Compliance verification built for mining operations.
Skyello enforces regulatory obligations across every pit, every processing facility, and every permit boundary — connecting MSHA, environmental, and reclamation requirements to field execution with full citation traceability.
Request a demoThe problem
Mining compliance spans the entire lifecycle of the operation — and the tools don't.
Regulatory frameworks overlap but don't align
MSHA safety regulations operate on a completely different enforcement model than EPA environmental requirements, which differ again from state-level reclamation and land use obligations. Each has its own inspection cadences, documentation standards, and reporting timelines.
The physical operation shifts constantly
New pits open, existing pits advance, waste dumps grow, haul roads shift, reclamation progresses. The facility you're inspecting today doesn't look like the facility that was permitted two years ago, and the compliance requirements may have shifted with it.
Workforce complexity compounds everything
Company employees, contract miners, equipment operators, blasters, processing technicians, and environmental monitoring staff — each with different training requirements and inspection responsibilities. Shift rotations at remote sites mean knowledge lives in heads, not systems.
Environmental monitoring is fragmented
Dust suppression, water quality, groundwater monitoring, air quality, noise, vibration, wildlife surveys, and vegetation assessments all operate on different schedules under different permits with different reporting requirements — tracked in separate systems or spreadsheets.
The platform
One platform from pit to reclamation.
MSHA compliance
Skyello encodes MSHA inspection requirements for both surface and underground operations. Workplace examination obligations under 30 CFR Part 56 (surface) and Part 57 (underground) are mapped to specific areas and equipment across the operation. Pre-shift, on-shift, and weekly examination requirements are scheduled and tracked automatically. Every examination finding links to the specific MSHA standard that required it, creating an inspection record that's ready for MSHA review from the moment it's captured.
Environmental monitoring integration
Skyello consolidates environmental monitoring obligations across every permit and every media type into a single platform. Water quality sampling at NPDES discharge points, groundwater monitoring wells, ambient air quality stations, dust monitoring locations, and noise and vibration monitoring points are all tracked against their specific permit conditions and regulatory thresholds. When a monitoring result approaches or exceeds a permit limit, the platform flags it immediately and initiates the appropriate response workflow.
Satellite and drone surveillance
Skyello integrates satellite imagery to monitor mine site conditions across the full permit boundary. Tailings dam movement, waste dump geometry changes, unauthorized disturbance outside permitted areas, water body changes, erosion development, and reclamation progress are tracked through continuous satellite analysis. When an anomaly is detected, the platform automatically generates a drone verification mission or inspector dispatch to confirm the finding.
Tailings management
Tailings storage facilities carry some of the highest-consequence compliance obligations in mining. Skyello tracks dam safety inspection requirements, instrumentation monitoring schedules, water balance obligations, seepage monitoring, and structural assessment timelines for every tailings facility. Inspection findings are linked to the specific dam safety regulations, state dam safety requirements, and facility-specific operating plans that govern each structure.
Processing plant compliance
Concentrators, mills, smelters, refineries, and leach operations carry their own regulatory obligations distinct from the mine site itself. Air emission permits, wastewater discharge limits, chemical handling requirements, dust control obligations, and process safety requirements are managed through the same platform that handles mine site compliance.
Reclamation tracking
Mining permits require progressive reclamation and eventual closure with specific performance standards for recontouring, topsoil replacement, revegetation, water quality, and post-closure monitoring. Skyello tracks reclamation obligations by permit area, monitoring progress against permit commitments and regulatory milestones. Satellite imagery provides ongoing assessment of revegetation success, erosion development, and surface stability.
Field inspection
Inspectors execute compliance inspections on ruggedized devices across mine sites, processing facilities, and environmental monitoring locations. Assets and locations are identified automatically via tag scanning and GPS positioning. Every finding is captured with timestamped photographic evidence, GPS coordinates, and inspector verification. The app works offline — essential for underground workings and remote surface areas with no cellular coverage.
Compliance dashboard
Compliance status is tracked continuously across every regulatory framework governing the operation — MSHA workplace examinations, environmental permit conditions, dam safety requirements, reclamation milestones, and processing facility obligations. Reports are generated with full regulatory citations and are ready for submission to MSHA, state regulatory agencies, and environmental authorities from the moment they're created.
What changes
Before and after Skyello.
MSHA examination records captured on paper and filed in binders at the mine office.
Every examination finding captured digitally with photos, GPS, timestamps, and linked to the specific MSHA standard.
Environmental monitoring data scattered across separate systems for water, air, dust, and noise with no unified compliance view.
Every monitoring obligation tracked in a single platform against its specific permit condition with automated threshold alerting.
Tailings facility inspections documented in standalone reports disconnected from dam safety regulatory requirements.
Every tailings inspection linked to the specific dam safety regulation and operating plan requirement it fulfills.
Reclamation progress assessed through periodic site visits with no continuous monitoring between visits.
Satellite imagery provides ongoing reclamation assessment with vegetation analysis, erosion tracking, and surface stability monitoring.
Compliance status across the operation reconstructed manually for regulatory reporting and bond release applications.
Continuous compliance status across every framework, every permit, every area — audit-ready from the moment work is completed.
Regulatory coverage
Built for the frameworks that govern mining operations.
MSHA Safety Standards
Surface and underground metal/nonmetal mine safety standards including workplace examination requirements, ground control, ventilation, electrical safety, explosives handling, and equipment inspection obligations.
MSHA Training
Training and competency requirements for miners and mine site personnel at surface and underground operations.
Clean Water Act
Discharge monitoring, effluent limits, stormwater management, and water quality reporting at mine site discharge points and processing facilities.
State Operating Conditions
Operating conditions, disturbance boundaries, blast schedules, dust and noise limits, and site-specific environmental protection requirements imposed through state mining permits.
Dam Safety Regulations
Federal and state dam safety inspection requirements, instrumentation monitoring obligations, emergency action plan maintenance, and annual certification requirements for tailings storage facilities.
Reclamation & Closure
Progressive reclamation obligations, performance standards for revegetation and surface stability, post-closure monitoring requirements, and bond release criteria.
Clean Air Act
Emission limits, fugitive dust control requirements, monitoring obligations, and compliance documentation for mine site and processing facility air emissions.
Environmental Impact Compliance
Monitoring and mitigation commitments established through environmental impact statements and records of decision for operations on federal land.
Designed for mining scale
Outcomes that matter at the operation level.
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