Mineralization already identified
A new architecture for underground mining
The minerals exist.
SMART unlocks access.
Conventional mine plans cannot.
Patented and successfully implemented underground at production dimensions in an operating mine. SMART Resources Group will acquire or joint venture suitable assets and operate the resulting mines.
Mine-provenPatented underground architecture
The access problem
Access - not discovery - is the constraint.
Known mineral resources remain stranded because conventional mine plans cannot be permitted, financed or operated - not because the mineralization is unknown.
Conventional architecture
Permit or economics blocked
Change the mine architecture
Acquire, engineer and advance
The opportunity is known mineralization stranded by mine architecture - not another exploration bet.
Distressed asset fit
Six blockers. One different mine architecture.
SMART is designed to address the mine-plan constraints that strand otherwise valuable deposits.
Subsidence | Support
Engineered floors, posts and progressive cemented rock fill maintain a supported system as extraction advances.
Groundwater | Isolation
Smaller staged openings can improve containment, monitoring and project-specific isolation design.
Surface | Footprint
Top-down access and less pre-production development may reduce initial surface and infrastructure burden.
Dilution | Project Re-Rating
Approximately 500-tonne blasts and live cell models target near-zero dilution and tighter exclusion of internal waste.
Capital | Earlier Production
Shorter development paths may advance first production and defer non-critical infrastructure.
Safety | Automation
Engineered roofs and repeatable cells create a more predictable environment for tele-remote work.
Known deposit→Dominant blocker→SMART engineering→Re-rated if economic
Near-zero dilution can be transformative: mineralization outside a conventional mine plan may become economically mineable.
Operating-mine implementation
SMART was successfully implemented underground at Madero.
At Peñoles' Francisco I. Madero underground mine in Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico, the system was built and mined at production dimensions beneath the engineered floor, roof and post system.
Patented • operating-mine implementation • next: commercial replication
30rooms
30posts
~2,000 m²continuous reinforced floor
~100 mmined below roof
15 mpanel opened
Intactengineered system
Standardized underground production
An underground factory floor for automation.
The equipment already exists. SMART addresses the mine-architecture barriers to integrating it.
Existing equipment
OEM drills, loaders and haulage can already operate tele-remotely from surface.
Engineered roof + floor
A more predictable ground-control environment for people, equipment and sensors.
Protected power + fibre
Route through floors, posts or conduits - away from routine blast damage.
Repeatable work envelope
Consistent routes, geometry and production cycles support system integration.
Three parallel activities
Mine, install structure and backfill in separate cells at the same time.
Live cell data
Update grade, sequence and operating instructions as geological knowledge improves.
SMARTRepeatable cellsMine • install structure • backfill
Identified project universe
100+Identified projects
Preliminary analysis indicates potential for a SMART unlock.
- Known or defined mineralization
- Conventional mine plan constrained
- Engineering and economics determine advancement
Advance several candidates in parallel
From apparent fit to controlled assets.
Select + access data
Prioritize several candidates; secure files, owner access and confidentiality.
Engineer + model
Test geotechnical conditions, mine plan, capital requirements and economics.
Control + finance
Acquire or joint venture the winners while maintaining credible alternatives.
Start with one transaction - but validate several options across different timelines.
Capital architecture
Build the company first. De-risk each mine at project level.
Founding capital assembles the team and advances several candidates; project capital follows asset control, independent engineering and permits.
Founding Buildout Round
US$10MTeam • IP • several trade-off studies • first asset control
Asset-Specific Financing
Project levelDebt • offtake or streaming • government-supported financing and procurement programs
For qualifying critical-mineral assets, initiatives such as Project Vault and Canada's First and Last Mile Fund can reduce external capital requirements, strengthen lender confidence and materially reduce financing risk.
Implementation team
The Madero team is ready to deploy SMART.
Key members of the Peñoles Francisco I. Madero implementation team - including the mine manager during the program - are committed to implementing SMART across the company's project portfolio.
Madero mine manager
Underground execution continuity across the project portfolio.
Madero implementers
Key personnel ready to re-engage with implementation memory.
Charles Gryba | Inventor
Method, IP, mine architecture and structured knowledge transfer.
Technical succession
Initial capital completes senior operating leadership and future technical authority.
The founding partnership
Lead the Founding Buildout Round. Earn founding equity.
SMART is seeking one mining-company builder who can combine founding capital, operating leadership and team formation.
Capital | US$10M
Anchor the proposed Founding Buildout Round and help syndicate follow-on capital.
Leadership | Authority
Lead the company as CEO, executive chair or operating-capital partner.
Team | Formation
Install Charles Gryba's technical successor and activate the Madero implementation team.
Asset | Execution
Advance multiple targets and secure the first acquisition or joint venture.
Equity | Upfront
Receive meaningful founding ownership for accepting the mandate.
Equity | Earned
Earn more through financing, team, asset-control and deployment milestones.
The largest ownership upside belongs to the builders who turn SMART into a multi-asset operator.
Capital • operating leadership • founding ownership
Build the first SMART mine.
Anchor the proposed US$10M Founding Buildout Round, lead the company, install technical succession and secure the first asset.