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About Aurik Prime

BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MINING.

We don't just mine. We help people understand what lies beneath their land.

Our Story

Mining, engineered for the data era.

Mining is one of the most technically demanding industries in the world, yet many decisions are still made with incomplete information. Aurik Prime was formed around a simple conviction: the operators who see their asset most clearly will create the most value from it.

We combine mining and engineering expertise with drones, sensors, data platforms and AI so that exploration targets, development decisions and operational choices rest on measured evidence.

Aurik Prime began as a dream to make a difference — two great minds coming together, one shaped by years on Tanzanian mine sites and in the communities around them, the other by building data systems, drones and software that turn raw ground truth into decisions. They had seen the same gap from opposite ends: enormous mineral potential on one side, and decisions made on thin, late and unverified information on the other.

So they built the company they wished existed — one that earns the right to mine by measuring first, and treats surveying, geology, engineering, drone intelligence and data as one discipline instead of five disconnected suppliers. Today Aurik Prime works across the full mining lifecycle, from discovery and exploration through planning, extraction, processing, verification, trade and land restoration, serving both our own projects and the operators, licence holders and partners we work with in Tanzania.

Aurik Prime engineers reviewing site data

Mission

To unlock the full value of Africa's minerals by making every stage of mining measurable — combining engineering discipline, drone intelligence and data so that our clients, partners and communities make better decisions and share fairly in the value created.

Vision

To become Africa's most trusted mining and mining-technology company — a Tanzanian operator working to international standards, running mines that are transparent by design, digital end to end, and leave the land and the people around them better than we found them.

Values

Five principles that govern how we work.

  • INTELLIGENCE

    We use better information to make better decisions.

  • INTEGRITY

    We operate with transparency and accountability.

  • ENGINEERING

    We solve difficult problems systematically.

  • INNOVATION

    We continuously seek better ways to explore and operate.

  • VALUE

    Every activity should create measurable value.

Founders

The people behind Aurik Prime

Two practitioners combining Tanzanian mining experience with data, drone and systems thinking.

  • Esther Mashauri, Co-Founder at Aurik Prime

    Esther Mashauri

    Co-Founder · Tanzania

    Mining professional leading Aurik Prime's operations and community engagement across Tanzanian licence areas.

  • Tekena Tariah, Co-Founder at Aurik Prime

    Tekena Tariah

    Co-Founder · Nigeria

    Leads strategy, technology and commercial development, bringing mining data systems and drone intelligence into the core of the business.

Licence & Certification

Certified to fly. Trusted to survey.

Aurik Prime operates unmanned aerial systems under recognised drone licensing and RPAS certification standards for commercial mining, surveying and inspection work.

Aurik Prime commercial survey drone
RPAS Certified

Commercial Drone Licence

Authorised for commercial UAS operations including aerial survey, photogrammetry and mine-site inspection.

Licence category
RPAS Commercial Operator
Regulatory scope
Tanzania CAA / ICAO standards
Platforms
DJI Matrice, Mavic Enterprise
Status
Active

[Licence document] — view/download on request

Survey-Grade Payloads

RTK/PPK GNSS, multispectral and thermal sensors flown by certified remote pilots for geospatial accuracy.

Safety & Insurance

Operations covered by aviation liability and commercial risk policies aligned with mining-site access requirements.

Documents & Accreditation

Credentials, published only when verified.

Aurik Prime publishes genuine documents only. Where a document is not yet issued or confirmed, the entry is shown as a placeholder rather than a claim. Documentation available upon request.

Aurik Prime Certifications & Registrations

Issued to Aurik Prime Ltd as a company.

  • Company Document

    Certificate of Incorporation

    Issued by
    [Issuing Organization]
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    Status
    On file

    [Document] — view/download on request

  • Registration

    Taxpayer Identification (TIN) Certificate

    Issued by
    [Issuing Organization]
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    [Expiry Date]
    Status
    On file

    [Document] — view/download on request

  • Licence

    Business Licence

    Issued by
    [Issuing Organization]
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    [Expiry Date]
    Status
    On file

    [Document] — view/download on request

  • Certification

    [Certificate Name]

    Issued by
    [Issuing Organization]
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    [Expiry Date]
    Status
    Pending confirmation

    [Document] — view/download on request

Regulatory Licences & Permits

Mining, environmental and operating authorisations. Published only once granted and verified.

  • Regulatory Licence

    Mining Licence / Prospecting Licence

    Issued by
    [Issuing Organization]
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    [Expiry Date]
    Status
    Pending confirmation

    [Document] — view/download on request

  • Permit

    Environmental Certificate / Permit

    Issued by
    [Issuing Organization]
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    [Expiry Date]
    Status
    Pending confirmation

    [Document] — view/download on request

  • Regulatory Licence

    Drone Operator Authorisation

    Issued by
    [Issuing Organization]
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    [Expiry Date]
    Status
    Pending confirmation

    [Document] — view/download on request

Policies & Safety / Environmental Documentation

Internal governance documents maintained by Aurik Prime.

  • Policy

    Health & Safety Policy

    Issued by
    Aurik Prime Ltd
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    Status
    Available on request

    [Document] — view/download on request

  • Policy

    Environmental & Community Policy

    Issued by
    Aurik Prime Ltd
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    Status
    Available on request

    [Document] — view/download on request

  • Policy

    Data & Confidentiality Policy

    Issued by
    Aurik Prime Ltd
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    Status
    Available on request

    [Document] — view/download on request

Individual Team-Member Qualifications

Held by named individuals, not by the company.

  • Technical Credential

    [Certificate Name] — [Team Member]

    Issued by
    [Issuing Organization]
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    [Expiry Date]
    Status
    Available on request

    [Document] — view/download on request

  • Technical Credential

    Remote Pilot Certificate — [Team Member]

    Issued by
    [Issuing Organization]
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    [Expiry Date]
    Status
    Available on request

    [Document] — view/download on request

Equipment, Project & Partnership Documentation

Equipment and manufacturer certificates belong to the equipment or its maker. Use of a manufacturer's equipment does not make Aurik Prime accredited by that manufacturer.

  • Equipment Certification

    Equipment Conformity / Calibration Certificate

    Issued by
    [Manufacturer]
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    [Expiry Date]
    Status
    Per equipment item

    [Document] — view/download on request

  • Project Certification

    [Project Name] Certification / Approval

    Issued by
    [Issuing Organization]
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    [Expiry Date]
    Status
    Pending confirmation

    [Document] — view/download on request

  • Partnership

    [Partner Organization] Agreement

    Issued by
    [Issuing Organization]
    Issue date
    [Issue Date]
    Expiry
    Status
    Pending confirmation

    [Document] — view/download on request

Aurik Prime makes no claim to any certification, accreditation, licence, membership, partnership or regulatory approval that is not yet issued. Company certifications, individual team-member qualifications, equipment/manufacturer certifications, project-specific certifications and regulatory licences are listed separately above.

Technology Philosophy

Technology serves engineering judgement.

We do not deploy technology for its own sake. Every drone flight, model and algorithm exists to answer a specific mining question with measurable accuracy.

African Focus, International Ambition

Built in Tanzania. Designed to scale.

Aurik Prime is rooted in Tanzania's mineral geology and industry, and structured to operate to international technical and governance standards as it grows.

Corporate registration number, mining licence references and registered office address: [MINING LICENSE] · [ADDRESS] — published once confirmed.

Projects

Selected work.

Current and completed engagements across the six service divisions. Client names are withheld where confidentiality applies.

Current · Exploration

Nyamongo target definition

Mara, Tanzania

Three drill-ready gold targets defined from layered geochemistry, geophysics and drone survey.

Current · Exploitation

Geita pit monitoring programme

Geita, Tanzania

Monthly drone survey, volume reconciliation and slope change detection.

Completed · Exploration

Chunya alluvial field survey

Mbeya, Tanzania

Eight licence blocks surveyed and modelled, with mineable volume estimates.

Current · Commercial

Doré chain-of-custody programme

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Documented custody and assay trail from site smelt to refinery intake.

Completed · Development

Songwe plant restart study

Songwe, Tanzania

Technical and capital assessment for a 120 tpd brownfield gold plant.

Current · Reclamation

Progressive rehabilitation monitoring

Shinyanga, Tanzania

Four survey epochs tracking landform stability and revegetation.

Partners

Who we work with.

Aurik Prime operates through a network of technology, mining and industry partners.

Technology Partners

  • Drone and payload manufacturers
  • Survey and geospatial software vendors
  • Cloud and AI infrastructure providers

Mining Partners

  • Licensed small and medium-scale producers
  • Exploration companies and joint-venture partners
  • Processing and refining operators

Industry Partners

  • Drilling and earthmoving contractors
  • Laboratories and assay providers
  • Training institutions and industry associations

Let's build something valuable.

Whether you operate a mine, hold a licence or build technology — we would like to hear from you.

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