Metals & Minerals Traders
Anticipate changes in
mine supply with the
Kayrros Mine Supply Tracker
In
the press
Mining activity
is an important indicator of future supply, but mining companies only provide aggregated data on a quarterly basis, and with a significant time lag. In fact, supply is often the least transparent part of the market, particularly in jurisdictions where official statistics are lacking.
Benefits
Accuracy
Make informed decisions based on data rather than surveys and hearsay
Insight
Gain visibility on opencast mines around the world

Timely
Identify periods of over or undersupply ahead of the market
Technology
Kayrros Supply Tracker uses SAR technology to identify changes in a designated area between two measurements. Changes may signal a pit that became deeper, a stockpile that grew taller, or a truck that drove away. A change index is calculated across the active area of the mine to provide a time series of mining activity.
Source: Kayrros Analysis

The Supply Tracker
relies on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology to identify changes in a designated area in the period between two measurements
A change may signal a pit that became deeper, a stockpile that grew taller, a truck that drove away or a newly arrived shovel. A change index is calculated across the active area of the mine, thus providing a time series of mining activity.

Monitor
Opencase mine sites anywhere in the world

Frequency
12-day revisits regardless of local weather

Resolution
Spatial resolution of 3x3m
Use case
The Mine Supply Tracker monitors activity at a copper mine in Chile
Optical and radar images of Escondida copper mine in Chile
Dark areas on the coherence maps indicate important changes between two dates; light color indicates limited change.

Source: Google Earth, Sentinel 1, Kayrros