Boardroom E-13: the mining committee that approves the Sonora exploration, and the room already has the kit ready for the joining geologist

Boardroom E-13 is the operations room of a Mexican mining group with a Polanco HQ: 16 seats in a horseshoe, a robust table surface capable of holding rock samples and drill cores, a screen for video calls with mines in Sonora, Zacatecas, or Chihuahua, individual microphones for hybrid sessions with the geology team, a digital voting system with private-blockchain hash for traceability of exploration decisions, an adjoining room for the technical team's coffee break, capacity for a 6 to 10-hour session. This is where the mining-operations committees of Mexican groups with national presence sit (Grupo México, Industrias Peñoles, Minera Frisco, Grupo Bal, Minera Autlán, Grupo Dillard), where the exploration committee approves drilling programmes, where the agricultural commodities committee runs (coffee, berries, avocado, mango), and where the extractive-project due-diligence committee gathers. What defines Boardroom E-13 is not the robust surface; it is the geological rigour. The merch is delivered at the start of the committee, with a copy of the exploration plan and the geology director's signature.

Merch packages for Boardroom E-13

Geology-director kit

Production of 12 to 20 units for mining-committee members, consulting geologists, and compliance officers. Executive folder with industrial clasp and project-under-review cover, numbered notepads with the mining group's letterhead and project number, roller pen engraved with the director's name, encrypted USB with the exploration plan and voting matrix, card with the day's agenda and committee voting slate. Delivered before the committee into the spot assigned to each director.

Technical-team merch

Uniforms for the geology team, mine personnel, and the staff at Boardroom E-13. High-visibility industrial coverall, mine hard hat with identification sticker, badge with photo, name and role (senior geologist, mining engineer, compliance officer, safety officer), industrial boots with the group's monogram. Production in high-visibility and mining-standard materials, professionally pressed, delivered back-of-house 90 minutes before doors open.

Founding geologist recognition

Production of 1 to 4 units for the founding geologist who discovered the deposit, the mine director with 30 years of service, or the engineer who signed the exploitation plan. Wooden box with engraved plaque bearing the deposit's name and discovery year, hand-bound book tracing the project's timeline and the deposit's geology, geologist's hammer engraved with the geologist's monogram, calligraphed card with the deposit's name. Delivered in a sealed envelope at session close or before the first-production celebration dinner.

Exploration-plan merch

Production of 50 to 300 units for consulting geologists receiving the updated exploration plan, the research analysts, and the subsidiaries' compliance officers. Plan printed on security paper with the group's crest watermark, encrypted USB with the digital version and advanced electronic signature, pocket notebook with plan cover, roller pen with the group's logo. Production in high-quality and mining-standard materials, delivered at the entrance of Boardroom E-13 before the committee.

Boardroom E-13 logistics, access and exploration-plan custody

Boardroom E-13 operates with a single load-in entry: the mining group's service entrance, which accepts an industrial van with rock samples within restricted hours (generally 6:00 to 11:00 and 17:00 to 21:00). The pedestrian load-in requires prior identification, the group's badge, and a signature in the exploration-plan logbook; informal access is not allowed. The group's operations staff hand over POP material and the director kits with visible ID and badge. The back-of-house at Boardroom E-13 includes a biometric warehouse: the samples and cores room, where high-value merch (geologist's hammers, samples, encrypted USBs) is kept in sealed boxes bearing the geology director's stamp. Boardroom E-13 has no visible kitchen: the group's cafeteria sends food through the service corridor, and table service is coordinated with the group's operations lead to comply with mining protocol.

For sessions with international consulting geologist attendance (typically from Canada, Australia, or South Africa), we handle USD invoicing at the Banco de México FIX rate of the day before the event, with USMCA compliance when the group is listed on TSX/NYSE, and support for deduction as exploration or compliance expense in the group's fiscal close. For sessions with Secretaría de Economía or SEMARNAT officials when applicable to permits, we comply with compliance protocol and the regulator's security protocol. The merch custody chain is documented with signature, timestamp, and photograph at every checkpoint: entry to the industrial load-in, review by the group's operations personnel, transfer to the warehouse, restocking during recesses, post-committee collection.

For mining groups with IMMEX operations and exploration projects, we handle complementary SAT invoicing with 16% IVA breakdown and support for deduction as exploration or PR expense. For mining groups, we handle invoicing in compliance with the business-activities income regime for services under Mexican tax law. For groups with US operations, we handle bilingual (es/en) invoicing and USMCA compliance when the director kit crosses the border as part of the hospitality kit for the consultant residing abroad.

Confidentiality, Boardroom E-13 compliance and prohibitions

Boardroom E-13 operates under rules the merch must respect: no mobile-phone use in the room during committee votes (mining protocol), no merch that creates noise or distraction during the sessions, no backpacks or large bags in the room (mine-floor protocol), no POP material with competitors' logos (a frequent request from the geologists), no food or beverages outside the group's cafeteria service. For sessions that require limited-edition merch (numbered anniversary t-shirt of the group, hammer signed by the founding geologist, paperweight marking the deposit year), we coordinate with the group's operations area to ensure the piece complies with compliance protocol, exploration-plan-confidentiality protocol, and transmission protocol (when the session is internal and is not recorded).

For sessions with media coverage (post-committee press conference, exploration-plan presentation to the BMV, deposit launch), we comply with the group's press protocol and the geology director's disclosure protocol, with pieces carrying no third-party logos or with digital redaction when the group's manual requires it. For sessions with internal transmission to the group's mines (sessions transmitted to Sonora, Zacatecas, or Chihuahua), we comply with the group's transmission protocol with pieces visible on-screen and pieces hidden from transmission. For sessions with live transmission abroad (video call with consulting geologists in Canada or Australia), we comply with time-zone rules and ship pieces to the international consultants two weeks in advance.

For SAT invoicing, we issue CFDI 4.0 with 16% IVA breakdown and support for deduction as exploration, compliance, or PR expense, depending on how the merch is used. For groups with IMMEX or US operations, we handle complementary invoicing in USD or EUR with USMCA compliance when the merch crosses the border as part of the hospitality kit. The merch is delivered with carta porte 3.0 when interstate or international transit applies, with the foreign-trade complement when applicable, and with the payment complement when the group pays in instalments. Delivery to the warehouse is documented with an entry slip signed by the group's operations lead, the geology director, and the compliance officer.

MOQ, costs and reservations for Boardroom E-13

Geology-director kit — from MXN $4,950 before IVA per unit in a run of 14. Technical-team merch — from MXN $3,150 before IVA per person in a run of 12. Founding geologist recognition — from MXN $11,500 before IVA per unit in a run of 4. Exploration-plan merch — from MXN $1,250 before IVA per unit in a run of 150. Costs exclude the Boardroom E-13 rental, which is quoted directly with the group's operations area depending on the day, schedule, setup, additional services (cafeteria, warehouse, audiovisual equipment, digital voting system, mine personnel) and mining compliance.

For high-demand dates (mining committees with quarterly regulatory calendars, exploration sessions with Secretaría de Economía submission dates, extractive-project due-diligence committees), we hold the calendar with 60 days' lead time and a firm written commitment. For low-demand dates, we hold with 30 days' lead time. Express production under 18 days carries a +35% surcharge for curation and dispatch. The reservation is made with a 14-point brief: committee date, session type (exploration, commodities, due diligence, first production), attendee count, units per package, group brand manual, brand colour palette, group compliance protocol, transmission compliance, industrial load-in logistics, post-committee donation, and SAT invoicing.

Boardroom E-13 FAQ

Can the geology-director kit be delivered with receipt signed per mining-committee member?

Yes — we deliver the kit with an individual acknowledgement, signed by the director, with delivery time and the uniformed delivery staff's signature. The custody chain is documented with photography when mining protocol permits, and is held in a sealed envelope throughout the day for return at session close.

Can you handle merch for mining committees that recur quarterly?

Yes — we run quarterly programming with the same brand manual, scaling the run according to the committee's agenda and special guests (consulting geologists, Secretaría de Economía officials, compliance officers). Coordination with the mining-committee secretariat for editorial curation.

Can the merch be invoiced as exploration expense?

Yes — we issue CFDI 4.0 to the SAT with 16% IVA breakdown and support for deduction as exploration, compliance, or PR expense, depending on the merch's use. For groups with IMMEX operations, we handle complementary invoicing in USD with the foreign-trade complement and USMCA compliance.

Is Corp-Merch an official partner of Boardroom E-13?

No. Corp-Merch.MX is an independent workshop handling curation, production and logistics of merch for mining committees, agricultural commodities, and extractive-project due diligence at Boardroom E-13 and other CDMX venues. Boardroom E-13 is mentioned for sector-description purposes only.

Request a quote for Boardroom E-13 merch

Tell us the committee date, session type, attendee count, units per package, group brand manual, brand colour palette (where applicable), group compliance protocol, transmission compliance, industrial load-in logistics, and SAT invoicing. We respond with a package-by-package quote, curation proposal, and digital mock-up within 24 to 48 business hours.