Archives: Mineral exploration

Making geological modelling simple is the premise of Vulcan GeologyCore, just released by technology developer Maptek. Vulcan GeologyCore “answers the need for an intuitive geological modelling workflow that handles automatic validation and chart creation, providing geologists with greater confidence around their domain and modelling decisions.” The dynamic interface and streamlined workflow make it easy to[…]

K2fly Ltd has announced that Newmont has signed a five-year extension to its existing contract for K2fly’s Resource Governance Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. The extension agreement has a total contract value (TCV) of A$1.3 million ($951,289) and builds on the initial three-year agreement signed in March 2020, which came with a TCV of[…]

Bentley Systems’ Seequent business unit has acquired Canadian software company Minalytix, the developer of MX Deposit. The acquisition, which comes only a month after Seequent’s purchase of Imago Inc, a developer of cloud-based software for the capture and management of geoscientific imagery, extends Seequent’s cloud capabilities and solutions for mining, including greenfield exploration, resource development[…]

Australia-based Chrysos Corporation has successfully completed an equity placement, raising A$50 million ($37 million) of funds to, it says, meet accelerating demand for its PhotonAssay™ technology from miners, explorers and laboratories across the globe. The technology is billed as being able to displace slower, more hazardous and toxic assay processes. It delivers faster, safer, more[…]

A Curtin University research team will work to bring leading broadband fibre optic acoustic sensing technology to the Australian mining, oil and gas and environmental monitoring industries, offering, the university says, a more cost-effective and safer resource extraction process. As part of the Australian Government’s Global Innovation Linkages Program, the team – led by Professor[…]

Cora Gold Ltd has made key appointments related to the definitive feasibility study (DFS) it is carrying out on the Sanankoro gold project in southern Mali, bringing SENET, CSA Global and Epoch Resources into the study team, as well as naming Russell Bradford as Project Manager. SENET, a DRA Global group company, has been appointed[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is introducing a new reverse circulation (RC) sampling option for its Leopard™ DI650i down-the-hole (DTH) drill rig. The new RC drilling system it says offers a reliable and accurate method for orebody identification and grade control in opencast mining. Fully integrated into the Leopard™ DI650i platform, the RC drilling system[…]

Researchers at the Colorado School of Mines are teaming up with Minalyze AB to build an advanced geosciences research laboratory for non-destructive compositional analysis of drill core, the Sweden-based company says. “This new laboratory establishes the Colorado School of Mines as a global leader in this emerging field with important applications in the development of[…]

To enable its transformation, and within the framework of its renewed commitment to an open innovation model, Codelco says it is giving a strong boost to collaborative work with suppliers, technology centres, universities, research centres and other multiple actors in the mining innovation ecosystem. It says its recent technological development agreement signed with the Advanced[…]

Intertek Group has officially opened its new Minerals Global Centre of Excellence, in Perth, Western Australia, bringing with it world-class technical expertise, automated technology, and pioneering innovation and services, Intertek CEO, André Lacroix, says. The Centre of Excellence is the largest Intertek Minerals laboratory in the world and consolidates the group’s Minerals business into a[…]