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GIS ensures that mining operates responsibly

The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department's Mining and Minerals Division uses GIS to enforce reclamation regulations.

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    Responding to catastrophes in Queensland

    Cartographers responded to a flooding disaster with GIS—providing first responders with imagery, flood mapping, and access to spatial data.
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    Responsibly and efficiently operating mines

    The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department's Mining and Minerals Division uses GIS in its mineral exploration processes.
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    Mineral exploration from space

    Future advances in hyperspectral imagery promise to be a boon for mineral exploration.
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    Managing mining—Exploration to reclamation

    The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Mining and Minerals Division, uses GIS across complex workflows.
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    3D Elevation Models Bring Mining History to Life

    Company uses lidar and ArcGIS to examine the chronology of land depressions in a historic mining town.
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    Seeking the gold standard for sustainable mining

    Kim Morrison has helped gold miner Newmont Corp. improve sustainable operations with technology tailor-made for operational awareness.
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    Newmont Corporation Adopts Site Scan for ArcGIS

    Newmont Corporation, a Colorado-based gold mining company, has standardized its Global Drone Operating Model by adopting Site Scan for ArcGIS.
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    Building a web mapping platform

    Learn how to create web maps and applications using ArcGIS Pro for mining operations.
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    Enhance operations with real-time information

    PT Freeport Indonesia, operator of Indonesia's largest copper and gold mines, increased efficiency and made well-informed decisions with GIS.
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    ArcGIS to enhance your tailings management workflows by integrating and georeferencing many disparate data sources.
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    Part 2 of the TSF Management webinar series takes a deep dive into the Esri imagery & remote sensing platform for tailings facilities management.
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