#Minerals

Could clues from the landscape reveal the next big gold discovery?

We’re working with Classic Minerals Limited to see if tree size is associated with areas of deep gold deposits in their Forrestania tenement in Western Australia.

Rock illuminated by radio waves on a conveyor inside the analyser

MRI to sort out copper mining waste

Copper miners can slash their energy and water use thanks to a breakthrough ore sorting analyser that uses similar technology to MRI.

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Golden opportunity for new Australian company

The first installation of a revolutionary x-ray analysis system for gold is now open for business at Ausdrill’s MinAnalytical labs in Perth, Australia.

Athletes aren’t the only ones going for gold

We’re finding hidden gold deposits by examining Eucalyptus leaves using x-ray imaging.

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What mining means to Australians: a national survey

A new national survey of 8,020 citizens reveals what mining means to Australians. While most Australians accept mining and think it makes an important contribution to our economy, they hold low levels of trust in in the industry and don’t feel they have a voice in shaping the industry’s practices.

Quest to explain the Pilbara’s unusual ‘watermelon-seed’ gold nuggets

Hundreds of unusual gold nuggets shaped like watermelon seeds were discovered in the Pilbara goldfields last year. We’re now getting to the bottom of how and why these gold nuggets exist.

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Mining the Internet of Things

Exploration and mining companies are just at the beginning of a digital transformation through the Internet of Things. Accurate and fast data is driving decision-making more and more across the whole mineral value chain. Issue 13 of resourceful takes a look at some of the new technologies unpinning this change.

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Creating 3D digital rocks using x-ray data

Superman had the power to see through solid objects with his x-ray vision and now we’re using a similar approach to see ‘inside’ solid rock.

Contour map showing Coompana Anomaly as deep blue/low magnetic signal against backdrop of red/higher magnetic signal.

Magnetic mystery on the Nullarbor

Underneath the barren landscape of the Nullarbor Plains in South Australia lurks a mysterious magnetic anomaly which has intrigued geologists for decades. New data is helping to explain what is it and how it may have formed.

The hype about HyLogger

Our new deal with Australian METS company Corescan will see our exploration tool and mineral analysis technology - HyLogger- launched into new global markets.

Mined iron ore

From big data to robotics: growth opportunities for METS

Our Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) Roadmap looks to the future and identifies five key growth opportunities for the mining industry and its suppliers.

We're leading future science to find the earth's deep and hidden mineral, energy and water resources.

Exploration: Towards building an accurate picture of the deep earth

New Deep Earth Imaging research aims to enable the exploration industry to 'see' and unlock the earth's deep mineral, energy and water resources.