Mining Intelligence Systems
These Integrated Intelligence Systems are operational control systems designed for mining enterprises operating in Zimbabwe across exploration, extraction, processing, logistics, and export.
Each system embeds decision logic directly into pit operations, plant execution, inventory handling, safety, finance, and regulatory workflows. Together, these systems operate as a single intelligence fabric where mining decisions are enforced at extraction, movement, and processing stage, not reviewed after losses, incidents, or regulatory breaches occur.
Why These Systems Exist
Mining operations in Zimbabwe operate under high capital intensity, safety risk, regulatory scrutiny, power and fuel constraints, and export controls. Operational failure occurs during ore extraction, grade control, equipment utilisation, stock reconciliation, and compliance execution.
Disconnected operational controls allow losses, downtime, unsafe practices, and compliance breaches to persist before corrective action is taken.
The Structural Problem in Mining
- Extraction, processing, and stock control operate on conflicting data
- Ore losses and dilution are detected after processing
- Equipment downtime is addressed after production impact
- Safety and compliance enforcement lags field execution
Nosant systems resolve this by embedding intelligence at the operational execution layer, providing real-time control and safety assurance across mining operations.
Modular Intelligence Design
Each system controls a specific mining operational domain. All systems are unified through a single intelligence layer that enforces cross-system rules and decisions.
1. Mine Planning and Production Control System
Controls daily and shift-based mining production execution.
A production plan enforcement system embedded in pit, underground, and shift operations.
- Converts mine plans into approved daily production targets
- Enforces extraction limits per pit or stope
- Allocates equipment and crews to production areas
- Tracks actual production against targets
- Blocks unauthorised deviations
- Production target approval
- Shift allocation
- Area prioritisation
- Predictable production output
- Reduced unplanned deviations
- Improved execution discipline
Mining Operations
2. Ore Grade and Dilution Control System
Controls ore quality and dilution management.
A grade validation and enforcement system embedded in extraction and haulage workflows.
- Records ore source and grade classification
- Enforces selective mining boundaries
- Flags dilution events immediately
- Controls ore routing to processing or waste
- Records grade outcomes
- Ore acceptance
- Waste segregation
- Process routing
- Improved recovery rates
- Reduced dilution losses
- Consistent feed quality
Geology / Mining Operations
3. Drilling, Blasting, and Extraction Control System
Controls drilling, blasting, and extraction execution.
A blast design and execution enforcement system embedded in field operations.
- Validates drill patterns and blast designs
- Enforces blast timing and safety exclusions
- Tracks blast outcomes
- Flags misfires and overbreak
- Records extraction readiness
- Blast approval
- Area clearance
- Rework escalation
- Safer blasting operations
- Improved fragmentation
- Reduced rework
Mining Engineering / Operations
4. Equipment Utilisation and Maintenance Control System
Controls availability and utilisation of mining equipment.
An equipment uptime and maintenance enforcement system embedded in fleet operations.
- Tracks equipment availability and utilisation
- Enforces preventive maintenance schedules
- Locks equipment overdue for service
- Flags recurring failures
- Records maintenance outcomes
- Equipment deployment
- Maintenance prioritisation
- Asset shutdown approval
- Reduced downtime
- Extended asset life
- Stable production capacity
Engineering / Maintenance
5. Processing Plant Execution Control System
Controls mineral processing plant operations.
A plant execution and throughput enforcement system embedded in processing workflows.
- Validates feed material sources and grades
- Enforces plant operating parameters
- Tracks recovery and throughput
- Flags process deviations
- Records production outcomes
- Feed acceptance
- Process adjustment
- Plant intervention
- Improved recovery
- Reduced processing losses
- Stable plant performance
Processing / Metallurgy
6. Stockpile and Mineral Inventory Control System
Controls mineral stockpiles and inventory integrity.
A material custody and reconciliation system embedded in stockyard and logistics workflows.
- Records stockpile balances by grade
- Enforces stock movements and transfers
- Flags unexplained variances
- Tracks stock ageing
- Maintains inventory integrity
- Stock release approval
- Reconciliation escalation
- Loss investigation
- Reduced mineral losses
- Accurate inventory records
- Improved reconciliation
Logistics / Operations
7. Mining Cost and Revenue Control System
Controls cost accumulation and revenue attribution.
A financial enforcement system embedded in production and finance transactions.
- Accumulates costs per pit, stope, or batch
- Enforces budget thresholds
- Flags cost overruns during execution
- Links production volumes to revenue
- Records variance causes
- Cost intervention
- Budget adjustment
- Margin correction
- Improved cost discipline
- Accurate profitability tracking
- Reduced leakage
Finance / Operations
8. Health, Safety, and Environmental Control System
Controls safety and environmental compliance.
A safety and environmental enforcement system embedded in field and plant operations.
- Enforces safety permits and procedures
- Tracks incidents and near misses
- Flags unsafe operations immediately
- Enforces environmental limits
- Maintains compliance evidence
- Area shutdown
- Corrective action initiation
- Regulatory escalation
- Reduced incidents
- Safer operations
- Regulatory compliance
HSE / Operations
9. Export, Transport, and Sales Control System
Controls mineral dispatch, transport, and export execution.
A dispatch and sales enforcement system embedded in logistics and sales workflows.
- Validates export eligibility and permits
- Enforces dispatch approvals
- Tracks transport movements
- Reconciles shipped versus sold volumes
- Records sales outcomes
- Dispatch authorisation
- Export clearance
- Sales confirmation
- Reduced export discrepancies
- Improved revenue assurance
- Controlled logistics execution
Logistics / Sales
10. Mining Regulatory Compliance Control System
Controls compliance with mining laws and statutory requirements.
A regulatory enforcement system embedded across mining operations.
- Enforces licence and permit requirements
- Tracks statutory submissions
- Flags non-compliance events
- Locks unauthorised operations
- Maintains compliance records
- Operational continuation
- Corrective action initiation
- Regulatory escalation
- Reduced regulatory exposure
- Audit readiness
- Lawful mining operations
Compliance / Legal / Management
11. Nosant Integrated Intelligence System (IIS)
Unifies, governs, and enforces coherence across all mining intelligence systems.
A single integrated intelligence layer that connects the ten mining systems into one operational decision fabric.
- Integrates production, geology, processing, inventory, finance, logistics, and compliance data
- Enforces cross-system rules and dependencies
- Prevents conflicting decisions between field operations, plant, and finance
- Maintains a single operational truth
- Governs end-to-end mining execution
- Enterprise production prioritisation
- Cross-department resource allocation
- Executive operational intervention
- Elimination of siloed mining decisions
- Consistent enterprise-wide control
- Full operational enforcement across the mining value chain
Executive Management / Mining Operations Leadership