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Approvals Track in action
About us
Built by people who've sat on both sides of the table
Approvals Track was founded by two professionals with over 30 years of combined mining industry experience. They bring first-hand experience with mining approvals and software development for the mining industry.
Approvals Track has been developed with the backing of the University of Queensland, through their Ventures program.
The problem
The problem we're solving
- A single mine approval delayed by several months can add up to millions in deferred revenue and approval costs.
- Delays rarely come from one major failure. They come from small issues piling up: incomplete applications, missing documents, untracked deadlines, or finding the right information across multiple information requests and responses.
- Current approaches can mean approval information is held across multiple spreadsheets, documents and emails. The volume of information needed to support applications for approvals and the complexity of approval processes continues to grow. A single major approval can now take up to 3.8 years on average, up 60% since 2019.
- Approvals also span the full mine lifecycle, often decades. Staff turnover and asset transfers can cause approval information, decisions and agreements to get lost over time, adding further delay and rework.
Our solution
Make approvals a competitive advantage, not a burden
Approvals Track is a SaaS product with embedded closed-source AI that acts as the interface between mining companies and regulators to develop, manage and process permits across the full approvals lifecycle.
Our product provides a single location for every approvals application, with customised workflows and checklist for each application. It tracks the progress of approvals throughout the application process and shows in real time whether you're ahead or behind schedule. Messages and commitments can also be recorded, so nothing gets lost or falls through the cracks.
Approvals Track makes managing complex approvals processes easy and reduces the time and costs associated with approvals. We support mining projects at every stage of the mine lifecycle, from exploration and development through to operations, rehabilitation and closure.