Start a conversationMINING, DRILLING AND SAUDI MARKET ENTRY
Vestigium™ helps mining companies, drilling contractors and investors enter Saudi Arabia, improve operating performance and make informed decisions before committing capital.
Kurt Radtke’s prior executive operating experience
Drilling, budget and workforce figures: Maaden, Saudi Arabia, 2021–2026. Geographic reach reflects Kurt’s wider international career.
Metres annually
Continents
Operating budget responsibility
People led
Saudi Market Entry Assessment
Assess the opportunity, partners, operating requirements and commercial risks. Receive a decision brief and a prioritized entry roadmap.
Explore Saudi market entry →Drilling Performance Review
Review productivity, maintenance, logistics and contract economics. Receive priority corrective actions, named owners and a recovery plan.
Explore drilling support →Executive Advisory
Independent support for boards, CEOs and investors. Review decisions, risks and delivery progress through an agreed advisory cadence.
Explore executive advisory →How We Start
Share the situation and timing. Kurt will confirm fit and discuss the scope, deliverables and fee before work begins.
Discuss your situation →CLIENT WORK
Prior Maaden experience, Saudi Arabia, 2021–2026: 42 drilling rigs across a portfolio of 219 exploration licenses. The case studies below describe Vestigium’s advisory work.
CLIENT CASE STUDY · SAUDI ARABIA
Vestigium developed Geosol’s 2026–2028 Executive Operating Plan, bringing governance, workforce, localization, mobilization and commercial priorities into one leadership reference.
Review the Geosol case study →CONFIDENTIAL CLIENT CASE STUDY · DRILLING
The engagement produced role recommendations, leadership KPIs, capability gaps, asset information requirements and commercial scenarios to support operating decisions.
Review the confidential case study →CLIENT PERSPECTIVE
“Working with Kurt is a pleasure. His extensive mining industry experience, strategic perspective, and understanding of the Saudi business environment added significant value to our international expansion. The Executive Operating Plan he developed has become an important reference for our leadership team.”
Thiago Sillman
General Manager, Geosol Al Arabiya · Partner, Geosol Group
FOUNDER EXPERIENCE
Kurt Radtke is an international mining and operations executive, strategic advisor, author and U.S. Army veteran. He serves as President of Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp., Chief Strategy Officer of REM Processing Group, and Founder & CEO of Vestigium Global Advisory Group™.
Kurt connects exploration, drilling, logistics and commercial strategy with the leadership and controls needed to deliver complex operations.
Six-continent experience · MBA · U.S. Army veteran · Mining and drilling expertise
Read Kurt Radtke’s executive biography →Vestigium remains an independent advisory firm while Kurt serves as President of Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. The firm accepts a limited number of non-conflicting mandates. Engagements that compete with Appia’s assets, counterparties, or capital activities are declined, and scope, access, confidentiality, and potential conflicts are confirmed before work begins.
HOW WE WORK
Establish the facts, constraints, and value at risk.
Set priorities, owners, decision rights, and non-negotiables.
Translate strategy into sequenced actions and field accountability.
Build the review cadence and leadership habits that hold performance.
START A CONVERSATION
Tell us what needs to improve, the decision you face and your timing. Kurt will review the inquiry and discuss a suitable next step.
Start a conversationADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Identify why performance is slipping and agree priority actions, responsibilities and measures of progress.
View service →Review drilling readiness, contractor performance, maintenance, logistics and field reporting.
View service →Assess mineral opportunities, processing options, partnerships and the decisions needed before further investment.
Critical minerals advisory →Plan customers, partners, local capability, costs and mobilization before entering a new market.
Saudi mining consulting →Give leadership an independent review of progress, costs, risks and decisions that need attention.
View service →IN THE MEDIA · ARAB NEWS
Arab News featured Kurt Radtke’s perspective on Jabal Sayid, technical validation, processing capability, and the disciplined execution required to build a competitive rare earth industry.
Read the Arab News coverage →
NEW BOOK · NOVEMBER 2026 RELEASE
Kurt Radtke’s practical guide to Saudi mining market entry, partnerships, commercial discipline and operating readiness.
Planned formats: Kindle, paperback (softcover) and hardcover. Scheduled release: November 1, 2026. Kindle preorder is available now.
Explore the book
Together, we support businesses establishing and operating in Saudi Arabia through commercial strategy, operational readiness and independent Saudi legal expertise.
Learn more about our collaboration →PRACTICAL INSIGHTS
CRITICAL MINERALS
OPERATING LEADERSHIP
EXPLORATION TEAMS
Vestigium LLC, operating as Vestigium Global Advisory Group.
Formation jurisdiction: Arkansas, United States · Formed: April 8, 2026
Arkansas filing number: 811606942 · Business location: Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
Verify through the Arkansas Secretary of State business registry. Search for VESTIGIUM LLC or filing number 811606942.