Mining & Infrastructure - Advisory, Delivery, Recovery
Tacmin.ai: Aerial Delivery Planning Support
End-to-end technical studies for remote access & airborne services
Aerial delivery planning support
FieldReach – Aerial planning for every phase of the mine
From first access to final closure—mapped, modelled, delivered.
FieldReach is a Tacmin.ai-enabled planning service that delivers a technically scoped, procurement-ready aerial strategy across the full mine lifecycle. From exploration access and feasibility mapping to construction oversight and closure audits, FieldReach combines geospatial modelling, terrain data, and cost logic to define where aerial services apply, what infrastructure and aircraft are required, and how budgets align with project constraints. Developed by TacminMadini and backed by real-world field experience, FieldReach provides a complete aerial intelligence plan—structured for implementation, whether through TacminMadini or by the client’s own team.
FieldReach in action: Mine lifecycle aerial solutions
Application area | Summary description |
|---|---|
Exploration logistics | Aerial support for early-stage access including crew drops, camp mobilisation, and geophysical surveys. High-resolution drone data enables vegetation mapping, terrain classification, and claim verification. |
| Environmental Studies: Environmental monitoring | Remote sensing for baseline studies and compliance, including LiDAR, photogrammetry, and thermal imaging. Tracks water systems, erosion, air quality, and biodiversity corridors. |
| Feasibility Studies: Infrastructure & engineering design | High-resolution terrain and elevation data inform mine layout, road alignments, and plant siting. Supports corridor viability, clash detection, visual impact simulation, and social mapping. |
| Construction: Site execution monitoring | Drone-enabled oversight of construction progress, security perimeters, and haul road use. Supports validation of staging zones, monitoring of blast clearance, and emergency access planning. |
| Operations: Asset tracking, logistics & compliance | UAV surveys monitor haul road wear, pit wall stability, and tailings integrity. Also enables FIFO crew transport, cargo delivery, and real-time visibility of assets across remote operations. |
| Closure: Rehabilitation & legacy monitoring | Aerial imaging supports verification of reshaped landforms, reforestation, and closure compliance. Tracks carbon offset zones, geomorphic evolution, and cultural site protection. |
FieldReach isn’t an operator. It’s how you move from access strategy to scoped delivery — ready for: procurement, contracting, and execution.
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, terrain modelling, and geospatial overlays. Each study translates your project’s logistical challenges into a practical, cost-aligned aerial plan—mapped to lifecycle phases and ready for immediate activation. From scoping remote access to integrating survey and logistics requirements, FieldReach ensures every airborne need is defined, budgeted, and delivery-ready.
FieldReach: Technical aerial planning for remote project access
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, cost, and prepare for aerial execution—supporting remote mining access from study phase through to mobilisation and oversight.
Key Services:
- Route and LZ simulation by phase and terrain type
- Aircraft-type suitability and role-matching
- Remote sensing toolset definition by lifecycle stage
- Mobilisation modelling and weather access windows
- Lifecycle aerial cost plan and budget matrix
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:
- Owner-miners preparing feasibility or early works studies
- Contractors supporting multi-site mobilisation and logistics
- ESG teams requiring aerial baseline or closure audit support
- Engineering teams integrating survey data into project models
- Operations preparing for remote restart, ramp-up, or handback
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
Globally compliant delivery
Grounded in remote-site project delivery and international best practice
FieldReach is shaped by TacminMadini’s decades of experience in remote and emerging market mining projects. Where required, FieldReach complies with the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) under CASA. Each output is designed for practical execution—balancing technical insight with aviation safety, environmental compliance, and risk-informed planning.
Proven Frameworks:
- Based on three decades of remote project execution experience
- Applies digital control standards developed for mine planning
- Aligned with global ESG, aviation safety, and closure protocols (including ICAO SARPs and CASA regulatory frameworks where applicable)
- Customised for infrastructure-limited or phased mobilisation models
- Provides actionable outputs ready for integration or procurement
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 aligning them with procurement windows, terrain risks, and weather constraints, 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:
- Define airborne support needs before mobilisation
- Reduce aerial procurement risk and budget overrun
- Improve compliance across environmental and closure phases
- Align mobilisation timing with weather and permit conditions
- Integrate access plans into feasibility, ESG, or EPC strategies
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, procurement-ready
FieldReach offers more than access planning—it delivers a structured, phase-aligned aerial strategy to support mine development, oversight, and closure. Each study combines Tacmin.ai terrain modelling, geospatial overlays, and cost logic, backed by TacminMadini’s field experience. Whether for a single phase or the full lifecycle, FieldReach provides a complete aerial intelligence plan, ready for implementation. Clients can proceed with execution through TacminMadini or apply the study independently, with the clarity and structure needed to move confidently from plan to delivery.
FieldReach delivers
- Aerial strategy report with phase-by-phase service needs
- Landing zone and access route feasibility modelling
- Aircraft suitability matrix and role classification
- Remote sensing scope and sensor recommendations
- Lifecycle aerial cost plan and procurement briefs
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
Why FieldReach matters
FieldReach isn’t an operator—it’s how you define and deliver your aerial access strategy, from terrain analysis to procurement-ready execution planning. 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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