Mining Inspection Software for International Operators
Field inspection tooling for JORC, NI 43-101, GISTM tailings, ESG assurance, and mining safety compliance, built for operators across Australia, Latin America, and Africa.
Mining is a global business and mining inspection is a global compliance discipline. A junior explorer in northern Brazil reports to JORC if listed on the ASX, NI 43-101 if listed in Canada, and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance if their concentrate enters EU or US supply chains. A major operating a tailings facility on three continents must meet GISTM conformance, ICMM Performance Expectations, and the local mining safety regime in every jurisdiction. Behind every one of these obligations is field inspection, and the auditable evidence trail those inspections produce. InspectAndGo gives field teams the tools to capture inspection data once and use it across every reporting framework.
Real-world challenges
What inspectors and asset owners in this sector deal with every day.
Chain of custody from drill bit to assay
JORC and NI 43-101 both require documented chain of custody for samples. Paper tags and field notebooks introduce transcription errors and audit risk. Digital field capture closes the gap.
Tailings governance after Brumadinho
The 2019 Brumadinho dam collapse killed 270 people and triggered the GISTM standard. ICMM members must now provide documented evidence of TSF inspection regimes, ITRB oversight, and Engineer of Record sign-off.
Multi-jurisdiction compliance
An operation in Australia, Brazil, or DRC has to satisfy local mining safety regulators (WHS Act, NR-22, RDC) plus international frameworks (ICMM, OECD, GRI 14). One inspection should serve every framework, not five duplicate visits.
ESG assurance is no longer optional
IFRS S1 and S2 from the ISSB, GRI 14 Mining Sector Standard, and TCFD recommendations all demand auditable inspection evidence. Investors and ratings agencies have moved from limited to reasonable assurance, and that means substantive testing of inspection records.
International standards we support
InspectAndGo is built around the global mining compliance frameworks that operators and qualified persons rely on.
JORC Code 2012
Australasian code for public reporting of mineral resources and ore reserves. Competent Person obligations and Table 1 sampling disclosures.
NI 43-101
Canadian Securities Administrators instrument for mineral disclosure. QP personal inspection requirement and technical report obligations.
GISTM
Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, 15 principles, 77 requirements, ITRB and Engineer of Record obligations.
ICMM Mining Principles
10 principles and 39 Performance Expectations covering safety, environment, community, and governance. Mandatory for ICMM members.
OECD Due Diligence
Five-step framework for responsible mineral supply chains. Underlies US Dodd-Frank 1502 and EU Conflict Minerals Regulation.
NR-22 (Brazil)
Norma Regulamentadora 22. Brazilian federal mining safety standard, surface and underground. PGR and CIPAMIN obligations.
WHS (Mines) Regs
Australian state mining regulations layered over the Model WHS Act. Different in NSW, QLD, WA, and VIC.
CASA Part 101
Australian regulation for commercial drone operations, relevant for pit wall, stockpile, and TSF aerial inspection.
How InspectAndGo helps
- GPS-verified field capture for every observation, sample, and photo, embedded coordinates and timestamps from the moment of capture
- Chain-of-custody workflow for sample collection, with barcoded sample IDs, geo-tagged custody handovers, and laboratory acknowledgement records
- Tailings facility inspection templates aligned to GISTM principles, with EoR sign-off fields and ITRB review checkpoints
- Environmental inspection workflows for water, dust, noise, flora, and fauna, supports state EPA reporting and EPBC Act obligations
- Multi-language support for international teams. Portuguese, Spanish, French templates configurable
- Audit-ready inspection records that support reasonable assurance under IFRS S1, IFRS S2, and GRI 14
- Drone integration for pit wall, stockpile, and TSF surface monitoring, photogrammetry and LiDAR data ingest
- Offline-first operation for remote sites with no connectivity, syncs when satellite or 4G returns
Recent articles
All articles →GISTM Tailings Dam Inspection Requirements in Australia
What the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management means for Australian mine operators and how to structure compliant inspection documentation.
Mine Site Environmental Inspections: Water, Dust, and Rehabilitation Obligations
Australian mine environmental compliance is layered, federal EPBC, state environmental authorities, and progressive rehabilitation regimes, and inspection records are central.
Drone Inspections in Mining: Use Cases from Pit Walls to Tailings Dams
UAVs are quietly replacing human inspection of high-risk mining assets, and the regulatory and technical landscape is now mature.
Conflict Minerals and OECD Due Diligence: Inspection Implications for Mineral Supply Chains
The OECD Due Diligence Guidance has become the global reference for responsible mineral sourcing, and its on-the-ground assessment requirements have real teeth.
Frequently asked questions
Is InspectAndGo a JORC or NI 43-101 reporting tool?
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InspectAndGo is the field capture and evidence layer that sits behind JORC and NI 43-101 reporting. We do not write the technical report itself, that remains the work of the Competent Person or Qualified Person. We give them defensible, GPS-verified, audit-ready inspection records that support their disclosures.
How does the chain of custody workflow work?
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Every sample collected in the field gets a unique ID, GPS coordinates, timestamp, photographer, and metadata. Custody handovers, driller to geologist, geologist to logistics, logistics to lab, are recorded as discrete events with photos and signatures. The lab confirms receipt and the chain is closed. The complete history is exportable as a single audit trail.
Do you support GISTM tailings inspections?
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Yes. We provide TSF inspection templates aligned to GISTM principles, with fields for the Engineer of Record sign-off, ITRB review status, and consequence classification. The platform produces inspection records that support GISTM disclosure obligations.
Can field teams use it offline?
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Yes. The platform is offline-first by design. Inspections can be conducted entirely offline, with photos, GPS, and notes captured locally. When connectivity returns, even briefly, the data syncs automatically. This is essential for remote mine sites.
Does it work in jurisdictions outside Australia?
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Yes. The data residency for the platform is Sydney, Australia, but the field tooling works globally. We have customers in Brazil, Chile, and several African jurisdictions. Multi-language support and templates aligned to local standards (NR-22, RDC, etc.) are available on Business and Enterprise plans.
How does it support ESG assurance?
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Auditors moving from limited to reasonable assurance need substantive testing of inspection evidence. InspectAndGo produces a complete audit trail for every observation: who, when, where, what, and why. Records are immutable once finalised, exportable in machine-readable formats, and traceable to source. This is exactly what IFRS S1, IFRS S2, and GRI 14 reasonable assurance requires.
Bring audit-ready field inspection to your mining operation
Free 14-day trial. JORC, NI 43-101, GISTM, ICMM, built into one field tool that works offline anywhere in the world.