For years, we’ve been deep into the world of mining compliance — advising, auditing, and helping operations align with the Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management (GISTM). It is a job that matters; Lives and ecosystems depend on this being done right.

But over time, we’ve seen the same pattern repeated, especially among the world’s largest consulting firms:

• Long and expensive contracts;
• Opaque systems;
• Reports that took months to generate — and were already outdated by the time they arrived;
• Customers stuck with models that made compliance harder, not easier.

We decided: THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE!
And that’s how we created GISTM.ai.

Later in May, we will officially launch a platform that brings speed, transparency, and autonomy to tailings compliance, returning control to those who really need to manage it.

And yes, we are doing it differently.

The problem with traditional compliance models

Let’s face it: Compliance has become a consulting product—expensive, slow, and often obscure.

Many companies (especially large global consultancies) still operate with a business model based on:

• Prolonged customer loyalty through proprietary frameworks;
• Hourly charging with “ghost hours” and non-transparent work;
• Overly complex document management systems, with little real-time visibility.

In theory, these systems help the customer to be compliant.
In practice, they delay processes and create dependency.

And the cost is not just financial. I saw teams stuck, year after year, in “audit desperation mode.” Instead of building a culture of proactive and resilient compliance, they are always chasing papers and approvals.

That’s not what compliance should be.

The solution: Autonomous, transparent, AI-driven compliance

GISTM.ai is the first system with AI agents purpose-built to meet the 77 requirements of GISTM, with real-time analytics, evidence traceability, and compliance dashboards all in one place.

What makes us different:

• AI agents that continuously scan, classify, and identify compliance gaps;
• No strings attached to consultancies — you take control;
• Audit-ready traceability — every requirement linked to actual evidence;
• Speed — review hours reduced to minutes;
• Transparency — nothing happens inside a black box;
• Designed for resiliency—with redundancy, reinforcement, and repetition built in from the start.

We are not here to make our customers dependent.
We’re here to make them independent and audit-ready — every day.

Why We Decided to Take the Ethical Path

It’s simple: if you want to lead change, you need to position yourself with utility and integrity.

That’s exactly what we’re doing.

We’re tired of seeing compliance being sold as a complex service only to justify inflated hours and exorbitant costs. We believe in powerful software, built by experts who know the challenges and who are willing to share their knowledge — not hide it.

We believe that:

• You shouldn’t need a PhD or a consultant to understand your compliance system;
• You must own your data, and not pay rent to access it;
• Speed, simplicity, and transparency are not threats—they are rights.

By building GISTM.ai as a customer-centric platform, we’re making a clear statement: there’s a better way.

But after all, what are AI agents?

Most AI tools today are assistants: reactive, task-specific, and often limited.

AI agents go much further. They are able to:

• Observe their environment (documents, databases, files, interviews);
• Plan actions based on context;
• Use tools to achieve goals autonomously;
• Learn and adapt over time.

Gartner considers AI agents one of the top strategic trends for 2025 — and we’re already putting it into practice.

At GISTM.ai, our agents act as digital compliance analysts. They continuously monitor:

• Documents in relation to GISTM standards;
• High priority risks;
• Remediation recommendations;
• Automatic generation of compliance reports.

It’s real—and it’s already working.

Results you can expect

Our pilot project delivered:

• 80% reduction in time spent preparing for GISTM audits;
• Less dependence on external consultancies;
• Full visibility into compliance status, by unit and by requirement;
• Digital audit trails that satisfy regulators and boards;
• Fewer errors, faster decisions and greater peace of mind;

Designed for resilience

We built the GISTM.ai based on the meta-principles that define resilient systems:

• Redundancy: Multiple AI agents validate results to ensure accuracy;
• Reinforcement: the system learns from each review and feedback from users;
• Retry: Compliance checks can run daily, weekly, or continuously — not just once a year.

It is a system prepared to absorb shocks, adapt to new regulations and improve over time.

Who is it for

Whether you work in mining, ESG, or tailings governance, GISTM.ai is made for you. Especially if you’ve ever thought:

• “There has to be a faster way to prepare for audits.”
• “Why does our compliance process depend so much on consultancies?”
• “I just wanted to know where we are and what needs to be fixed.”

We have felt it too.
And now, we’re launching the tool that we wish we had.

Want to see it in action?

Go to GISTM.ai and register your email for early access.
Be part of the movement that’s making compliance faster, safer, and smarter.

Let’s raise the bar, together!