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  • Helicopter flying an aeromagnetic survey, dangling sensors.

    Scanning Wyoming for mineral treasures

    K. Warner, Metal Tech News|Updated Nov 18, 2024

    Aerial scans of the Earth's crust 3,300 feet below ground are being used to seek out potential critical mineral deposits in Cowboy State. Using an array of sensors attached to aircraft flying overhead, geologists are scanning thousands of feet below Wyoming's surface with electromagnetic surveys – a prospecting method that reads the strength of the earth's subsurface magnetic field to identify likely locations of valuable metals and minerals like vanadium, niobium and t...

  • Graphic of satellite collecting and transmitting mineral exploration data.

    Gravity of space-based mineral exploration

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Nov 5, 2024

    Fleet Space adds gravity surveys to ExoSphere, providing mining clients with an even more powerful mineral exploration solution. The satellite-enabled and AI-enhanced ExoSphere mineral exploration solution has already attracted the attention of Rio Tinto, Barrick Gold, and other global mining companies that are using this subsurface imaging technology to discover buried deposits of cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, and other critical metals. Fleet Space Technologies, the...

  • A trail exposes white salts under red rocks at a South American lithium project.

    Rio Tinto explores for lithium from space

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Oct 29, 2024

    Joins a growing number of mining companies leveraging Fleet Space's satellite-enabled and AI-powered mineral exploration technology. Toward its longstanding commitment to finding a better way to provide the minerals and metals the world needs, Rio Tinto is leveraging Fleet Space Technologies' satellite-enabled ExoSphere mineral exploration solution to gain greater insights into what lies below the surface at its Rincon lithium mine project in Argentina. "Rio Tinto and Fleet...

  • A white electronic device on a rocky and treeless high desert landscape.

    Gold Fields deploys ExoSphere in Chile

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Oct 4, 2024

    Sees satellite-enabled mineral exploration tech as an ideal solution for its gold-silver-silver copper mine in the Andes Mountains of Northern Chile. As part of its ongoing commitment to leveraging new technologies that maximize productivity and minimize its environmental footprint in some of the harshest conditions on Earth, Gold Fields has deployed Fleet Space Technologies' ExoSphere mineral exploration solution to expand upon its reserves of gold, silver, and copper at the...

  • Graphic of a satellite scanning Geodes with 3D geological model inset.

    A deeper understanding of Chilean copper

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Aug 23, 2024

    Power Nickel leverages Fleet Space's AI-powered ExoSphere mineral exploration tech to scan projects along Chile's Atacama Fault System. From Barrick Gold's Reko Diq mine project in Pakistan to Inflection Resources' Macquarie Arc land package in Australia and Eagle Mountain Mining's Silver Mountain property in Arizona, Fleet Space Technologies' ExoSphere mineral exploration technology has emerged as an increasingly important tool to efficiently and sustainably discover new...

  • Close-up of a Fleet Space Geode planted in red-colored soil.

    ExoSphere scans for more Arizona copper

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Aug 16, 2024

    Eagle Mountain leverages Fleet Space's AI-enhanced and satellite-enabled ExoSphere technology to discover copper deposits below Silver Mountain. In the two years since Fleet Space Technologies launched ExoSphere, this satellite-enabled mineral exploration technology has rocketed up the list of solutions for discovering the minerals critical to the energy transition – especially copper. The list of companies deploying ExoSphere ranges from junior mineral exploration companies l...

  • An enclosed trailer with open doors revealing TruScan controls and feed area.

    TruScan affirms CuMo ore sorting promise

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jul 11, 2024

    Nearly all metals are found within 10% of rocks in Idaho copper deposit; XRF core scans proving to be ideal match for ore sorting analysis. Preliminary results from Idaho Copper Corp.'s use of Veracio's TruScan are beginning to reveal how the use of this automated drill core analysis technology during exploration can maximize the effectiveness of ore sorting technology during operations. By using specialized sensors to identify and reject unmineralized rocks prior to feeding...

  • A pickup offers scale for a vast expanse of desert and mountains in Pakistan.

    Exploring Reko Diq with Fleet Space tech

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 9, 2024

    Barrick Gold leverages satellite-enabled AI mineral exploration technology to explore the larger copper potential at Pakistani project. Barrick Gold Corp. is the latest in a growing number of mining companies to use space tech and AI mineral exploration solutions developed by Australia-based Fleet Space Technologies to discover hidden deposits of minerals needed for the clean energy transition. While Barrick is best known for being one of the world's largest producers of...

  • A worker walks through tall, dry grass carrying an electronic device.

    Spacetech & AI aid Aussie copper search

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jun 13, 2024

    Inflection Resources leverages Fleet Space's ExoSphere to survey enormous land package. To help discover large deposits of copper that will help meet growing demands of the global energy transition, Inflection Resources Ltd. is leveraging the space tech and AI mineral exploration solutions provided by Fleet Space Technologies to scan for potential targets hidden undercover across an enormous copper-prospective land package in New South Wales, Australia. Under an up to $96...

  • A TruScan mobile unit parked and set up to receive drill core for scanning.

    A TruScan of CuMo ore sorting potential

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated May 15, 2024

    Idaho Copper is utilizing Veracio's digital ore scanning tech to accurately relog drill core in preparation for updated mine study. As the next step in its goal of providing a domestic source of copper to meet the United States' growing demand for this energy transition metal, Idaho Copper Corp. is leveraging Veracio's TruScan technology to digitally analyze more than 60,000 feet (18,290 meters) of core in preparation for ore sorting studies at its CuMo cop...

  • Veracio technician operating a TruScan system for mining exploration.

    Boart Longyear creates new geo data firm

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Apr 3, 2024

    As the demand for critical metals continues to rise, the need for efficient and accurate mineral exploration has never been greater. With the mining industry facing ever-increasing pressure to reduce the time from discovery to mineral extraction, Boart Longyear Group Ltd., a company well-known for its mineral exploration expertise, has repackaged its award-winning geological data services into a standalone entity – Veracio. Established over 130 years ago, Boart Longyear has w...

  • Image of a Fleet Space nanosatellite over Earth.

    Space-based mineral exploration upgrade

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Mar 13, 2024

    New machine learning enhancements make ExoSphere faster and more powerful than ever; Fleet Space joins Stanford's Mineral-X program Already a powerful tool that is being leveraged by global mining companies such as Rio Tinto and Barrick Gold Corp. to discover mineral deposits hidden below the earth's surface, Fleet Space Technologies' satellite-enabled ExoSphere is now more powerful and faster than ever thanks to the introduction of machine learning. First introduced in 2022,...

  • A drone flies by a mountain shrouded in clouds.

    Quantum leap for mineral exploration

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    SBQuantum and Silicon Microgravity merge cutting-edge geophysics tech into a single drone-mounted platform. The world's first diamond quantum magnetometers, a disruptive gravity sensor technology, are being combined with drones into a platform aimed at accelerating the discovery of minerals and metals critical to the high-tech and green energy future. "We'll be combining two key geophysical surveying methods, gravimetry and magnetics, to quickly identify promising mineral...

  • A lone geologist explores rock outcrops in an arid environment.

    BHP selects 2024 Xplor accelerator cohort

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Feb 6, 2024

    Six early-staged explorers selected for the innovative mineral discovery accelerator enjoy $500,000 grant, technical experts, BHP's network. As part of its innovative approach to accelerating the discovery of minerals critical to the energy transition, BHP has selected six companies to join the second cohort of its Xplor program. Launched by the mining giant in the fall of 2022, BHP Xplor is a unique program that offers funding and technical support to early-stage mineral...