Mining Geoscience
Exploration, 3D modelling, drillhole data, grade control, closure and tailings monitoring.
- Resource characterisation
- Geophysics and geological models
- Grade-control workflows
Mining | Energy | Agriculture | Industry
SAPACO
From subsurface intelligence to AI-driven operations.One South African partner connecting geological insight, field-ready software, secure cloud infrastructure and practical industrial AI for operators working in real site conditions.
4Technology pillars
SALocal delivery context
ZARRand-aware cloud planning
POPIAPrivacy-aware forms
Built for operational leaders who need technology that works on site.
Mining Houses Junior Explorers Energy Operators Engineering Firms
Four Complementary Pillars
One operating stack, four specialist entry points.
Each pillar can be engaged independently or combined into an end-to-end programme across geology, field capture, cloud governance and cognitive operations.
Custom Software
Native, cross-platform and web applications that keep working when connectivity drops.
- Mobile and PWA delivery
- Offline-first field capture
- System integrations
Cloud Services
Migration, managed cloud, backups, disaster recovery, identity and POPIA-aware governance.
- Hybrid and multi-cloud strategy
- Managed infrastructure
- Fixed Rand pricing options
Industrial AI
Spatial analytics, predictive grade and stockpile signals, asset orchestration and human-led decisions.
- Ground-truth first pilots
- Operator-in-the-loop rules
- Real-time exception surfacing
Services
Delivery built around the reality of site work.
SAPACO designs the system around who captures data, where the decision is made, what happens with no signal and what must be supportable after launch.
Discovery and architecture
Scope alignment, workflow mapping, data readiness, POPIA checks and success criteria before build starts.
Field applications and platforms
Mobile apps, PWAs, dashboards, integrations and modernisation work shaped for industrial adoption.
Cloud migration and managed services
Workload grouping, rollback points, backup tests, disaster recovery runbooks and managed support.
Handover and hypercare
Documentation, training, launch support and a 30-60 day hypercare window after first live use.
Industrial AI
Ground-truth first intelligence for heavy industry.
The strongest AI pilots start with a real decision point: one stockpile pad, one circuit, one data workflow or one risk signal.
SAPACO keeps operators in the loop by making rules, assumptions, exception thresholds and override points visible.
SignalSpatial changeSurvey, drone and production data
SignalGrade varianceDilution, reclaim and feed risk
SignalAsset exceptionTelemetry, status and operating rules
Case Studies
Proof examples across software, geoscience, cloud and AI.
Anonymised until SAPACO has written permission to name specific clients.
From paper tickets to live grade decisions on the pit floor
A Limpopo open-pit operation needed grade-control results in the shift, not the next day. SAPACO delivered an offline-first field app linked to existing drillhole and assay data.
One view of drillholes, models and grade
Standardised drillhole imports, validation rules, access control and handover documentation reduced file-chasing and version conflict.
Fixed-Rand cloud and tested recovery
A processing plant moved critical applications off ageing on-site servers with migration stages, monitoring, backups and a DR runbook.
Stockpile and grade signals with the operator in the loop
Survey, grade and movement data were combined into a spatial view for fewer surprises at the crusher and better shift decisions.
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Resources
Short, practical notes for South African operations.
Written for connectivity gaps, POPIA, Rand-cost conversations and mixed legacy systems. Downloads are marked as coming soon until the designed PDFs are approved.
Is your operation ready for a field app?
Ten questions before buying another tool.
Offline-first software for remote sites
What works when the signal drops.
Cloud migration without surprises
A practical list for IT and finance.
POPIA for industrial websites
Forms, consent and enquiry retention.
Four pillars on one page
A briefing note for first conversations.
Grade, stockpile and the operator
How to run an AI pilot people will use.
Team
The people behind SAPACO's delivery capability.
Director
Arnold Letlatsa
Founding Director of SAPACO (Pty) Ltd, leading strategic direction across mining geoscience, custom software, cloud services and industrial AI.
Senior Software Developer
Thuli Nhlapho
Full-stack development, integrations and legacy platform modernisation.
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Lead Developer and Technical Lead
Sibusiso Mahlangu
Offline-first solutions, grade-control applications and enterprise integrations.
Software Developer - Mobile and Cloud
Ange Bamthe
Cross-platform apps, PWAs and cloud-connected solutions for low-connectivity environments.