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Data-Driven Solutions
for Operational Excellence

ZAG helps mining operations simplify complexity, improve metal accounting accuracy, and unlock meaningful performance insights.
We combine deep metallurgical expertise with innovative analytics to drive stability, optimization, and measurable value.

Transforming Raw Plant Data Into
Clarity and Confidence

At ZAG, we help mining companies transform raw plant data into clarity, confidence, and continuous operational improvement.

Our focus is simple: accurate numbers, clear insights, and better decisions.

Accurate Numbers

Precise data foundation

Clear Insights

Actionable intelligence

Better Decisions

Strategic outcomes

ZAG Team Meeting

A Specialist Data Consultancy That Delivers Real Results

ZAG turns complex operational data into clear, actionable insights that drive real results for mining operations.

Industry-Led Expertise

Founded by a qualified metallurgist, ZAG brings deep experience in process optimisation and metal accounting across PGM, chrome, and iron ore operations.

Custom-Built Solutions

We design analytics systems tailored to your operation—no generic software. You get exactly what you need, aligned to your workflows and goals.

Collaborative & Practical

We work closely with your team, integrating with existing data sources and delivering easy-to-use, maintainable tools.

Empowering Training

Our training builds in-house capability, while our ongoing support ensures continuous improvement long after implementation.

Dedicated Support

We stay involved beyond implementation, offering ongoing support, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

Real, Measurable Impact

From improved data accuracy to faster reporting and stronger decision-making, ZAG delivers practical value that matters.

Level 1 B-BBEE & 100% Female-Owned

As a B-BBEE Level 1 contributor and 100% female-owned business, ZAG delivers proven value while driving meaningful transformation in the mining sector. Partner with us to access world-class analytics alongside genuine economic empowerment and representation.

Comprehensive Solutions for Mining Operations

Metal Accounting Automation

Our flagship offering. We design, build, and automate complete metal accounting systems that align to AMIRA P754, reduce manual reporting, improve data accuracy and consistency, detect anomalies early, provide management dashboards, and save time while reducing human error.

Metal Accounting Audits

Independent reviews of your current system, including gap analysis against AMIRA P754, mass balance validation, stream sampling & measurement assessments, data accuracy & reconciliation checks, and practical improvement recommendations.

Dashboard Development & Reporting Automation

We build clear, visual performance dashboards for daily production, metallurgical KPIs, plant downtime, recovery & efficiency trends, mass balances, and management summaries. All dashboards are designed to be easy to understand, actionable, mobile-friendly, and integrated with existing plant systems.

Advanced Analytics

Unlock deeper insights with forecasting & predictive models, throughput & recovery optimization, anomaly detection, circuit diagnostics, scenario modelling, and data quality assessments.

Training & Skills Development

Empowering your team is part of our mission. Training includes metal accounting fundamentals, mass balancing and reconciliations, sampling & measurement best practice, dashboard interpretation, data quality management, and hands-on analytics coaching. We train operators, foremen, supervisors, and metallurgists.

Ongoing Monthly Analytics Support

Continuous support for teams that need troubleshooting, monthly reporting assistance, system maintenance, dashboard updates, data investigations, and regular improvement recommendations.

Ready to Transform Your Operations?

Discover how we work with your team through our proven discovery process and implementation methodology.

Our Working Process
Mkhuleko Shongwe - Founder

Specialised Analytics for Mining

Zari Analytics Group (ZAG) is a specialised data analytics and operational improvement consultancy for the mining industry.

Founded by an experienced metallurgist with extensive expertise in metal accounting, mass balancing, and plant performance management, ZAG bridges the gap between operations and analytics.

Our mission is to bring clarity, consistency, and data confidence to processing plants across Africa.

B-BBEE Level 1 Contributor

100% Black Female-Owned

What Drives Us

Accuracy

Every number matters.

Simplicity

Data must be clear—not complicated.

Innovation

We find smarter ways to do hard things.

Collaboration

Better results come from working together.

Integrity

Honest data. Honest work. Every time.

Empowerment

We train teams to understand, trust, and use their own data.

How We Build Solutions

We combine plant experience, analytical thinking, and modern automation tools to build solutions that are:

Fit-for-purpose

Tailored to your specific operational needs and constraints

Audit-ready

Compliant with industry standards and best practices

Easy to maintain

Designed for long-term operational sustainability

Designed for operational impact

Focused on delivering measurable improvements

Case Studies: How We Deliver Value

See how ZAG's tailored analytics solutions have transformed mining operations across the industry.

Gold Plant Metal Accounting

Transformed manual spreadsheet-based accounting into a fully automated AMIRA P754-compliant system, reducing reporting time by 95% and identifying hidden revenue loss.

Metal Accounting Automation
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PGM Anomaly Detection

Built a predictive model that identified the root cause of 80% of metal loss events, preventing 2% of annual metal revenue loss and improving grade consistency by 15%.

Advanced Analytics Loss Prevention
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Copper-Cobalt Optimization

Developed optimization models that achieved 3% sustained recovery increase, reduced reagent consumption by 25%, and enabled accurate 30-day production forecasts.

Optimization Forecasting
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Measurable Results That Matter

Data Accuracy

Improvements in data accuracy and consistency across mining operations, reducing errors and increasing trust in operational metrics.

Reporting Time Reduction

Significant reduction in time required for generating reports through automation and streamlined processes.

Efficiency Gains

Operational efficiency improvements through better data visibility and actionable insights.

Metal Loss Investigations

Advanced analytics to identify and prevent metal losses, protecting revenue and optimizing recovery processes.

Our projects demonstrate how ZAG's solutions deliver tangible value to mining operations. Each project is tailored to address specific challenges and deliver measurable improvements.

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Work With ZAG

Let's build a system that gives you clarity, consistency, and confidence in your data.

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