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PSA's Mining Exploration Platform (MEP).
Built on Pronto Xi

Start with the right mining ERP foundation during exploration. PSA’s Mining Exploration Platform is a cloud-based, preconfigured Pronto Xi solution built for junior miners that need strong controls now and a scalable platform for the road to development and production.

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Implement early with a mining-ready foundation
MEP gives exploration companies a practical starting point with preconfigured mining structures, including chart of accounts, code tables, and core system setup, so you can establish financial discipline early and avoid rebuilding processes later.
Run exploration with the controls you need today
Built on Pronto Xi, the platform includes the essential capabilities required at the exploration stage, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, basic Procurement, Project Costing, and standard reporting for spend control, supplier management, and lease-level cost visibility.
Scale with confidence as you move toward production
MEP is designed as the right entry point for explorers, but it is built on the same proven platform PSA delivers across the mining lifecycle. As your organization grows into development and production, your ERP foundation can grow with you through expanded functionality, broader process coverage, and continued PSA support.
ERP for Exploration Companies. Fixed Monthly Cost. $995 per calendar month, hosted.

Built for junior and exploration miners that need financial control, project cost visibility, and a scalable ERP foundation without the cost and complexity of a full enterprise mining deployment. MEP is delivered on PSA Cloud, built on Pronto Xi, and starts at under USD $1,000 per month for the 2 concurrent-user model.

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Built on a Proven Mining ERP Platform

Pronto Xi gives exploration companies a fully integrated platform for managing finance, procurement, project costs, reporting, and operational growth within a single system. Through PSA’s Mining Exploration Platform, explorers can implement on proven mining ERP architecture early in their lifecycle, establishing the controls, visibility, and structure they need today while building on a foundation that can scale with them through development and into production.

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Built for Explorers. Turnkey ERP Solution.

Get the essential modules and reporting needed to move beyond spreadsheets and implement ERP properly during exploration. MEP is purpose-built for junior miners that need stronger financial discipline now and a scalable platform for the next stages of the mining lifecycle.

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General Ledger

Establish a structured financial foundation with a mining-ready chart of accounts, journals, reconciliations, budgeting, and month-end processes designed to support disciplined reporting and control.

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Accounts Payable

Manage supplier setup, invoice entry, payments, credits, and creditor balances in a controlled workflow that improves accuracy, visibility, and auditability across payables.

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Fixed Assets

Maintain a complete asset register with depreciation, revaluations, transfers, disposals, and reporting to support better visibility over capitalized assets and financial reporting.

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Project Costing

Capture and report exploration and tenement costs at the project level, giving your team better visibility into where money is being spent across leases, programs, and operational activities.

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Purchasing

Create and manage purchase orders, approvals, receipts, and commitments through a straightforward procurement process that links purchasing activity directly to suppliers, the GL, and project costs.

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Reporting & Analytics

Access out-of-the-box operational and financial reporting through Pronto Xi and IBM Cognos, including core outputs such as Trial Balance, Aged Payables, depreciation reporting, GRNI, and project cost visibility.

Core Functional Scope of the Mining Exploration Platform

MEP includes the core functional areas required to support exploration-stage mining operations in a controlled and practical way. Built on Pronto Xi and delivered through PSA’s preconfigured mining template, the platform combines financial management, project cost tracking, procure-to-pay processes, and standard reporting in one integrated solution designed for early-stage mining organizations.

Core Financial Modules

MEP provides the core finance capability needed for exploration-stage operations in one integrated platform. The scope includes General Ledger, Fixed Assets, and Budgeting, supported by mining-specific financial structures, standard controls, and period-end reporting.

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General Ledger with mining chart of accounts.

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Journals, reconciliations, and period-end processing.

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Fixed asset register and depreciation.

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Budgeting for plans and forecasts.

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Standard financial reporting and visibility.

Project & Lease  Costing

MEP includes Project Costing to capture, monitor, and report exploration expenditure at a lease level. It provides a structured way to track spend by lease, program, site, or activity, while keeping project transactions integrated with the General Ledger and purchasing processes

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Track spend by lease, site, or activity.

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Project enquiry with cost and status visibility.

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Project budgets for AFE and capex control.

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Integrated purchase order and direct cost capture.

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Standard project cost and transaction reporting.

Procure to Pay

MEP includes the core procure-to-pay capability needed to manage supplier purchasing and accounts payable in a controlled way. It covers requisitions, purchase orders, invoice entry, payments, and supplier management, with direct integration to the General Ledger and project costing.

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Purchase requisitions and purchase orders.

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Supplier setup and invoice entry.

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Payment runs and creditor management.

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Approval controls and order tracking.

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Integrated AP, purchasing, GL, and projects.

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Reporting & Analytics

MEP includes standard reporting to support core financial, payable, and project cost visibility from day one. Delivered through Pronto Xi and IBM Cognos Analytics, the reporting scope provides immediate access to statutory financials, reconciliations, and exploration cost reporting without the need for custom report development

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Standard financial and costing reports.

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Trial Balance and financial statements.

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Aged payables and GRNI visibility.

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Depreciation and asset reporting.

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Project and lease cost reporting.

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Included Functional Coverage

Detailed Functions of the Mining Exploration Platform

MEP combines the core functions required to support exploration-stage finance, procurement, project cost tracking, and reporting in one integrated platform. The functions below reflect the included scope of the Mining Exploration Platform and show how PSA has packaged Pronto Xi to provide practical control, visibility, and structure for exploration companies implementing ERP early in the mining lifecycle.

GL Account Enquiry

Balance, Transactions, Monthly Movements, drilldown to subledgers - Accounts Payable/Purchase Orders/Projects

Batch Audit Trail

Review transaction batches with a full audit trail for better control and traceability.

Mining Chart of Accounts

Use a prebuilt mining chart structure with segments designed to support activity-based costing and reporting.

Account Structure Management

Create, convert, and merge GL accounts while maintaining a clean and scalable account framework.

Subledger Integration

Map AP, projects, and other modules to the GL so transactions flow through automatically and remain aligned.

Bank and Tax Setup

Set up local and foreign bank accounts plus tax codes to support controlled processing and automated tax postings.

Journal Processing

Post standard, prior-period, reversing, foreign currency, and distribution journals with flexible processing options.

Cash and Bank Transactions

Manage manual cash journals, bank transfers, foreign bank revaluations, and reconciliations within the GL.

Period-End and Year-End Processing

Control month-end and year-end close processes, including ledger locking, roll forward, and retained earnings updates.

Budget Management

Maintain multiple budgets for annual planning, quarterly forecasts, and historical budget comparison.

Consolidation and Integrity Controls

Support multi-company consolidation and run integrity checks to ensure the GL remains reconciled to submodules.

Standard GL Reporting

Access built-in reporting through Cognos and Data Intelligence, including Trial Balance, transaction reports, reconciliations, tax reports, and chart of accounts reporting.

Asset Enquiry

View asset details including acquisition value, acquisition date, depreciation activity, and written down value.

Fixed Asset Register

Maintain the asset register by adding assets individually or in bulk, including through asset acquisition projects.

Depreciation Regimes

Set up multiple book and tax depreciation regimes to support different reporting and accounting requirements.

Depreciation Methods

Use flexible depreciation methods including straight line, diminishing value, and usage-based rates.

GL Integration

Map fixed assets to the General Ledger so take-on, depreciation, revaluation, disposal, and transfer transactions post automatically.

Depreciation Processing

Run monthly depreciation in review or post mode, with automated updates to both the asset register and the GL.

Depreciation Adjustments

Post depreciation adjustments by asset and period while keeping the register and GL aligned.

Asset Improvements

Add improvement costs to existing assets and automatically update financial records.

Revaluations and Impairments

Revalue assets up or down to reflect valuation changes or impairments with automated posting.

Disposals and Transfers

Process disposals and transfers quickly while maintaining accurate balance sheet movement and asset history.

Fixed Asset Reporting

Access standard reports including the fixed asset register, transaction reports, GL reconciliation reports, and depreciation reports.

Supplier Enquiry

View supplier details, transactions, and opening and closing balances in one place.

Supplier Setup

Maintain supplier records including addresses, contacts, payment terms, payment methods, bank details, tax settings, and currency.

Trade Creditor Control Mapping

Map AP transactions to the correct trade creditor control accounts for accurate liability management in the GL.

Invoice Entry

Capture supplier invoices quickly using prebuilt entry screens, with the ability to match to approved purchase orders or code directly to the GL or projects.

Credit Notes

Process supplier credit notes using the same structured entry process and apply them directly against invoices.

Supplier Payments

Create payment runs based on supplier groups, days outstanding, and other payment filters to support controlled vendor payments.

Multi-Currency Payables

Manage foreign currency suppliers and revalue outstanding supplier balances back to local currency.

Supplier Journals

Post journals between suppliers or between suppliers and the General Ledger to support reconciliations and account adjustments.

Payment Visibility and Control

Monitor outstanding liabilities and payment commitments through standard AP reporting and integrated controls.

Accounts Payable Reporting

Access standard reports including Supplier Aged Trial Balance, supplier transaction reports, payment commitment reports, and supplier GL reconciliation reports.

Project Enquiry

View project status, parent project structure, project type, dates, and cost transactions including purchase orders and direct charges.

Project Reporting Fields

Set up custom project description fields to support filtering and reporting by lease, site, program, or activity.

GL Integration

Map projects directly to the General Ledger so project transactions post through automatically and remain reconciled.

Project Budgets

Maintain project-level budgets separately from GL budgets to support AFE and capex control.

Project Purchasing

Raise, approve, receive, and cancel purchase orders against projects with approval limits and commitment visibility.

Project Reporting

Access standard reports including project listings, project cost reports with PO commitments, and project transaction reporting.

Purchase Order Enquiry

View purchase order status, supplier, dates, quantities, pricing, tax, and line-level details in one place.

Approval Controls

Set user approval limits and workflows so purchase orders are approved in line with delegation of authority.

Supplier Integration

Use supplier records from Accounts Payable directly within purchasing to keep procurement and payables aligned.

Purchase Order Entry

Create purchase orders with supplier, due date, quantities, pricing, tax, and coding details through a standard process.

Order Approval and Receipt

Approve and receipt purchase orders within the system so commitments and payment readiness are updated in a controlled way.

Order Cancellation

Cancel unapproved or no-longer-valid purchase orders while maintaining visibility over order status.

Purchasing Reports

Access standard reports including Purchase Order Listing, Outstanding Purchase Orders, and PO line reporting by quantity, price, and GL or project code.

Experience the Look and Feel

Take a guided tour through some of the functionality Pronto offers as a fully integrated ERP solution with our walk through below

Frequently Asked Questions

General Overview
PSA’s Role & Services
Integration & Support
Value & ROI

What is Pronto Xi?

Pronto Xi is a comprehensive Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system developed by Pronto Software. It includes integrated modules for finance, inventory, asset management, supply chain, and business intelligence — all in a single platform.

What industries use Pronto Xi?

Pronto Xi is used across various industries, including mining, manufacturing, distribution, construction, retail and services. Its modular and flexible architecture makes it suitable for medium to large companies with a single Head Office and operations location through to large multinational companies with complex operations and systems and reporting  requirements.

What is PSA’s relationship with Pronto Xi?

PSA is an authorised Pronto Xi partner and reseller based in the Americas. We specialize in implementing, customizing, and supporting Pronto Xi for organizations world wide.

Can PSA help with migrating from an existing ERP to Pronto Xi?

Yes. We offer full migration services, including data extraction, cleansing, mapping, and import, along with training and change management support to ensure a smooth transition.

Does PSA provide customizations to Pronto Xi modules?

Absolutely. PSA can tailor Pronto Xi to match your business processes, whether that involves modifying standard modules, integrating third-party systems, or developing new functionality.

Can Pronto Xi integrate with other systems we currently use?

Yes. Pronto Xi supports API and middleware-based integrations. PSA has experience connecting Pronto with systems like Salesforce, Power BI, FP&A solutions and other industry-specific tools.

What kind of support does PSA provide after implementation?

PSA offers ongoing technical support, training, version upgrades, and system optimization services to ensure your investment in Pronto Xi continues to deliver maximum ROI.

Does PSA provide remote or on-site support?

We offer both, depending on client preference and project scope. Many clients benefitfrom our flexible remote services model, which ensures rapid response and lower overhead or alternatively our consultants can come to you.  Our team regularly visit our client sites achieving maximum return with face to face support and training

What are the benefits of using Pronto Xi over other ERP systems?

Pronto Xi stands out for its fully integrated suite of finance and operational modules, modern and flexible reporting tools, mobile capabilities, and ease of customization, all at a competitive total cost of ownership.

How long does a typical Pronto Xi implementation take?

Timelines vary based on complexity, but most implementations run between 3 to 9 months. PSA follows a structured and standardised implementation methodology to ensure timely delivery.

Is Pronto Xi scalable as our company grows?

Yes. Pronto Xi is scalable and modular, meaning you can start with what you need andexpand user licences, modules and functionality as your business grows.

Is Pronto Xi available in the cloud?

Yes. Pronto Xi can be deployed in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid environment depending on your business needs. Cloud deployment allows for greater scalability, remote access, and reduced infrastructure maintenance.

Is PSA SOC compliant?

Yes, PSA is SOC 2 compliant. This means we follow strict data security, availability, and confidentiality standards to protect your information and systems.

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