Service

Drone Services Bowen Basin

Mine-inducted drone crews for the Bowen Basin: weed spraying on offsets and rehab, RTK survey, LiDAR, thermal fauna surveys and aerial seeding. Approved supplier to BHP and Stanmore.

Most of Dronehab’s work is on Bowen Basin mine sites — environmental offsets, rehabilitation areas, tailings and infrastructure corridors from Moranbah and Dysart down to Blackwater. Crews are mine-inducted, carry current SWMS and PRCP-aligned reporting, and Dronehab is an approved supplier to BHP and Stanmore Resources and prequalified through Avetta, Pegasus and ICN Gateway.

Mine-site services

Built for coal-mine environmental programs

Weed control, rehab and survey delivered as one accountable package with the evidence your environmental team needs.

Weed controlOffsets & rehab

Closed-loop drone weed spraying: map wall-to-wall, treat with variable-rate Agras T100 application, verify, report. Harrisia cactus, parthenium, buffel, leucaena.

Rehab seedingPRCP-aligned

Aerial seeding and ameliorant spreading to your PRCP species schedule and kg/ha rates, with GPS coverage records per block.

SurveyVolumes & change

RTK/PPK orthomosaics, DEMs, stockpile volumes and rehab landform change detection in your mine grid.

Fauna & thermalPre-clearing

Thermal fauna detection for koalas and gliders ahead of clearing, plus LiDAR canopy structure for offset condition monitoring.

Coverage

Bowen Basin sites we service

Moranbah, Dysart, Middlemount, Clermont, Nebo, Glenden, Coppabella, Tieri, Capella, Blackwater and Bluff — mine leases, rehabilitation areas and environmental offset properties across the northern and central Bowen Basin, including current programs at Isaac Plains and Poitrel. Crews stage from Mackay and can base in Moranbah or Emerald for multi-week campaigns.

Case study: Harrisia cactus control across a 560 ha environmental offset — four campaigns, 97.62% on-target application.

FAQ

Common questions

Are your crews mine-inducted?

Yes. Crews hold current inductions for the major Bowen Basin operators and carry site-specific SWMS. Dronehab is an approved supplier to BHP and Stanmore and prequalified via Avetta, Pegasus and ICN.

Can you work to our PRCP or offset management plan?

Yes. Seeding rates, species mixes, weed targets and monitoring intervals are set from your PRCP, OAMP or rehab schedule, and reporting is formatted to match.

What records come back after a spraying job?

GPS spray records, product and rate data, treatment maps and a verification flight showing kill rate — the evidence pack your environmental team files.

How quickly can you mobilise to a Bowen Basin site?

Typically within a week of a signed quote, faster for existing clients. Multi-week campaigns are staged from Moranbah or Emerald.

Next step

Scope a Bowen Basin program

Ready to plan a job?

Tell us the site, the area, and the timeline. We will get back the same day with a fixed quote and an availability window.

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