Fuente: Green Extration Byproduct To develop an automated system for detecting tailings ponds, a significant environmental concern due to their toxic contents. Current methods, including manual inspections and satellite imagery, are time-consuming and lack real-time data. The proposed system leverages deep convolutional neural network algorithms and remote sensing imagery to improve detection accuracy and efficiency. The project’s ultimate goal is to enhance environmental monitoring capabilities and enable early identification of potential risks. The training accuracy of pretrained convolutional neural networks (CNN) models InceptionV3, visual geometry group (VGG16), and ResnetRS152 is 99.7%, 97.57%, and 95.54%, and the validation accuracy is 95.28%, 95.3%, and 78.3% for classification, respectively. The mean average precision mAP (50) of the object detection model you look only once version 5 (YOLOv5) is 71.6%, and YOLOv8 is 67.3%. It represents a significant step forward in the field of ecological monitoring. By integrating advanced technologies and developing an automated system, it aims to address the issues of tailings pond detection and monitoring effectively.