Concession-wide airspace watch
Long-range drones hold orbits over pit rims, stockpiles and haul roads through the night, with thermal payloads picking up foot traffic along the fence line.
Mining Division · South Africa
Paladin Security: Automated Airspace & Perimeter Intelligence for South African Mining
Shift from reactive guarding to proactive, automated surveillance. Combat syndicates, eliminate insider threats, and secure your concessions with advanced AI facial recognition, LPR, and tactical drone integration.
- Airspace and perimeter monitored continuously — not on a guard patrol cycle
- Recognition runs on-device, so a fibre break does not blind the site
- Flight operations maintained under SACAA compliance by our aviation partner
Concession 04 · Pit RimAirspace active
Airspace
24/7
Access
LPR + bio
Response
Live feed
Operating environment
LPR chokepoints
Every vehicle entering or leaving the concession is read, time-stamped and checked against a watchlist before it reaches the weighbridge.
Diesel and stockpile integrity
Thermal monitoring and pass-by-pass volumetric comparison flag siphoning, unauthorised load-outs and stockpile drift between shifts.
Applies to open pits, haul roads, stockpiles, weighbridges and plant yards.
- Airspace presence
24/7
Orbiting patrols over pit rims, stockpiles and haul roads, day and night.
- Access chokepoints
LPR
Every plate read, time-stamped and checked against your watchlist.
- Recognition that stays up
On-device
Recognition runs locally, so a fibre break does not blind the site.
- Compliant flight ops
SACAA
ROC, ATO and air service licences held by our aviation partner.
Vulnerabilities and fixes
Three losses. Three technical countermeasures.
Select a vulnerability to see the exact implementation we deploy on site and the effect it has on the balance sheet.
The problem
Illegal mining and perimeter breaches
Organised illegal mining (zama zamas) and perimeter breaches. Syndicates move people, food, fuel and equipment along unmonitored service roads and fence lines that static guarding cannot cover at night.
The technical fix
Automated long-range tactical drone surveillance paired with thermal imaging, plus AI-driven License Plate Recognition (LPR) cameras on access roads.
- Long-range drones
- Thermal payloads
- LPR cameras
Bottom-line impact
Flag and cut off unauthorised syndicate logistics and supply vehicles before they reach remote concessions.
Our operational model
Technology and people from Paladin. Flight operations from our aviation partner.
Paladin licenses the technology and matches the personnel. Certified drone execution sits with a SACAA-compliant aviation partner — so every part of the deployment is covered by the right licence.
01Paladin
Advanced Technology Rights
We license the proprietary software, facial recognition algorithms, LPR frameworks, and provide the ICASA type-approved wireless communication hardware.
Software, algorithms and radio hardware supplied under licence.
02Paladin
Vetted Personnel Matching
We source, verify, and match highly skilled, qualified personnel directly with your mining security requirements.
Screening, verification and placement against your site specification.
03Aviation Partner
Certified Drone Execution
Our strategic partner handles all flight operations, training, and maintains full SACAA compliance, including valid RPAS Operator Certificates (ROC), ATO approvals, and Air Service Licenses.
Flight operations, pilot training and regulatory compliance.
Risk assessment
Schedule an On-Site Technical Evaluation
We walk the fence line, access roads and shaft infrastructure with your team, map the current blind spots, and return a scoped deployment plan with hardware, coverage and response times.
- Site walk-through with your security and operations leads
- Blind-spot and access-road mapping against existing guarding
- Written scope covering cameras, LPR, biometrics and airspace
Cape Town · Johannesburg
POPIA Compliant: Your operational data and security parameters are strictly protected under the Protection of Personal Information Act.