Big DogWe already have software for that.
We do not replace it. We connect to it so nobody types the same number twice. If a tool you own already covers the job, the audit says so.
Our answerOwnerSuperintendent
07 / 09Quarries and aggregates
AI for quarries and aggregates.
Every ton made, sold and billed, in one place.
The problemThe problem
Three records. Matched by hand.
Load tickets, plant hours and downtime live in different places. Someone matches them to production and invoices by hand, and the numbers rarely agree the first time.
- Made4,180 t
- Sold4,020 t
- Billed3,860 t
Gap 160 t
The usual pattern: a few load tickets sold but never put on an invoice. The gap gets flagged for a person to check.
The outcome
Made, sold and billed. Matched each morning.
Tons made, sold and billed matched each morning, with the gap and its likely cause flagged for a person to check.
Book a call
A 20-minute call. We tell you straight if AI fits.
Use a field tool
16 free calculators. Every equation cited.
Plant Crusher 2 running hot. Everything else nominal.
Your number$/tCost per ton from the loader and the material you move. Then cost against budget for the whole job.
Fix your reporting
See how the daily becomes the invoice.
What we build first
Three things, in this order.
30+ years combined experience
Dan spent ten years underground. Ben spent twenty in heavy civil, underground and mining. We know what your daily report looks like because we wrote them.
Who we areHard questions
What they ask us first.
Big DogBig DogDo we have to hand over everything to start?
No. We sign your NDA before we see anything. For the audit you can send samples with your rates blacked out.
Our answerOwnerFinance
Big DogWe are small.
Small is fine. If we do not see a fit, we tell you on the first call.
Our answerOwner
Field tools and reading
Work it out yourself first.
CalculatorShovel and Loader Productivity CalculatorBank tons per hour and cost per ton for a shovel or loader, from the material and the bucket on the machine.
CalculatorTruck Cycle Time and Fleet Match CalculatorHaul cycle time and how many trucks it takes to keep the loader busy. Surplus trucks are flagged on the circuit.
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 the people who wrote the daily reports.
A 20-minute call. We ask how your daily report moves today, and we tell you straight if AI fits. If it does not, we say so on the call.
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