Archives: Mineral exploration

The three finalists in the Swedish Mining Innovation Award 2020 have been announced. The prize, which was established in 2019, is awarded by the national strategic innovation program Swedish Mining Innovation, and rewards something that is innovative and very useful for the mining industry. The three finalists are Orexplore for their X-ray technology for drill[…]

Minerva Intelligence Inc, an artificial intelligence company focused on knowledge engineering, has announced the signing of a contract with a Canadian intermediate mining company. The new contract is for Minerva’s new DRIVER product, which provides deep insights into previously untapped geometallurgical data. Minerva says it can deliver such insights by using its DRIVER software to[…]

Clean technology company, Verditek plc, has won its first order from the Australia mining sector, agreeing on a contract to supply its PowerMat solar solution to InterGroup Mining Ltd. The contract win is in line with Verditek’s stated strategy to target verticals in the oil & gas, marine and mining industries, it said. Verditek’s PowerMat[…]

With the search for new mineral discoveries increasingly occurring at depth and undercover in remote locations, the pressure to find better ways to reduce water consumption during exploration drilling programs is vital as companies meet their environmental, social and governance obligations. Global mining technology company IMDEX says it is meeting the challenges with solids removal[…]

SensOre says it has welcomed a wholly-owned subsidiary of BHP as a client for its Data Cube and Discriminant Predictive Targeting® (DPT®) technology. SensOre and BHP reached agreement on a Letter of Intent in May 2020 and confirmed this in a Joint-Targeting Agreement (JTA) on September 18, SensOre said. The JTA envisages a phased process[…]

Having become the first company globally to have taken delivery of a mobile raiseboring machine with uphole, downhole, and back reaming capability, Barminco is transporting a Rhino 100 Raise Borer to another client site in Australia. With the help of its Perenti surface mining partner, Ausdrill, the newest addition was recently transported to Regis Resources’[…]

Unearthed Solutions says scores of multi-billion-dollar mining projects could be ignited following the results of an international challenge to unlock the potential of South Australia’s resource-rich Gawler region. ExploreSA: The Gawler Challenge, run by the South Australian Government and innovation specialists Unearthed Solutions, had a total prize pool of A$250,000 ($183,249) and attracted broad domestic[…]

With Australia having a vast wealth of mineral resources and mining being a key factor in the nations’ economy, understanding mineral deposits is of key importance. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is one university that works closely with industry and government bodies to characterise geological materials and has recently installed a TESCAN TIMA automated mineralogy[…]

Castillo Copper Ltd (ASX:CCZ), a base metal explorer primarily focused on copper across Australia and Zambia, has secured an in-principle agreement with Queensland-based Depco Drilling to appoint them as the lead contractor for the upcoming Mt Oxide drilling campaigns. The agreement is subject to Depco’s lawyers reviewing the agreement along with shareholder approval at a[…]

Swick Mining Services says it is working towards a demerger of its drilling and mineral technology businesses following a strategic review. The announcement came at the same time as the ASX-listed METS firm revealed Drilling Business revenue and EBITDA results of A$149.6 million ($111 million) and A$24.6 million, respectively, for its 2020 financial year. A[…]