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BlueCap Minerals — Airborne Geophysics Australia

Vertically integrated drone-geophysics OEM and service provider since 2018. We develop the systems, operate every survey and deliver the data. Our equipment is not for sale or lease.

BlueCap remote pilots with BlueCapHeli® during a field deployment in Queensland
BlueCap remote pilots with survey aircraft during a field deployment in QueenslandSurvey systems in the fieldBlueCap aircraft, payloads and field operationsBlueCap survey systems

BlueCap is a vertically integrated airborne geophysics company and drone survey service provider. The same in-house team develops our survey aircraft, payloads and software, operates them in the field, handles QC and delivers the survey data. We do not sell or lease the equipment; clients engage BlueCap for the complete service.

Based in Australia, we specialise in drone magnetic surveys, LiDAR terrain mapping and drone radiometric surveys to locate Earth’s hidden resources and support mine planning and development. In practical terms, that means flying precise survey lines over difficult ground, acquiring clean data and giving exploration teams a sound basis for drill targeting.

Hiring now · Australia

Help build and operate the next generation of airborne geophysics

We are growing the specialist team behind BlueCap’s survey aircraft, field operations and geophysical data delivery. Choose a role for the full scope, requirements and application details.

Geology · geophysics · geospatial data

Senior Geologist – Geophysics & Geospatial Data

Lead geophysical and geospatial QA/QC, processing and reviewed data products for mineral exploration projects.

Permanent full-time · Gold Coast QLD · A$180k–A$210kView this role
Projects & clients

Airborne Geophysics Project Manager

Lead suitable survey opportunities from technical qualification and fast quoting through delivery, with selected field visits to understand BlueCap’s technology in practice.

Flexible · Remote-first · Selected field visitsView this role

Airborne geophysics with one accountable survey team

CASA approvals for demanding RPAS operations

Australian Government Civil Aviation Safety Authority logoAustralian national CASA-approved RPAS operator

Liquid-fuel helicopter RPAS in the 25 kg class

Extended visual line-of-sight operations with observers (EVLOS)

CASA-approved night operations

Legal entity

Bluecap Minerals Pty Ltd

Australian Company Number
670.558.648
Aviation operator

Bluecap Minerals Pty Ltd

Aviation Reference Number
129.07.61
Company locations
WA address
26 Cimbrook Way, Duncraig, WA 6023
Gold Coast address
21 Crombie Avenue, Bundall, QLD 4217
Andrew Musinov, Managing Director of BlueCap Minerals
BlueCap is a vertically integrated drone-geophysics OEM and service provider. We design and build the systems, fly the survey and deliver the data. Clients deal with the same accountable team from mission planning through to handover. We don’t sell equipment; the service is the product.
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Proven in the field

A field record we’re proud of

125,000 km
flown on drones

Survey flying by BlueCap crews across Australia and Vietnam since 2018.

  • 2,350 m ASLfield operations above sea level
  • −5 to +51°Cambient air temperature in the field
29 times
crossing Australia

on the Indian Pacific route from Sydney to Perth

72 times
crossing Vietnam

on the Hanoi–Saigon railway

Bluecap remote pilots team

Remote field operations · (QLD, Nov 2025)

BlueCap is one of the few teams still actively delivering drone-based mineral exploration services in difficult operating environments; many operators have left the sector. If the survey block is remote, access is limited or the mission profile is unusual, we can work through the operational detail with you.

Field safety and readiness

BlueCap operational personnel hold certifications in Basic Emergency Life Support, Advanced and Remote Area First Aid, Emergency Medical Response, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Our field kits include remote-area safety equipment, comprehensive medical supplies and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for extended deployments.

Meet the BlueCap team
Operating envelopeWhere BlueCap fits in airborne exploration

The operating gap sits between fast regional coverage and closely spaced, high-resolution survey acquisition.

Mountains, highlands, desert, snowfields and night operations are familiar parts of our operating envelope. Challenging topography is where the aircraft, crew and mission planning all have to work together.

We are set up for survey blocks without roads, communications or mains power, including areas where there is little or no prior data.

PurposeOur mission: Better data for critical-minerals exploration

Our mission is to accelerate the discovery of critical minerals needed for the global energy transition by giving exploration teams better airborne data.

  • Find critical minerals

    We help exploration teams investigate new deposits of lithium, cobalt, copper, rare earths and other critical minerals beneath remote and difficult ground.

  • Make better drilling calls

    High-resolution magnetic data gives geologists more evidence for anomaly ranking and drill targeting, particularly where access is limited. Better information helps direct exploration spend and avoid preventable drilling.

  • Support electrification

    Airborne geophysics supports the search for minerals needed for a sustainable, electrified future. Our role is to acquire dependable airborne geophysics data over ground that is otherwise difficult to survey.

Governance & complianceSpecialised, controlled and compliant

BlueCap controls the survey chain from system design and mission planning to acquisition, QC and delivery. There are fewer hand-offs and one team is accountable for the result.

  • Specialist systems and service

    We deliver drone-geophysics services with our own aircraft, survey methods and specialist crew.

  • One team from design to delivery

    The same organisation develops, operates and supports the complete RPAS field platform.

  • Full-cycle accountability

    One accountable workflow covers system development, survey acquisition, QC and client data delivery.

Operating principles

Australian field record

  • 125,000 km flown. Since 2018, our team has flown more than 125,000 km by drone across Australia.
  • For scale, that is close to 29 Sydney-to-Perth crossings along the Indian Pacific route, or more than 72 Hanoi–Saigon railway distances.
  • A specialist scope. We provide drone-borne aerial mineral exploration services only; we do not take on unrelated drone work.

Purpose-built and kept in-house

  • Mission-specific systems. Our teams in Australia and Vietnam build specialised UAV systems and integrate sensors for mineral exploration. These are not consumer products or general-purpose drones. Each platform combines selected third-party components with our airframe design, onboard software, cloud systems and ground-control infrastructure.
  • Service, not access to aircraft. We do not sell, lease or hand over independent control of our aircraft or survey equipment. The equipment is operated only by our own team; clients engage BlueCap for a complete professional survey service.
  • Civil work only. We do not participate in defence or military programmes.

Operations that stand up to review

  • Lawful and traceable. We fly within the applicable law and maintain internal controls that support aviation safety, operational traceability, public confidence and a peaceful sky. We remain open to cooperation with relevant local authorities.
  • Available for authorised review. We retain seven years of operational history and maintain records and monitoring tools for review by authorised government bodies.
  • Those records cover flight telemetry, operational logs, GPS route history, relevant sensor data, and time- and location-stamped camera imagery.
  • Approved clients only. We conduct aerial operations only for approved clients, subject to internal compliance review and applicable legal requirements. We do not fly speculative or unverified survey missions.

Local compliance, protected know-how

  • Configured for each jurisdiction. We use the same specialised mineral-exploration aircraft platform in Australia and Vietnam, with each system configured for local legal, safety and operational requirements.
  • Know-how stays protected; safety comes first. We do not publish technical detail that would allow unrelated parties to reproduce our systems, methods or algorithms. If confidentiality ever conflicts with operational safety or legal compliance, we prioritise lawful cooperation with the competent authorities.
Name & heritageWhy the name Bluecap?

  • Mining folklore

    The name Bluecap comes from English mining folklore.

  • An underground guide

    In the stories, a Bluecap was a helpful, flame-like spirit that guided miners towards underground treasure, but only when they worked with honesty and respect.

  • What the name means to us

    The name suits the standard we set for our own work: precision, fairness and respect for the ground, the data and the people relying on it.

BlueCap research archive

Scientific experiments tested in the field

Controlled experiments help us measure how acquisition geometry, sensors and processing behave in real operating conditions. This archive will grow as new studies and datasets are published.
Drone magnetics · Field experiment

QTFM Gen 2 Sensor AGL Height-Response Field Experiment

Four field sites, 51 height levels per site and 204 processed observations quantify the installed BlueCapBird Light QTFM Gen 2 response from 25 to 50 m sensor AGL around a physical 35 m survey reference.

EarthArXiv Version 2 · Journal manuscript submittedRead the research article

Project enquiry

BlueCap Starts with the Survey Decision

We use the Portal to turn your survey polygon into a quote-ready BlueCap project, review DEM-aware 2D and 3D mission design, follow field acquisition, and keep processing outputs and deliverables in one client workspace.

No software subscription fee for BlueCap service projects.

Discuss a projectBlueCap Survey Portal
Inside the Portal01 / 07
BlueCap Portal map showing a large survey polygon divided into coordinated routes for four aircraft sorties
Multi-aircraft survey allocationDivide a large survey area into coordinated aircraft sorties and review the complete route geometry on the map.