REVEAL™

for Resources

Develop a detailed understanding of an identified deposit to allow for safe and cost-effective mining at high velocity.

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Understand tonnage

Reduce delineation drilling

Increase resource confidence

Reduce economic uncertainty

Improve production planning

Drill less. Recover more. Faster.

The accuracy of resource knowledge directly impacts the time and cost it takes to get metals to market.
Resource characterization and modelling provide detailed information about the quality and quantity of mineral resources available in a mining project. It involves estimating the size, shape, and distribution of mineral resources within a deposit using mathematical and statistical techniques based on a variety of data sources. Accurate modelling directly informs decisions about mine planning and operations. It also helps mining companies move from understanding inferred and indicated resources (the concentration of material of economic interest) to documenting reserves (the parts of the resource that can be economically mined). 

Determining geological characteristics of a mineral resource is complex.
Throughout the mining lifecycle, resource modeling underpins critical mine decisions. Resource geologists gather and leverage any available geoscience date sets, including government surveys and maps, drill core samples, satellite imagery, and various geophysical data to generate a 3D block model of the mineral deposit – which is then used to estimate the mineral resources, plan mining operations, and make strategic decisions as production advances.  

Resource modelling experts encounter challenges in gathering, understanding, and optimizing large, multi-faceted datasets – and then accounting for the underlying variables and inherent uncertainties. The accuracy of that model informs logistics, hauling, and processing planning based on an understanding of the tonnage to be mined. Improvements in that accuracy – attempts to reduce remaining geological uncertainty – are often pursued through delineation drilling in increasing smaller grid spacing. 

With 400 m drill hole spacing, Ideon can deliver insights typically seen from 50 m spacing.

Ideon’s high-resolution imaging solutions and AI tools enable miners to move quickly from identifying an orebody to understanding what resource is available. Our REVEAL™ for Resources solution can dramatically reduce the need for in-fill delineation drilling, improve ore recovery outcomes, and accelerate time to market for the metals produced – ultimately saving millions of dollars and reducing planning risk.

Ideon has imaged billions of cubic metres of the Earth’s subsurface – at metre-scale resolution.

Gain an unmatched understanding of cave behaviour, derisking operations and unlocking economic value:

Quickly build an understanding of a large volume of earth at wide drill spacing (400 m), without the need for infill drilling at smaller grid spacing. Focus drilling activity on validation rather than delineation and recover more, faster. 

Infill drilling takes time, effort, and resources. Reduce geological uncertainty sooner, improve model accuracy more quickly, and confidently inform logistics and processing plans in months rather than years.

Develop a precise understanding of tonnage to be mined, hauled, and processed, resulting in a more accurate production forecast and greater economic in the resource available. Spend your valuable time and effort on getting product to market safely and quickly.

See how others are leveraging REVEAL™ for Resources.

The most innovative mining companies in the world are putting Ideon to work, accessing an unmatched understanding of the Earth’s subsurface and unlocking economic value across their operations:

Drill Less. Recover More. Faster.

Get in touch with our Business Development team to learn how.

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