Surface deformations resulting from mining activities at mining sites are generally monitored by various methods, such as global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers, geometric leveling, terrestrial laser imaging detection and ranging (LIDAR), and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photogrammetry. Among these methods, the GNSS technique and the geometric leveling method produce precise point values. Point deformations could also be measured using geotechnical instruments such as crackmeters, inclinometers, extensometers, piezometers, and microseismic geophones (Jarosz and Wanke, 2004). Techniques for point-based deformation detection, such as inclinometer, extensometer and GNSS, require tracking of numerous points to monitor whole of the large scale mine site and involve high costs due to sophisticated data management (Jarosz and Wanke, 2004). These point measurements are often insufficient for the assessment of the kinematics and behaviors of displacements dependent on large landslides characterized by complex movements (Colesanti et al., 2005; Kristensen et al., 2012;Jakóbczyk et al., 2015). Although terrestrial LIDAR and UAV photogrammetry allow for the determination of areal deformations, they produce results that vary according to the properties of the equipment used. Airborne LIDAR data and imagery are safe, accurate, and able to achieve a valuable top-view. However, the extremely high cost associated with the use of aircraft and its timeconsuming nature makes this strategy an impractical solution, especially for investigations of small areas (Al-Rawabdeh et al., 2016). UAV photogrammetry has been widely used in deformation monitoring studies in recent years. This method has been used in many studies, such as monitoring tectonic movements (Deffontaines et al., 2016), determining deformations at mine sites (