Archives: Mineral exploration

Novo Resources Corp says it is planning mechanical sorting test work on multi-tonne samples of gold-bearing conglomerate from its Beatons Creek project (pictured) and gold-bearing gravels from its Egina project, both in Australia, with Steinert Global and TOMRA. Mechanical sorting of small particles of gold is seen as a potentially important breakthrough for Novo and[…]

Deswik, the leading Australian mining software developer, has launched a new set of tools for geological mapping and sampling. Deswik.Mapping is a Windows tablet application which digitises the traditional, paper-based geological mine mapping process. It enables geologists to photograph the face, create 3D maps and log sample data in situ on a mobile device, while[…]

Seequent has today released Target for ArcGIS Pro to bring advanced understanding of mining and exploration data to the powerful next generation Esri ArcGIS Pro environment. The Esri-integrated solution simplifies the importing, viewing and analysis of drill hole and subsurface geological data within ArcGIS Pro to allow geoscientists, geologists and GIS analysts to make timely[…]

First Mining Gold and Ausenco Engineering Canada recently entered into an agreement that will see the engineering firm complete a prefeasibility study (PFS) on the Springpole gold project, in north-western Ontario, Canada. As part of the pact, Ausenco has elected to receive shares of First Mining as consideration for its engineering services, First Mining said.[…]

K2fly says it has signed a contract with Rio Tinto that will see the mining major implement the RCubed Mineral Resource and Reserve solution across 20 sites globally. Implementation will commence immediately, with the total contract value, including initial implementation costs, estimated to be A$1.45 million ($985,675). The RCubed solution will replace an inhouse system[…]

Golden Predator Mining says tests have successfully confirmed that EnviroLeach Technologies’ environmentally friendly technology can effectively extract and recover more than 95% of the gold from sulphide concentrates produced at the 3 Aces gold project, in the Yukon of Canada. The concentrate is produced using Golden Predator’s Secondary Recovery Unit (SRU™). With this environmentally friendly[…]

MEC Mining has decided to separate its existing advisory services and launch a standalone advisory arm as a subsidiary of the MEC Mining group. The announcement comes as the mining consultancy implements a raft of initiatives aimed at growing its service offering to clients domestically and internationally, it said. “MEC Advisory will build on our existing[…]

GoldSpot Discoveries Corp has announced that its team of expert geologists and data scientists has been engaged by Vale Canada Ltd to use machine learning to identify new drilling targets at its Coleman nickel mine, part of its flagship base metals operations located in Sudbury, Ontario. “With the tremendous amount of data Vale has acquired[…]

The Devico team says it is pleased to announce the launch of the new DeviGyro in Australia. “After several months of testing in Norway and Western Australia, proving its ruggedness and incredible precision, the world’s smallest multifunctional borehole gyro instrument will make its debut in Australia.” Devico’s Australian agent, Downhole Surveys (DHS), is all set[…]

Epiroc is about to start construction on a new Test Center in Örebro, Sweden, that, it says, will help perform different types of exploration drilling tests and data acquisition. The centre is a close collaboration between industry, research institutes and academia, according to the company. “With this Test Center, we can continue our way towards[…]