Mining & Infrastructure - Advisory, Delivery, Recovery
End-to-end technical studies for remote access & airborne services
FieldReach – Aerial support planning
A Tacmin.ai-enabled service for safe, efficient, and cost-aligned access from discovery to closure
FieldReach is TacminMadini’s turnkey technical study for aerial support requirements—designed to scope, model, and cost all airborne logistics and survey needs throughout a project’s life. From exploration access to closure monitoring, FieldReach outlines where aerial services apply, how they integrate with the mine plan, and what infrastructure, aircraft types, and budgets are required. Developed by Tacmin.ai, FieldReach translates geospatial conditions, terrain constraints, and lifecycle needs into a fully mapped access and survey strategy. Whether commissioned as a standalone scope or part of a broader study, FieldReach ensures aerial engagement is proactive, compliant, and cost-aligned.
FieldReach in Action: Planning Aerial Support Across the Mine Lifecycle
Capability discipline | FieldReach delivers this capability by: |
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Lifecycle-based aerial strategy | Scoping aerial support needs across all phases—exploration, environmental, feasibility, construction, operations, closure, and rehabilitation. FieldReach outlines the role of airborne logistics, survey tools, and inspection services aligned to the physical and regulatory constraints of each stage. |
Digital terrain and route modelling | Using Tacmin.ai to simulate terrain conditions, access corridors, weather windows, and staging zones. FieldReach identifies viable landing zones, mobilisation paths, and survey extents to support planning decisions across remote or sensitive environments. |
Aircraft suitability and deployment planning | Analysing payloads, turnaround times, and operating limits of rotor-wing, fixed-wing, and drone platforms. FieldReach recommends fit-for-purpose aircraft types for transport, sling ops, remote sensing, and recurring inspection needs. |
Survey integration and remote sensing setup | Advising on LiDAR, multispectral, and photogrammetry applications across the mine life. FieldReach provides specifications, resolution requirements, and frequency planning for data capture that supports design, ESG, and closure strategies. |
Budgeting and procurement guidance | Delivering cost models, engagement scopes, and mobilisation estimates. FieldReach enables clients to plan and procure aerial services with full lifecycle visibility—before committing to contracts or execution. |
FieldReach isn’t an operator. It’s how you plan aerial support—from strategy to specification.
Whether you're preparing a mine for exploration or validating final rehabilitation, FieldReach provides a complete technical framework for aerial support—grounded in digital intelligence and mapped to your project’s lifecycle.
Developed by Tacmin.ai—delivered as a lifecycle-ready, turnkey planning service.
Led by Sarel Blaauw, a qualified helicopter pilot with decades of mining project leadership and international aviation experience, FieldReach draws on a rare combination of flight precision and project discipline. From personally flying to remote mine sites to overseeing aerial-enabled infrastructure across Africa, Sarel’s insight informs every FieldReach study—ensuring each aerial plan is grounded in real-world constraints, regulatory awareness, and cost-aligned strategy.
Connected aerial service strategy
Design, model, and cost your mine’s airborne support needs
FieldReach is a structured planning service that defines your aerial logistics, access, and survey strategy across the full mine lifecycle. It brings together terrain modelling, aircraft analysis, and survey specification to guide how and when aerial services should be deployed—based on site-specific risk, cost, and regulatory context. FieldReach enables decision-makers to plan, budget, and execute with certainty across all remote phases of mining.
Key Services:
Project Scope: Greenfield exploration, environmental permitting, feasibility, construction, mining, and final rehabilitation.
Facility Requirements: Site data, mine plan alignment, terrain overlays, and optional integration with Tacmin.ai modules.
Aerial planning readiness
Built for operations planning long-term access and remote project control
FieldReach is designed for asset owners, project developers, and study teams that require structured access strategies across the mine lifecycle. Whether you manage exploration tenements, lead multi-phase studies, or are preparing a mine for operations or closure, FieldReach equips your team with the planning framework, route intelligence, and aerial guidance to inform safe, efficient project access.
Applicable Operations:
Ideal Conditions: Remote or infrastructure-limited projects, off-grid access needs, ESG compliance zones, variable terrain conditions
Support Requirements: Access to mine plans, exploration data, GIS overlays, and input from logistics or environment leads
Built to global standards
Grounded in remote-site project delivery and international best practice
FieldReach is built on TacminMadini’s global experience across remote and emerging market mining projects. It draws from Tacmin.ai’s digital terrain simulation and BlueForge’s delivery discipline to deliver a technically grounded aerial strategy that aligns with both operational and regulatory expectations. Every FieldReach output balances real-world practicality with risk-informed decision support.
Proven Frameworks:
Project Scope: Projects with aerial support dependencies, permitting-sensitive phases, or limited surface access routes
Facility Requirements: Topographic data, weather profiles, mine lifecycle stage input, and alignment with planning or ESG teams
Operational benefits realised
Why FieldReach improves project planning, execution, and stakeholder confidence
FieldReach enables better decisions, earlier. By simulating aerial logistics needs and costing them against terrain, weather, and lifecycle stages, it prevents misalignment between planning intent and real-world conditions. From initial access to final audit flights, FieldReach allows your teams to forecast needs, build budgets, and brief contractors with confidence.
Key Benefits:
Ideal Outcomes: Reduced planning uncertainty, structured access protocols, lifecycle-aligned mobilisation logic, budgeted aerial services
Delivery Support: Optional integration with feasibility studies, ESG reviews, closure models, and Tacmin.ai dashboards
What FieldReach provides
Lifecycle-wide aerial strategy—technically scoped, digitally enabled
FieldReach provides more than access planning—it delivers a structured, phase-aligned aerial strategy that supports mine development, oversight, and closure. Every study is produced using Tacmin.ai terrain modelling, geospatial overlays, and cost logic—backed by TacminMadini’s deep field experience. Whether supporting one phase or the full lifecycle, FieldReach delivers a complete aerial intelligence plan for your project.
TacForge delivers:
Ideal for: Remote mine projects, phased mobilisation plans, environmental and closure teams, or owners requiring cost clarity across project access
Facility Requirements: Project overlays, stakeholder engagement access, and optional integration with Tacmin.ai modules
FieldReach isn’t an operator—it’s how you define your project’s aerial support strategy. Designed by Tacmin.ai and grounded in practical delivery logic, FieldReach provides the intelligence, planning, and budgeting framework your team needs to approach airborne logistics with confidence. Whether supporting early exploration, construction ramp-up, or ESG compliance through closure, FieldReach turns uncertainty into informed action—mapped, modelled, and ready to go.
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Sarel Blaauw
senior partner
+61 498 785 165