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Insights on ecological engineering, mine rehabilitation, landscape rehabilitation, water reuse, biosolids, revegetation, forestry and natural capital from Verterra’s team of scientists and engineers.

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Harnessing UAV Technology to Improve Mine Rehabilitation Outcomes 

Quality mine rehabilitation is about delivering measurable outcomes for the environment, regulators, and communities. At Verterra, we’re helping mining companies take mine rehabilitation to the next level using drone-based NDVI and multispectral imagery to monitor ground cover development more accurately, more frequently, and more cost-effectively than traditional methods. 

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Leading the Way in Smarter Sediment Management in Mining

In the mining industry, effective sediment control is critical—not just for environmental compliance, but also to build and maintain a sustainable license to operate. Until now, quantifying the actual impact of erosion management strategies has remained difficult, especially across large and complex sites, but Verterra’s novel application of a remote-sensed Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) is changing that. 

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