Archives: Mineral exploration

Aachen-based AiNT develops measurement systems based on Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA). It recently developed the drill core analyser CorA for integral elemental analysis of drill cores extracted during exploration of mineral deposits. The neutron activation analysis allows fast determination of integral elements in the core. The system can be used in drill core, drill cuttings[…]

Less than four months after acquiring Barminco, Ausdrill says the integration of the two businesses is on target to deliver synergies of around A$11 million/y ($7.8 million/y) from its 2020 financial year. This exceeds the previously stated target of A$5 million and is representative of both the new business structure Ausdrill has implemented and its[…]

Calidus Resources has appointed GR Engineering Services to carry out the prefeasibility study (PFS) on its Warrawoona gold project in Western Australia. The PFS is scheduled to be completed in the September quarter. Calidus said: “GR Engineering are an ASX-listed engineering company that has successfully managed 19 gold feasibility studies and the construction of three[…]

MICROMINE says attendees at the upcoming Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Convention (PDAC) in Toronto, Ontario, will be able to witness software demonstrations for Micromine 2018 and Geobank 2018, while also hearing about its artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives for Pitram 2019. All three solutions have been developed on the back of extensive[…]

Australia’s Coalition Government has released a “National Resources Statement” as it looks to, it says, attract investment, develop new resources and markets, and share the benefits of success with more regional communities. The first such statement the government has released for more than 20 years, it includes an agreement to establish a new critical minerals[…]

Drilling inclined holes, underground, can be one of the more demanding applications for a drill rod string as frictional drag in thrust and torque adds to the weight of the rod string, the fluid column, and the weight on bit. As part of an extensive global test program, employing nearly 10,000 rods at 30 different[…]

IMDEX has entered into a secondary option period from March 2019 – December 2019 to acquire New Zealand-based companies Flexidrill Ltd and Flexidrill Construction Ltd, and the patent-protected technologies COREVIBE™ and MAGHAMMER™. IMDEX’s decision to progress the COREVIBE and MAGHAMMER towards commercialisation is based on strong demand from drilling contractors and resource companies, together with[…]

MICROMINE says it has been selected by MinEx Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) as the sole software provider for the project. MICROMINE will provide information and advice on software solutions for mineral exploration as part of the A$218 million ($154 million) CRC project, which was set up to develop new technologies to increase the discovery of[…]

MICROMINE says the next major release of its exploration and mine design software, Micromine 2020, will no longer support installation or use on computers with a 32-bit processor. There are a number of technical reasons why the company has made this move, mainly revolving around the ability to access more RAM, MICROMINE said. Thirty-two-bit processors[…]

FLSmidth says it has completed its portfolio of automated laboratory solutions for the mining industry with the takeover of IMP Automation Group. The market for automated laboratories is growing due to a combination of high exploration activity and an increased focus on productivity, automation and digitalisation, according to FLSmidth. “IMP is the global leader in[…]