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A disciplined route from a measured mine problem to recurring revenue.

Our model is capital-light and measured at every step. Each site adds data, references and recurring revenue, and our services business funds the move into rehabilitation and mine development.

  • NeedSafety and output are both slipping53 deaths between January and mid-October 2026, against 41 in all of 2025, and production down 12.7% year on year in August 2026.
  • MarketAI in mining is growing fastMarketsandMarkets forecasts growth from USD 2.60 billion in 2025 to USD 9.93 billion by 2032 (source).
  • CapitalNo hardware to buildWe read data that mines already collect, so our services need engineers, not capital equipment.
  • AccessDesigned to pass security reviewRead-only, outbound-only software gives a mine's IT and OT teams far fewer reasons to say no.
  • ChannelPartners, not rivalsCondition-monitoring providers and automation integrators already work on site and produce much of the evidence we use. That makes them natural resellers.
  • DisciplineEvery stage has a gateAssess, prove and run each have a pass mark set in advance. If the evidence says stop, we stop.

Plan · reviewed at every gate

Milestones to 2028 and beyond.

  1. Q1 2027

    Client engagements

    Operational diagnostics at mid-tier mines, processing plants and contractors. Partner and funder meetings at Mining Indaba, Cape Town, 8 to 11 February 2027.

    Gate: a ranked problem worth fixing
  2. Q2 2027

    Paid deployments

    Maintenance intelligence on read-only data, measured against each site's baseline.

    Gate: measured improvement, valued with finance
  3. H2 2027

    Recurring contracts

    Per-site subscriptions across a second commodity and a mining contractor, an independent penetration test and a reseller partner.

    Gate: renewals and written references
  4. 2028

    Scale

    Multi-site customers, the energy module, and a first market outside South Africa, starting with Zambia's Copperbelt.

    Gate: three or more paying sites
  5. Beyond 2028

    Rehabilitation and development

    Rehabilitation contracts and mine development projects, delivered with specialist partners.

    Gate: contracts and rights secured
Mines and plantsMid-tier operations, processing plants and contractors that want measurable gains in safety and output.
Technology partnersCondition-monitoring providers and automation integrators already working on site.
Rehabilitation partnersEnvironmental and rehabilitation specialists to deliver with us on closed and derelict sites.
Funding partnersGrant funders, development finance and investors to fund growth across sites.

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