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Mining software

Built for gloves, dust and no signal.

Your crews check their trucks on paper. Your old reports cannot be searched, and your monitoring data sits in a logger until someone downloads it. We bring it together: apps for your crews, assistants for your geologists, dashboards for your engineers and records your buyers can trust.

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// what you are up against

The problems we hear most.

Pre-starts on paper

Equipment pre-start checks, take-5s and hazard reports are filled in on paper each shift, and a defect noted on one sheet is not seen by the next crew.

Decades of reports nobody can search

Drill logs, assays and technical reports from past owners sit in scanned PDFs, and geologists rebuild the history of a target by hand.

Buyers want the chain of custody

Battery and vehicle makers ask where the metal came from and how it was produced, and the answer crosses the mine, the concentrator, the trader and the refiner.

Monitoring data that waits for a visit

Piezometers, inclinometers and water quality sensors log readings that engineers see only after someone drives out to the logger.

// example projects

Systems we could build for you.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appMobile appMaterials tracking

Pre-start and safety app

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

An open-pit mine does equipment pre-starts and hazard reports on paper, so defects found by one shift are missed by the next and supervisors cannot see the state of the fleet.

// What we would build

An iOS and Android app for operators and supervisors with pre-start checklists per machine, hazard reports with photos and take-5 assessments, working offline in the pit or underground, with a web view for maintenance and safety teams.

// What is in it

Equipment, spares and consumables tracked across sites with on-metal RFID tags and QR labels
Pre-start checklists per machine type, with critical defects flagging the machine out of service
Defects sent to maintenance with photos and the machine's hours
Hazard reports and take-5 assessments in English and French
Works offline and syncs on the site network
Fleet status board for supervisors at shift change
Records kept to the retention rules your safety team names

// Stack

React Native
Next.js
PostgreSQL
Fleet management system API
AWS

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$166,000 to US$254,000, delivered within 35 weeksCAD 236,900 to 362,300
Hosting: ≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support: ≈ US$5,010 a monthCAD 7,135 a month
Hardware: ≈ US$46,100CAD 65,680

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Discovery and site walk-through: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 5.4 to 9.4 weeks
Core features: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
First build on devices: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Stock, receiving and transfers: 2.9 to 4.9 weeks
Tracking and devices working: 1.9 to 3.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Store submission: 0.4 weeks
Pilot site live: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Rollout: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week
Hardware delivery, after it is ordered: 2 to 6 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 47,380 to 72,460
Discovery 4.5%: CAD 10,660.50 to 16,303.50
Discovery and site walk-through 3.9%: CAD 9,239.10 to 14,129.70
Design approved 8.5%: CAD 20,136.50 to 30,795.50
Core features 3.7%: CAD 8,765.30 to 13,405.10
Full build 2.5%: CAD 5,922.50 to 9,057.50
First build on devices 9.9%: CAD 23,453.10 to 35,867.70
Stock, receiving and transfers 11.7%: CAD 27,717.30 to 42,389.10
Tracking and devices working 7.8%: CAD 18,478.20 to 28,259.40
Testing and fixes 1.2%: CAD 2,842.80 to 4,347.60
Store submission 3.3%: CAD 7,817.70 to 11,955.90
Pilot site live 3.9%: CAD 9,239.10 to 14,129.70
Launch 4.5%: CAD 10,660.50 to 16,303.50
Rollout 4.6%: CAD 10,897.40 to 16,665.80
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 23,690 to 36,230
Handheld UHF RFID reader x 4: CAD 14,840. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
On-metal UHF RFID tags, 1,000 x 3: CAD 46,810. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Industrial label printer x 1: CAD 2,380. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Corded barcode scanner, for our build and testing: CAD 290. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
UHF RFID development kit, for our build and testing: CAD 1,360. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones

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Example projectWeb appAIOpen-source model

Geology assistant for old reports

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

An exploration company has acquired properties with decades of drill logs, assays and technical reports from past owners, mostly scanned, and its geologists spend days rebuilding what is already known about a target.

// What we would build

An assistant that reads the scanned reports, logs and assay certificates, answers questions about a property with the page each fact came from, and pulls drill intercepts into tables for geologists to check. It runs on an open-source model in your own cloud account, because unpublished results are material information that should stay under your control.

// What is in it

Scanned reports, logs and assay certificates read and indexed, tables included
Answers that cite the report, page and table
Drill intercepts extracted into tables for a geologist to check
Questions across every property in the portfolio
Evaluation set of questions with known answers, run before every change
An open-source model on GPUs in your own cloud account

// Stack

Qwen or Llama (open-source)
vLLM
OCR with layout models
PostgreSQL with pgvector
Next.js
AWS

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$92,100 to US$141,000, delivered within 22 weeksCAD 131,100 to 200,500
Hosting: ≈ US$6,710 a monthCAD 9,550 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

AI route: Open-source model
Model running cost: ≈ US$6,530 a monthCAD 9,300 a month

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Specification and evaluation plan: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 3.4 weeks
Core features: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Working pilot: 3.9 to 6.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Production: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 26,160 to 40,040
Discovery 1.8%: CAD 2,354.40 to 3,603.60
Specification and evaluation plan 10.5%: CAD 13,734 to 21,021
Design approved 1.8%: CAD 2,354.40 to 3,603.60
Core features 5.6%: CAD 7,324.80 to 11,211.20
Full build 3.7%: CAD 4,839.60 to 7,407.40
Working pilot 31.7%: CAD 41,463.60 to 63,463.40
Testing and fixes 1.8%: CAD 2,354.40 to 3,603.60
Launch 1.8%: CAD 2,354.40 to 3,603.60
Production 11.3%: CAD 14,780.40 to 22,622.60
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 13,080 to 20,020
GPU time for training and testing, at cost: CAD 300. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones

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Example projectWeb appBlockchain

Battery metals passport

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A nickel and cobalt producer sells concentrate through traders to refiners, and battery and vehicle makers now ask for a per-shipment record of origin, processing and emissions that no single company holds.

// What we would build

A shipment passport on a private permissioned ledger where the mine, the concentrator, the trader and the refiner each run a node and add their step: origin, assays, weights, processing and emissions data, with documents attached. The buyer sees one passport per shipment that none of them could edit alone. Where a single company controls every step, a database does the job, and we will say so.

// What is in it

A passport created at the mine for each shipment, with origin and assays
Each party adds its step, weights and documents as custody changes
Emissions data per step, with the method stated
Mass balance checked when lots are blended or split
Exports shaped to each customer's battery passport requests

// Stack

Hyperledger Besu (private, permissioned)
Solidity
Next.js
PostgreSQL
S3-compatible storage
AWS

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$118,000 to US$180,000, delivered within 25 weeksCAD 167,400 to 256,100
Hosting: ≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Architecture: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 4.4 to 7.9 weeks
Core features: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Devnet: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Testnet: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Mainnet: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 33,480 to 51,220
Discovery 2.5%: CAD 4,185.00 to 6,402.50
Architecture 6.7%: CAD 11,215.80 to 17,158.70
Design approved 2.5%: CAD 4,185.00 to 6,402.50
Core features 7.5%: CAD 12,555.00 to 19,207.50
Full build 5%: CAD 8,370 to 12,805
Devnet 20.2%: CAD 33,814.80 to 51,732.20
Testing and fixes 2.5%: CAD 4,185.00 to 6,402.50
Testnet 13.4%: CAD 22,431.60 to 34,317.40
Launch 2.5%: CAD 4,185.00 to 6,402.50
Mainnet 7.2%: CAD 12,052.80 to 18,439.20
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 16,740 to 25,610

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Example projectWeb app

Tailings and water dashboard

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

Piezometers, inclinometers and water quality sensors around a tailings facility log readings engineers see only after someone downloads them, and reports to regulators are assembled by hand.

// What we would build

A web dashboard fed from the site's data loggers through a small on-site server, with readings shown against design thresholds, alerts to the engineer of record's team and reports generated in the format your permits call for.

// What is in it

Readings from piezometers, inclinometers, survey prisms and water quality sondes
An on-site server that collects from the loggers and buffers when the link drops
Thresholds per instrument, with alerts by text and email
Trends and plan views of the facility with each instrument placed
Regulatory and governance reports generated, not assembled by hand

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL with TimescaleDB
Campbell Scientific logger integration
On-site gateway server
Microsoft Azure

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$78,100 to US$119,000, delivered within 18 weeksCAD 111,200 to 170,000
Hosting: ≈ US$751 a monthCAD 1,070 a month
Support: ≈ US$5,010 a monthCAD 7,135 a month
Hardware: ≈ US$2,950 to US$6,460CAD 4,200 to 9,200

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.9 to 4.9 weeks
Core features: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Full build: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Hardware delivery, after it is ordered: 2 to 6 weeks
Data access from the instrument vendor: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 22,240 to 34,000
Discovery 7.7%: CAD 8,562.40 to 13,090.00
Design approved 7.7%: CAD 8,562.40 to 13,090.00
Core features 23.3%: CAD 25,909.60 to 39,610.00
Full build 15.5%: CAD 17,236 to 26,350
Testing and fixes 7.7%: CAD 8,562.40 to 13,090.00
Launch 8.1%: CAD 9,007.20 to 13,770.00
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 11,120 to 17,000
Entry server x 1: CAD 4,200 to 9,200. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones

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Example projectWeb appAPI

Fleet, maintenance and ERP joined

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A mine's haul trucks report hours and faults to the fleet system, but maintenance planners copy them into the maintenance system by hand, and parts are ordered from the ERP by email.

// What we would build

An integration that passes equipment hours and fault codes from the fleet system to maintenance, raises work requests when thresholds are crossed, and sends parts requests to the ERP, with a status screen showing every exchange.

// What is in it

Equipment hours and fault codes passed to maintenance
Work requests raised when thresholds are crossed
Parts requests sent to the ERP
A status screen and log for every exchange

// Stack

Node.js
PostgreSQL
REST
OpenAPI
DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$88,300 to US$135,000, delivered within 24 weeksCAD 125,700 to 192,300
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 3.4 weeks
API contract agreed: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Core features: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Core resources built: 2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Security, gateway and connections: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Docs, SDKs and load tests: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch and first callers: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 25,140 to 38,460
Discovery 2.3%: CAD 2,891.10 to 4,422.90
Design approved 2.3%: CAD 2,891.10 to 4,422.90
API contract agreed 6%: CAD 7,542 to 11,538
Core features 7%: CAD 8,799 to 13,461
Full build 4.7%: CAD 5,907.90 to 9,038.10
Core resources built 18.3%: CAD 23,003.10 to 35,190.90
Security, gateway and connections 12.1%: CAD 15,209.70 to 23,268.30
Testing and fixes 2.3%: CAD 2,891.10 to 4,422.90
Docs, SDKs and load tests 6%: CAD 7,542 to 11,538
Launch 2.3%: CAD 2,891.10 to 4,422.90
Launch and first callers 6.7%: CAD 8,421.90 to 12,884.10
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 12,570 to 19,230

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Example projectWeb app

Shift reporting system, rescued

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A mine's shift reports live in a web tool a contractor built and stopped supporting; it breaks after every browser update, supervisors keep paper copies, and the data is hard to get out.

// What we would build

A rescue that starts with a written review of the code and data, keeps what is sound, fixes what breaks daily use first, then moves the rest to a supported stack with tests, so supervisors keep reporting while the work is done.

// What is in it

A written review of what to keep and what to replace
Daily faults fixed first, so supervisors can rely on it
Moved to a supported stack, with tests
Shift data exportable for your other systems

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
TypeScript
Playwright
DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$83,400 to US$128,000, delivered within 16 weeksCAD 118,800 to 181,600
Hosting: ≈ US$344 a monthCAD 490 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Core features: 2.4 to 3.4 weeks
Full build: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 23,760 to 36,320
Discovery 7.7%: CAD 9,147.60 to 13,983.20
Design approved 7.7%: CAD 9,147.60 to 13,983.20
Core features 23.3%: CAD 27,680.40 to 42,312.80
Full build 15.5%: CAD 18,414 to 28,148
Testing and fixes 7.7%: CAD 9,147.60 to 13,983.20
Launch 8.1%: CAD 9,622.80 to 14,709.60
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 11,880 to 18,160

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// by service

Go deeper on one kind of work.

Pages for the services we have the most to say about in this industry.

~/apps

Mine site apps

Custom pre-start and safety apps for mine crews that work offline in the pit and underground, and monitoring dashboards fed live from your site's instruments and loggers.

~/ai

AI for geologists

An AI assistant that reads decades of scanned drill logs, assays and technical reports and answers with the page each fact came from, on an open-source model in your own cloud.

~/chains

Battery metals ledger

Shipment passports on a private permissioned ledger where mine, concentrator, trader and refiner each add their step, so buyers see one record of origin, processing and emissions.

// questions

What buyers in this industry ask us.

Do you work with explorers as well as producers?

Yes. Juniors often need a data and geology system first; producers need safety, monitoring and custody records. The estimator prices each.

Do the apps work with poor connectivity?

Yes. Crew apps work offline, and monitoring runs through an on-site server that buffers data when the satellite or microwave link drops.

How do payments work?

A deposit to start, then payments at agreed milestones, with 10% held until 30 days after launch. The deposit is a smaller share on larger projects.

Who owns the code and the data?

You do, once the work is paid for. Your geological data and monitoring records were always yours.

// other industries

Nearby industries.

~/energy

Energy and utilities

Field inspection and work order apps for your crews, operations assistants on private models, renewable certificate ledgers and feeder load forecasting.

See the examples

~/supply-chain

Supply chain

Inbound control towers, multi-tier sourcing ledgers with supplier portals, supplier risk agents and sustainability data portals.

See the examples

~/construction

Construction

Site apps for daily logs and safety, specs assistants, progress claim and holdback ledgers, and bots for your crews.

See the examples

All industries

// where we work

Find your market.

We work from Kelowna with clients across Canada, the United States and further afield. Each market page covers working hours, hosting, the privacy law that applies, and prices in your currency.

Every market

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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