--- title: "Mining and resources | Nexus Observatory" description: "Private 5G across the pit and underground, slope and tailings monitoring, fenceline air and methane measurement, site power and microgrids…" url: https://observatory.global/industries/mining/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-11-02 --- Mining: the mine measured from pit to tailings: the site at a glance. [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / **Mining** # The mine, measured from pit to tailings. Private 5G across the pit and underground, slope and tailings monitoring, fenceline air and methane measurement, site power and microgrids, and environmental reporting built from the same observations. [Plan with us](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/contact/) [Use cases](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/use-cases/) Reference design, drawn to scale · drag to turn **01** In the field ## Open-pit mine GNSS slope monitors on the benches, a blast seismograph at the boundary and a private cell for the fleet, around a benched pit cut into the ground. [Open the tour](https://observatory.global/environments/open-pit-mine/) **02** Stories ## How it works, in place. Interactive stories with figures drawn to scale and every claim referenced. [All stories](https://observatory.global/stories/) [System: Private 5G and AI-RAN **Private 5G with the inference in the radio** A private cellular network gives a site its own coverage, its own security and its own priorities. AI-RAN adds a second idea: the accelerators that run the…](https://observatory.global/stories/private-5g-ai-ran/) [System: Satellite backhaul **When the backhaul is a satellite** For a remote site, the satellite is not a backup; it is the network. Since Release 17, the cellular standard includes satellites as part of the radio access…](https://observatory.global/stories/ntn-backhaul/) **03** What it needs to observe ## What this industry has to measure. Mining, oil and gas, ports, utilities, rail, construction and manufacturing: private networks and compliance-grade sensing. **01** Slope and tailings stability **02** Dust, gas and methane **03** Water discharge **04** Coverage underground and in the pit **05** Site power **04** Use cases ## Where it is deployed. Deployment scenarios from the sector research and the use-case library. Use case · high complexity ### Utility grid-edge private LTE and wildfire weather Private LTE on substations and poles for distribution automation, with weather nodes that inform public-safety power shutoff decisions. **Who**: Electric utilities. **Data**: Fault location, isolation and service restoration telemetry; Distributed-energy control and islanding events; Wildfire-risk weather observations 3GPP Band 106 IEC 61850 IEEE 1547 / 2030.5 NERC CIP [The full use case →](https://observatory.global/use-cases/utility-grid-edge/) Use case · high complexity ### Mine site private 5G and environmental monitoring A standalone 5G core, radios across the pit and edge compute for autonomy, with dust, vibration, slope and weather sensing for environmental records. **Who**: Mining companies and their contractors. **Data**: Autonomy and safety communications records; Environmental monitoring records (dust, blast vibration, slope, tailings) 3GPP Rel-16/17 URLLC ISO 17757 (autonomous mining machinery safety) GISTM (tailings) ISA/IEC 62443 [The full use case →](https://observatory.global/use-cases/mine-5g/) Use case · medium to high complexity ### Methane fenceline observatory Point sensors on the fenceline with optical gas imaging and quantification, feeding leak-detection reports. **Who**: Oil and gas operators. **Data**: Leak-detection survey records; Site-level emission estimates with uncertainty Regulation (EU) 2024/1787 OGMP 2.0 reporting levels [The full use case →](https://observatory.global/use-cases/methane-fenceline/) Industrial ### Mine-wide private LTE or 5G with environmental sensing Autonomy communications plus dust, blast vibration, slope and tailings monitoring. Industrial ### Utility private LTE for the grid edge Distribution automation, distributed-energy control and wildfire-risk weather on a dedicated band. Industrial ### Continuous methane monitoring Fenceline sensors and optical gas imaging under regulatory leak-detection cadences. [Every use case](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/use-cases/) **05** Solutions ## What we deliver. Each offer is designed, deployed and run on the open protocol by Nexus Observatory Inc. managed service, hardware + software ### Private Wireless as a Service Standalone private 5G or LTE for a site, campus, port or mine: radios, core, SIMs, spectrum route and operations. [How we deliver it →](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/solutions/#private-wireless) hardware + software, managed service ### Microgrids and off-grid site power PV, storage and generator sizing for instruments and edge sites, with telemetry and remote control. [How we deliver it →](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/solutions/#site-power) managed service, data licence ### Structural and ground-movement monitoring GNSS, InSAR, tilt, strain and fibre sensing on bridges, dams, slopes, tailings and pipelines, with alert thresholds set by the owner. [How we deliver it →](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/solutions/#infrastructure-monitoring) managed service, data licence ### Environmental and permit monitoring Emissions, water quality, noise and dust monitoring for permit conditions, with traceable calibration and evidence bundles. [How we deliver it →](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/solutions/#environmental-compliance) managed service, hardware + software ### Mine, plant and port site monitoring Slope radar, tailings monitoring, dust and water, and site connectivity for operations and closure. [How we deliver it →](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/solutions/#industrial-site-monitoring) **06** Service platforms ## The platforms behind it. 8 of the network's service platforms build the systems this industry runs on. [Service platform Sensors & instrumentsMeasurements that carry their own proof.](https://observatory.global/sensors/) [Service platform Earth observation & GeoAIThe ground, measured and modelled.](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/) [Service platform ConnectivityPrivate 5G, AI-RAN and orbit, on site.](https://observatory.global/connectivity/) [Service platform Field servicesSurvey to decommission, one accountable crew.](https://observatory.global/field-services/) [Service platform Data & licensingGrid data, licensed for your use.](https://observatory.global/data-products/) [Service platform Hardware & powerBuilt for the site, not the lab.](https://observatory.global/hardware/) [Service platform Digital twins and simulationModel the site before you build it.](https://observatory.global/digital-twins/) [Service platform Security and trustEvery node proves what it is.](https://observatory.global/#lines) **07** Open and community ## Open by default. Built with the people who use it. Open data, open methods and the open protocol, with the people who use them. Open projects this community builds on - Open5GS - OpenAirInterface - Magma - OpenMetBuoy - OPC UA open stacks Take part - [Join the community, one account for the whole network](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/community/) - [Use the open methods and templates](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/open/) - [Follow a learning path](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/resources/) - [Read the country notes](https://observatory.global/industries/mining/countries/) **08** Infrastructure and industry ## Neighbouring industries. [Industry EnergyThe grid edge, observed.](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/) [Industry TelecomTowers that compute, sense and connect.](https://observatory.global/industries/telecom/) [Industry TransportCorridors that report their own conditions.](https://observatory.global/industries/transport/) [Industry InfrastructureAssets that report their own condition.](https://observatory.global/industries/infrastructure/) [Industry IndustryPlants and ports, sensed and connected.](https://observatory.global/industries/industry/) ## Bring us the site. Survey, design, deployment and operation for mining. The form names who receives your details. 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