AI-accelerated operational intelligence · metals & mining

Self-improving operating systems to find and capture hidden production capacity.

For non-ferrous metals and mining operations. We connect the plant data you already have, find where production is leaking, and recommend the actions to recover it - continuously.

Interactive preview of Subatix OS, opened on the ReliabilityEngine module for a copper concentrator: the plant’s worst recurring failures ranked by financial impact, with an open root-cause finding - hypothesis confidence, a cross-source evidence chain, and a recommended corrective action ready for an engineer to approve. Use the sidebar to browse the other modules.

Reliability Engine

Bad Actors

Ranked by failure frequency × downtime × cost impact - evidence-linked to source records

31 assets · 12 mo
Ranked$ impact
01
SAG-1 Pinion Bearing
B-101 · SAG-1
$0.98M
76%
02
FC-3 Agitator Gearbox
AG-3 · FLOT
$0.61M
70%
03
Thickener U/F Pump
TH-1 · THICK
$0.44M
66%
04
BM-2 Trunnion Seal
TR-2 · BM-2
$0.33M
59%
05
Cyclone Feed Pump
CFP-1 · GRIND
$0.19M
55%
Rank 01 · open finding

SAG-1 Pinion Bearing

SAG-1 › drive train › pinion bearing B-101 › area CONC-GRIND
$0.98M
Loss / 12mo
5
Events
26.0h
Downtime
76%
Confidence

Ranked hypotheses

2 competing
Primary · root cause58%

Lubrication-film breakdown on pinion bearing B-101 under sustained high-tonnage load drives temperature excursions and accelerated wear. Consistent across 5 work orders and vibration-trend history.

Competing24%

Misalignment from foundation settling raising radial load. Supported by asymmetric wear pattern but does not explain the recent step-change in oil temperature.

Evidence chain

4 sources · 15 records
CMMS5 work orders in 12 mo - 3 bearing replacements on B-101WO-51102 · 9 Apr
PI historianBearing-temp excursions above 78°C at full mill load - 9 flagged eventsTE-1104 · 9 ts
Shift logs2 operator notes: “SAG-1 pinion running hot, oil smell”Shift A/B · Mar-Apr
LIMS · oilFe wear particles rising 210 → 480 ppm across 3 samples3 samples · Feb-Apr

Recurrence

5 events · 12 mo
Mean time between failures61 d
Trend↓ from 89 d
Next due (est.)~14 Jun

Recommended action

OwnerM. Alvarez · Reliability Eng.
ActionReplace pinion bearing & upgrade lube routing; move B-101 PM to condition-based on oil-Fe trend.
Recovery$0.24M / yr · MTBF +35%
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Subatix OS · ReliabilityEngine - live product, example workspace

Pick your operation - the systems are configured to its process and economics.

Don't see your metal? We start with copper and gold, but the same data foundation extends across non-ferrous metals and mining.

Tell us what you run
01Who we are

Built by operators who got tired of leaving slide decks behind.

Years of top-tier consulting meets production-grade AI systems.

CopperGoldNickelZincMiningRefining
Alexander Berks
Alexander Berks
CEO · ex-McKinsey

Operational excellence for non-ferrous metals and mining sites - years of real P&L delivery across heavy-industry operations.

Vlad Rozhkov
Vlad Rozhkov
CTO · ex-SciveFlow

AI products and applied systems, and full-stack development - turning operational knowledge into systems that run in the plant.

We've done operational work in mining, metals and energy before - we know how teams work and where the pain is. We put that knowledge into Subatix systems.

0%
Equipment downtime reduction at a copper plant - planning, faster RCA, performance management
0%
Downtime reduction at a copper smelter - scheduling and furnace turnaround acceleration
$0M+
Additional EBITDA captured during a gold plant ramp-up
$0M+
EBITDA potential identified in a gold-plant operational diagnostic
$0B
Asset modernization program for a copper producer under tightening regulation
$0M+
First-quarter impact from an operational-excellence control tower, energy
02How we work

From first diagnostic to a system your team runs.

Every engagement starts the same way - the data tells us where to focus, then we deploy, train and keep improving.

Stage 01Fixed fee · 3 weeks

Ops & data architecture diagnostic

Two parallel tracks - operational performance mapping and a data-architecture assessment. You get a full loss map and a live workspace on your data.

Stage 02Outcome-based

Configuration & deployment

We prioritize the first-wave solutions from the diagnostic, configure them to your site and processes, and train your team during deployment.

Stage 03Subscription

Ongoing support & improvement

We monitor quality and stability, recalibrate as needed, and roll out improvements with your team. Bespoke systems can be added as needed.

Fixed fee diagnostic · Outcome-based deployment · Your team operates it

03Questions

What teams ask before they start.

01Our data is too messy - we're not ready.
DataBridge is built for brownfield reality: raw exports, inconsistent naming and weak failure coding. It reconciles and rebuilds the operating picture from what you already produce. You don't need a clean data lake or a warehouse first.
02We already have a historian, LIMS, SAP / Maximo.
Subatix works on top of your existing systems and connects them. It's an intelligence layer, not a replacement - no rip-and-replace.
03We don't need another dashboard.
It isn't one. Outputs are ranked actions with an owner and expected recovery - a decision engine, not more charts to interpret.
04Can we trust the AI outputs?
Every finding is cross-source and evidence-linked, with competing hypotheses and confidence levels. Engineers can challenge any result and drill into the evidence. Auditable, not black-box.
05Will it add admin work?
The opposite - it fits existing workflows and exports usable outputs. The point is to remove the manual data-stitching, not add to it.
06Who runs it - do we depend on you?
Your team operates it after deployment. We train alongside and transfer capability. The system stays and keeps improving as new data arrives.
07How do we start?
A fixed two-track diagnostic on a few raw data exports and one point of contact. First findings on your actual data - no commitment beyond the diagnostic.
Contact

Let's scope it together.

Start with the two-track diagnostic - fixed fee, first insights on your actual data, no commitment beyond it.

alex@subatix.com · vlad@subatix.com · subatix.com

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