Mining Software Development

Custom software for mining operators who need equipment monitoring, production tracking, safety compliance, and geological data management connected in one operational platform, not siloed across equipment OEM dashboards, paper safety records, and spreadsheet production reports.

  • Equipment health monitoring with sensor data, fault alerts, and predictive maintenance scheduling

  • Safety management covering inspections, incidents, hazard reporting, and regulatory compliance

  • Production reporting with shift reports, ore movement tracking, and grade reconciliation

  • Geological data management from drill hole logging through resource estimation to mine planning

Recognition

Sound familiar?

  • Equipment downtime tracked by maintenance teams in a spreadsheet with no early warning system to catch developing faults before they cause a breakdown shift?

  • Safety compliance records maintained on paper with no way to demonstrate to a regulator that every required inspection has been completed on schedule across all active workings?

In short

RaftLabs builds custom mining software for mine operators and mining technology companies. Projects cover mine planning and scheduling, equipment health monitoring and predictive maintenance, safety compliance and incident management, geological data management, production reporting, and fleet dispatch. Most projects ship in 12 to 18 weeks at a fixed cost with full source code ownership.

01 Diagnosis

Problems we solve in mining

  1. 01
    Problem

    Safety and incident records maintained on paper with no audit trail for regulators

    Solution

    Paper-based safety records fail in regulatory investigations. They can't demonstrate systematic inspection coverage across all active workings, and they go missing. When an incident occurs, the operation needs to show that every required inspection happened on schedule, that hazards were logged, and that corrective actions were closed out. According to the International Council on Mining and Metals' 2024 Benchmarking Safety Data report, member companies recorded 42 fatalities in 2024, a second consecutive year of rising numbers, highlighting persistent gaps in real-time safety data capture. A digital safety management system with inspection scheduling, completion recording, and a full audit trail produces that evidence as a natural output of day-to-day operations. Not a compliance exercise done the week before an audit.

  2. 02
    Problem

    Production data locked in silos by equipment type with no unified shift view

    Solution

    When haul truck data lives in one OEM portal, drill data in another, and mill feed in a spreadsheet, the shift supervisor's production report takes an hour to compile and arrives late. Management can't see variance against plan until the next morning. A production reporting system that captures data at the point of origin and aggregates it into one dashboard gives management a real-time view of tonnes, metres, and equipment productivity without a manual entry step.

  3. 03
    Problem

    Maintenance planning reactive rather than predictive, with breakdowns discovered at the start of a shift

    Solution

    Unplanned breakdowns on haul trucks, conveyors, or processing equipment stop material movement for hours or days. The cost isn't just the repair. It's the lost tonnes, the disrupted mine schedule, and the downstream impact on plant feed. Predictive maintenance monitoring that catches developing faults through sensor data before they become breakdowns converts a reactive maintenance operation into a planned one. Planned repairs run a fraction of the cost of emergency callouts.

  4. 04
    Problem

    Environmental compliance documentation assembled manually before each regulatory submission

    Solution

    Environmental reporting obligations under a mining approval require periodic data submissions covering water quality, air quality, tailings measurements, and rehabilitation progress. When those records are scattered across field notebooks, spreadsheets, and lab result emails, each submission is a manual compilation project. A structured environmental data management system records monitoring results in real time, tracks sampling schedules, and generates the regulatory submission data as a structured export. The submission becomes a ten-minute task, not a week-long exercise.

02 What we ship

Mining software we ship

  1. Equipment monitoring and predictive maintenance

    Real-time equipment health monitoring from sensor data: vibration, temperature, oil pressure, fluid levels, and machine health indicators, with configurable alert thresholds and fault classification. Equipment health dashboard showing the current status of every asset in the fleet with active alerts and maintenance status in one view. Predictive maintenance models using historical failure data and current sensor readings to identify equipment approaching failure before the breakdown occurs. Maintenance work order generation from equipment alerts with priority classification, technician assignment, and parts requirements. MTBF and availability reporting by equipment type and individual asset.

  2. Safety management and compliance

    Safety inspection scheduling and recording covering pre-operational checks, workplace inspections, and statutory inspections, with the inspection type, frequency, and standard configured to your regulatory jurisdiction. Hazard identification and risk assessment recording with risk rating, control measures, and residual risk classification. Incident and near-miss reporting with investigation workflow, root cause analysis, corrective action assignment, and closure verification. Dangerous goods and hazardous substance register with exposure monitoring and safety data sheet management. Safety compliance dashboard showing inspection completion rates, overdue items, and open corrective actions across all mine workings.

  3. Production reporting and tracking

    Shift production report capturing ore tonnes, waste tonnes, metres drilled, metres developed, and any other production metrics relevant to your mining method. Ore movement tracking through the mine-to-mill pathway: mining, stockpile, crusher, mill feed, with grade recorded at each transfer point. Grade reconciliation comparing the geologically modelled grade to the mined and processed grade by mining block. Production KPI dashboard showing tonnes per shift, metres per shift, and equipment productivity against plan. Variance analysis reporting identifying production losses by cause so management can see where the plan is losing and why.

  4. Geological data management

    Drill hole database storing collar surveys, down-hole surveys, lithology logs, and assay results with the data validation rules that prevent entry errors from corrupting the geological model. Sample workflow management covering sampling method, sample dispatch to laboratory, results receipt, and QAQC analysis. Geological interpretation data management for domain modelling and mineralisation boundary definition. Resource estimation workflow integrating with industry-standard estimation software. Drill planning tools showing proposed hole locations against the existing drill hole database and the current resource model.

  5. Fleet dispatch and haulage optimisation

    Fleet dispatch system assigning haul trucks, loaders, and ancillary equipment to loading and dumping locations based on the mine plan and current equipment availability. Real-time location tracking using GPS or mine communications infrastructure showing the current position of every mobile asset. Cycle time tracking measuring actual truck cycle time against planned cycle time and flagging deviations. Queue management at loading and dumping points identifying bottlenecks in the material flow. Shift-end fleet performance reporting showing tonnes hauled per truck, cycle times by route, and equipment availability against plan.

  6. Environmental and regulatory reporting

    Environmental monitoring data management covering water quality sampling, air quality monitoring, tailings storage facility measurements, and vegetation monitoring, with the sampling schedule, results recording, and exceedance alerting. Regulatory submission data compilation for the periodic reporting required by your mining approval: production statistics, water use, dust measurements, and rehabilitation progress. Rehabilitation area tracking showing areas disturbed, areas rehabilitated, and the rehabilitation standard achieved against the approval requirements. Stakeholder reporting for community and investor reporting on environmental performance.

03 How we work

How we build mining software

  1. 01

    Discovery

    We visit or remotely assess the operation, equipment fleet, connectivity environment, regulatory jurisdiction, and the specific data gaps creating operational blind spots. We document the system scope and fixed cost before development starts.

  2. 02

    Architecture

    We design for the connectivity realities of your site, underground, open cut, or remote surface operations. Data capture, sync, and offline modes are specified at the architecture stage so the system works in your environment, not just on a stable internet connection.

  3. 03

    Build

    We build in order of operational priority: equipment monitoring or safety management first where those are the critical gaps, production reporting and geological data management where those are. Your operations team tests each module against real data before the next is built.

  4. 04

    Launch and support

    We support deployment on-site, train operators and supervisors on mobile data capture, and document the system for your IT team. The post-launch support period covers issues that surface under real operational conditions, including connectivity and hardware edge cases.

Companies we've built for

Vodafone
Nike
Microsoft
Cisco
T-Mobile
Aldi
Heineken
GE

04 Track record

What we've shipped in mining

Products shipped
100+
Industries served
24+
Cost delivery
Fixed
Week delivery cycles
12-18

06 Client voices

What our clients say

Three-year average engagement. Founders and operators describing the work in their own words. No marketing varnish.

Charles E.
Charles E.
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Entrepreneur at Aggie Technologies

All of the sprints were completed on schedule and on budget. We highly recommend RaftLabs!

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07 Why us

Why choose us?

  1. 01

    Only what you need

    Every feature ties to a specific business goal. You get what you need to launch. Not a bloated spec that takes twice as long and ships half-baked.

  2. 02

    We show up

    Production fire at 11pm? We're there. We take ownership, fix fast, and keep your business running when it matters. No hiding behind tickets.

  3. 03

    Expert, not yes-men

    If the idea won't work, we say so before a line of code is written. Honest advice saves you more than a team that nods along.

08 Questions

Frequently asked questions

Connectivity is the defining constraint for underground mining software. We design for three operating modes: connected (full synchronisation with the surface system), intermittently connected (queue-and-sync when connectivity is available), and offline (local data capture with reconciliation on reconnect). The specific connectivity architecture depends on your underground communication infrastructure: leaky feeder, WiFi, mesh radio, or fibre to sub-levels, which we assess during discovery. Data capture on mobile devices continues offline and syncs automatically when connectivity is restored without requiring manual intervention.

Major equipment OEMs provide telemetry data through proprietary APIs or standard industrial protocols (MQTT, OPC-UA). We assess the data available from each OEM in your fleet during discovery: the parameters, the update frequency, and the API access requirements. Where OEM APIs aren't available, we integrate via on-board data loggers or edge devices that capture and transmit the relevant parameters. The integration approach is documented before development starts so you know exactly what data will be available for monitoring and analytics.

The safety compliance module is configured to the regulatory requirements of your jurisdiction: Australian state mining regulations, South African MHSA, Canadian provincial regulations, or other applicable frameworks. The inspection types, statutory frequencies, competency requirements, and reporting obligations are configured during implementation rather than built to a single jurisdiction. If you operate across multiple jurisdictions, the system can maintain separate compliance requirements per site.

A platform covering equipment monitoring, safety management, and production reporting typically runs $55,000 to $110,000. A more complete system with fleet dispatch, geological data management, and environmental reporting typically runs $110,000 to $220,000. Fixed cost agreed before development starts.

Related services

  • Business Process Automation, Automate equipment inspection workflows, safety compliance reporting, shift handover, and production data capture
  • AI Agent Development, Autonomous agents for predictive equipment maintenance, geological anomaly detection, and environmental monitoring
  • Custom Software Development, Custom mining operations platforms, fleet management systems, and safety compliance tools built for your mining method and jurisdiction

Talk to us about your mining software project.

Tell us your mining method, your equipment fleet, your regulatory jurisdiction, and where your current systems create operational blind spots. We'll scope the right platform and give you a fixed cost.

  • Scope and cost agreed before work starts. No surprises. No obligation.
  • Working prototype within 3 weeks of kickoff.
  • Pay by milestone. You see progress before each invoice.
  • 60-day post-launch warranty. Bug fixes, UI tweaks, and deployment support. No retainer.
  • All conversations are NDA-protected.