiles and material inventory
Track pit, quarry, and site progress
Inspect roofs, conveyors, tanks, and structures
Identify issues with thermal (infrared) imaging
Create clean visuals for management, compliance, and stakeholders
Knowing exactly how much material you have on site is critical for production planning, reconciliation, and cost control. We use drone mapping to produce clear, repeatable stockpile volume measurements for mines, quarries, and industrial material yards.
Our stockpile deliverables help you:
Track inventory levels over time
Verify contractor and hauling quantities
Reduce over-ordering or shortages
Monitor production and consumption trends
Generate management-ready reports
We deliver organized reports showing per-pile volumes, grouped totals, and site-wide totals, packaged in easy-to-use PDF and image formats.
We provide repeatable progress documentation flights that create a visual timeline of your operation. By flying the same paths, angles, and altitudes each time, changes in the site become immediately obvious and easy to communicate.
Progress documentation is used for:
Management and ownership updates
Investor and stakeholder reporting
Dispute protection and historical records
Planning and production meetings
Marketing and public-facing updates
Most industrial and mining clients choose monthly or bi-weekly progress flights.
Many inspections can be performed faster, safer, and with less disruption using drones. We provide high-resolution visual inspections of:
Conveyors and material handling systems
Storage tanks, silos, and stacks
Towers, structures, and process areas
Yards and plant infrastructure
This allows maintenance and engineering teams to document conditions, identify issues, and plan repairs without scaffolding, lifts, or shutdowns.
We provide visual documentation. Engineering analysis and certification remain with your licensed professionals.
Drone-based stockpile measurements are widely used in mining and aggregates for consistent, repeatable volume tracking and reconciliation.
Yes, in most cases, with proper coordination around equipment, haul routes, and safety zones.
No. Drones reduce access needs and improve targeting, but final evaluations remain with your maintenance and engineering teams.
No. Thermal imaging only shows surface temperature differences.
Most sites choose monthly or bi-weekly, depending on activity level.
You receive organized photo sets, videos, and/or PDF reports, depending on your chosen deliverables.
Drones open up new opportunities and generate efficiencies in industries such as mining, oil & gas and other large industrial facilities. They have emerged as incredibly powerful, versatile industrial tools capable of completing a wide range of applications.
Many times roofers aren’t able to access the roof because of unsafe conditions. If they are able to access the roof, they can’t capture a quality image from their cell phone. If you don’t have a quality image, you can’t communicate the need accurately to your customer. High resolution aerial drone photos communicate even the smallest details.
By letting us flying our commercial drone around your property, you can provide future customers a better look at what their investment is for, along with all of the exterior features it provides. Nothing is as stunning as aerial photos and videos.
Drones open up new opportunities and generate efficiencies in industries such as mining, oil & gas and other large industrial facilities. They have emerged as incredibly powerful, versatile industrial tools capable of completing a wide range of applications.
By letting us flying our commercial drone around your property, you can provide future customers a better look at what their investment is for, along with all of the exterior features it provides. Nothing is as stunning as aerial photos and videos.
Many times roofers aren’t able to access the roof because of unsafe conditions. If they are able to access the roof, they can’t capture a quality image from their cell phone. If you don’t have a quality image, you can’t communicate the need accurately to your customer. High resolution aerial drone photos communicate even the smallest details.
