Big DogWill our data train someone else's AI?
No. The AI is Claude on Amazon Bedrock. AWS states your content is not used to improve the base models or shared with any model provider. It runs in your own cloud account, not ours.
05 / 09Geotechnical and mining engineering
AI for geotechnical and mining engineering firms.
Your know-how is your product. It stays yours.
The problemThe problem
Writing, not engineering.
A site inspection report or a proposal takes a full day to draft. Your senior engineers spend it writing, not engineering.
- 01Field notesin the book
- 02Photoson a phone
- 03Past reportsin a folder somewhere
- 04Blank pagea full day of drafting
The outcome
Check and sign. Not a blank page.
A first draft in your firm's style, built from the field notes, photos and your past reports. The engineer checks and signs it instead of writing it from a blank page.
Book a call
A 20-minute call. We tell you straight if AI fits.
Read our security page
Your account, your key, your call.
Slope inspection, north embankment
- 1. Observations
Seepage at the toe near station 2+40. Tension crack along the crest, about 6 m long.
Field notes, p. 3Photos 4 and 7 - 2. Compared with last visit
Seepage was noted at the same location on the previous visit. The crack is new.
Previous report, section 2.1 - 3. Recommendations
Written in your firm's usual wording, for the engineer to confirm or change.
Your past reports
Engineer of recordCheck and sign
First draft Every line shows the note, photo or past report it came from.
- 01Field notesread straight in
- 02Photosread straight in
- 03Past reportsyour style, learned
- 04Blank pagea first draft to check and sign
Per report1 dayto draft one inspection report or proposal today. With a first draft from your notes, the engineer reviews instead.
What we build first
Three things, in this order.
- 01Inspection report draftsBuilt from your field notes, photos and past reports.Knowledge
- 02Proposal draftsScope and price drafted from the jobs you have already done.Bids
- 03Ask your past reportsEvery answer shows the report and page it came from.Knowledge
Your know-how stays yours
The AI is Claude on Amazon Bedrock, and your data does not train it. Everything we build lives in an account you own. You keep it all if you stop working with us.
How the security worksHard questions
What they ask us first.
Big DogBig DogDo we end up leasing back our own know-how?
No. Everything we build lives in an account you own and pay for. Stop working with us and you keep all of it.
Our answerOwnerEngineer
Big DogWe are a consultancy, not a contractor.
Same problem, different paper. Inspection reports, proposals and timesheets are where your hours go. That is what we find and fix.
Our answerEngineer
Field tools and reading
Work it out yourself first.
CalculatorUnderground Pillar Design CalculatorTributary-area pillar load, eight published strength formulas, factor of safety and extraction ratio for room and pillar.
CalculatorUnderground Heading Ventilation CalculatorAirflow a heading needs, duct pressure loss, fan duty and what the fan costs to run over a year.
CalculatorSurface Bench Blast Pattern CalculatorBurden, spacing, stemming, subdrill, explosive per hole and scaled depth of burial from hole diameter and bench height. Two published methods.
Back on the surface
Talk to a mining engineer about your reports.
A 20-minute call. We ask how a report gets from your field notes and photos to a signature today, and we tell you straight if AI fits.
Book a call
A 20-minute call. We tell you straight if AI fits.
Watch the presentation
The deck Dan shows owners. Sound on.
How we work
Find the money. Prove it. Run it.
- Use a field tool16 free calculators. Every equation cited.
- Get The PulseMining news worth knowing, every two weeks.
We sign your NDA before we see anything. Rather write? dan@bigdogmining.com