Achieving 3x Test Coverage and 60% Faster Cycles in Mining QA Modernization

Success Highlights

3x increase in test coverage
60% faster regression cycles
40% faster defect detection

Key Details

Industry: Mining & Natural Resources Geographies: Global operations across regions

Platform: .NET, NUnit, API Automation, CI/CD Pipelines

Business Challenge

The client’s mining operations had expanded rapidly, but the underlying systems failed to scale. Each site ran on its own workflows, causing data fragmentation, poor visibility, and operational delays.

Limited Test Coverage: Focused only on “happy path” scenarios with minimal negative or load testing.
Scalability Uncertainty: Small simulations (10–15 stations) offered no visibility into performance at scale.
Testing Ownership Gaps: Developers tested their own code, increasing bias and bottlenecks.
Restricted API Documentation:
Incomplete specifications limited automation opportunities.
QA in Mining Industry

Our Solution Approach

V2Solutions reengineered the QA ecosystem with automation-first practices, advanced coverage, and pipeline integration—ensuring precision and resilience across all testing layers.

1 · Redefine

API-Centric & Scalable Test Design

Prioritized high-value endpoints (assignment, approval, integration, viewing) and implemented payload-driven test suites to validate data persistence, query reliability, and schema consistency across mining datasets.

2 · Enhance

Comprehensive Unit & Negative Testing

Adopted NUnit for .NET and expanded coverage to include edge cases such as invalid IDs, corrupted payloads, and large dataset stress simulations—strengthening platform reliability under real-world conditions.

3 · Automate

Regression & Pipeline Integration

Leveraged API specifications to auto-generate regression suites for 100+ endpoints. Integrated full test categories—smoke, regression, and performance—into CI/CD pipelines to accelerate release validation and detect issues early.

4 · Collaborate

Dedicated QA Ownership Model

Transitioned to a specialized QA team, while rotating developers through validation tasks. This created shared ownership, improved testing impartiality, and built a continuous QA culture across teams.

Technical Highlights

NUnit-based unit and integration automation for .NET stack API-spec–driven test generation covering 100+ endpoints Integrated CI/CD test hooks for regression and smoke validation Automated performance tests simulating thousands of concurrent stations Modular framework for scalable QA reuse across mining applications


// Pseudocode: : Automated API Regression Generation


for api in api_spec.endpoints:
test_case = build_test(api, type=”regression”)
run(test_case)
if test_case.status == “fail”:
log_defect(api.endpoint, test_case.error)
else:
mark_passed(api.endpoint)
report_summary()

Business Outcomes

The QA modernization enabled measurable efficiency, stronger reliability, and long-term scalability across the client’s mining technology ecosystem.

3X

Increase in test coverage

40%

Faster defect detection

60%

Shorter regression cycles

  Improved data accuracy strengthened trust in platform analytics   Automated testing culture accelerated release readiness   Dedicated QA ownership reduced rework and improved accountability

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