Claims & sites
Register and manage claims from an operator-style home view.
Zimbabwe · Mining Intelligence
Claims · Assays · Compliance
Know the claim. Trust the record.
Practical tools to register sites, log assays, surface compliance attention and sketch illustrative economics — offline-first, operator-controlled, honest about limits.
Zero bloat · optimised for mobile data across SADC
The proposition
A clear record is not bureaucracy. It is operational power.
My claim is worth a reliable trail.
Assays, incidents, checklists and cost assumptions should not live only in memory.
CHIKARA keeps the record under operator control — so conversations with partners,
inspectors and financiers start from shared facts.
CLAIM RECORD
CLAIM-0042
| Claim identity | Recorded Recorded |
| Sample trail | 18 samples Recorded |
| Latest assay | Pending lab link Pending |
| Compliance | 1 open item Pending |
| Equipment | 1 maintenance event Recorded |
| Decisions logged | 4 entries Recorded |
| Regulatory status | Not established by CHIKARA |
Not dashboards — a record you can hand to an inspector, a partner, or a bank. Status badges distinguish recorded facts from pending and illustrative items.
Chain of custody
Every handoff leaves a mark.
The thesis is trust the record. Here is what that record can look like — sample to decision, with types the product is built to capture.
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Sample
Material taken from a known point on a known claim.
claim_id · sample_id02
Log
Time, location, handler and chain notes attached.
timestamp · handler03
Assay
Laboratory or field result tied back to the sample.
grade_g_t · lab_ref04
Report
Structured output the operator can export or share.
export · witness code05
Decision
What was decided, on which evidence, by whom.
decision_logEvery handoff leaves a mark. That is the record.
The ground is the source of truth
Software does not grant a licence — or replace the laboratory.
Precision mining tools organise claims, samples and attention. Licences and assays remain with the authorities and labs that issue them.
Capabilities
Practical tools for the sites you actually run.
Assay logging
Attach samples and grade results to related claims — logged results, not reconstructed memory.
Compliance attention
Checklists surface before a visit. Does not replace inspectors.
Incidents & maintenance
Log incidents and equipment signals before they become surprises.
Illustrative simulator
CAPEX / OPEX / revenue sketches with explicit feasibility disclaimers.
Suppliers & contacts
Directories that keep the site moving.
What gets recorded
A mine generates more than tonnes.
The product is built to hold the trail — not only production figures.
Claims
Identity · location · holder · status inside CHIKARA (not a substitute for official registration).
Samples
Sample ID · location · collector · timestamp · chain notes.
Assays
Grade · laboratory · reference · result linked back to the sample.
Operations
Equipment · maintenance · incidents that affect the site.
Compliance
Checklist · action · responsible person · due date — attention, not replacement of inspectors.
Economics
CAPEX · OPEX · assumptions · scenarios — explicitly illustrative until verified.
Where intelligence enters the record
CHIKARA assists the decision. It does not become the authority.
The intelligence layer is built to surface gaps and connections — not to silently replace the operator, the lab, or the competent person.
Missing information
Flag incomplete sample or claim fields before a decision depends on them.
Unusual entries
Surface outliers against the site’s own recorded history for human review.
Related records
Connect samples, assays, incidents and decisions that belong to the same claim.
Unresolved attention
Highlight open compliance items and pending verification states.
Assumptions vs evidence
Keep model inputs labelled so illustrative numbers are never mistaken for measured facts.
Site history
Summarise what has been recorded — for export, handover, or a conversation with a partner.
Authority retained
CHIKARA can help identify, connect, flag and explain. It does not issue licences, certify assays, or take ownership of operational decisions.
Sensors & surveys
Modern field tech extends observation — it does not end responsibility.
GNSS, drone surveys, portable analysers and digital logs generate data. CHIKARA organises that stream so the operator can still answer: what is logged, what is open, and what remains uncertain.
The record is the asset.
— CHIKARA Precision Mining
Who it serves
One product. Three operating realities.
Artisanal & small-scale
Claim registration, a basic assay trail, and compliance readiness you can show on a phone — without pretending software replaces the lab or the ministry.
Junior / mid-tier
Multi-site portfolio view, incident logging, and cost sketching so conversations with partners start from shared assumptions — not scattered notebooks.
Exploration & consulting
Sample chain of custody, assay history, and report exports — with the operator still owning the decision log.
Sensitivity playground
Three levers. Instant feel. Not a feasibility study.
Explore how tonnage, grade and recovery move a simple contained-metal sketch. Tornado bars show which lever moves the output most. Reveal the formula to keep assumptions visible.
CHIKARA Mining
Exploratory
Illustrative contained sketch
Decision modeAssumptions first
Evidence postureVisible
Human authorityRetained
Output typeIllustrative
Evidence
Grade & tonnage as entered — treat as operator inputs until linked to a sample/assay.
Assumptions
Recovery % and $50/g price factor are explicit model inputs, not measured facts.
Output
Contained metal (g) and illustrative gross value. Mathematical illustration only.
Contained metal (g)1,750
Illustrative value @ $50/g$87,500
Contained metal (g) = tonnage × grade (g/t) × (recovery / 100)
Illustrative gross value = contained metal (g) × $50 / g
// $50/g is a fixed sketch factor — not a market price forecast
Mathematical illustration — not project revenue.
Not a mineral resource estimate, reserve statement, or economic evaluation.
Important
Mathematical illustration — not project revenue. Not a resource estimate or investment advice. Always complete a detailed feasibility study before investment decisions.
Field-shaped scenarios
What operators typically need to see.
Kadoma · a grade conversation
Assay trail integrity
Sample logged → assay attached → historical result visible → partner sees the trail. Grade talk starts from the record, not memory.
Shurugwi · a compliance conversation
Compliance attention
Checklist → outstanding item → responsible person → evidence → review. Readiness before the visit, not scrambling on the day.
Gwanda · a capital conversation
Cost visibility
Production assumption → cost assumption → sensitivity → decision record. Shared numbers before the funding discussion.
Offline-first architecture
Recording does not wait for perfect signal.
Local session first. Back up when you choose. Zero bloat — optimised for mobile data across SADC. Your record stays on your device.
01
No signal
Record sample, claim note or checklist on device.
02
Local device
Entry stays in the local session until you decide.
03
Connection returns
Review what changed while offline.
04
Back up
Choose what leaves the device — if anything.
Recording works without signal
Core claim and assay workflows continue when connectivity is weak or absent.
Your record stays yours
Claim logs are operationally sensitive. Built around local control — not marketing of your assays.
Honesty first
What it does not do.
A product that cannot state its limits is not ready to be trusted with a mining decision.
Current boundaries
- Does not grant or replace mining licences or permits.
- Does not replace laboratories, assay houses or government inspectors.
- Calculator and simulator outputs are exploratory only.
- Not investment, legal or engineering advice. Not a feasibility study.
- The operator, laboratory and competent person remain in the authority chain.
Honesty note
Always complete a detailed feasibility study and independent professional advice before any investment decision.
Pricing
$25 once. Verifying is always free.
No subscription. No fee to export your own records. Your records stay on your device.
Free
Any buyer, laboratory or inspector can check a fingerprint QR or an open claim file. Third parties never pay to trust the record.
US$25 once-off
The full app, export of your own evidence, and passphrase-protected backups. Yours on the device, with no subscription. A 14-day trial is included.
Pilot, then annual
For associations and programmes: a three-month pilot with a written path, then an annual licence for the reviewed knowledge pack, training and support.
Tamper-evident, not tamper-proof
Not a legal signature. Laboratories still certify assays. Calculators are exploratory sketches. Organisation terms are agreed in writing.
Ecosystem
One standard of records.
Different domains. One philosophy: capture reality, preserve the record, make better decisions.
Start with the claim
Your claim deserves a clear record.
Build the real trail in the app — with the same honesty about limits you see here.
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