Key Takeaways Alteration modelling has quietly shifted from “geologist draws domains from logging” to “hyperspectral data informs the domains directly.” Leapfrog Geo’s implicit modelling engine (FastRBF) is the standard tool for building the 3D alteration surfaces …
Key Takeaways Choosing and interpreting geochemical analytical methods (aqua regia vs. multi-acid digestion, ICP-MS vs. XRF, etc.) is increasingly software-assisted rather than purely analyst judgment. ioGAS (IMDEX) is the industry-standard platform for exploring and interpreting multivariate …
Key Takeaways Shovel-face, automated, and blasthole/RC sampling are all being upgraded with sensor packages that reduce manual handling and speed up grade turnaround. Motion Metrics ShovelMetrics and MineSense’s shovel sensor line use AI/computer vision …
Key Takeaways MineSense BeltSense is a real, named, commercially available product — not a generic concept — for continuous ore-grade sensing directly on the conveyor. It measures mineral content on the belt independent of belt speed or throughput, closing the gap between blasthole/shovel grade …
Key Takeaways Bench slope design still runs on classical finite-element and limit-equilibrium software — RocScience’s Slide2/RS2/RS3 and GeoStudio remain the industry standard. The AI layer is emerging and upstream of the design software: machine-learning models predicting rock-mass properties …
Key Takeaways BLASTDOG is IMDEX’s multi-sensor, semi-autonomous downhole probe that logs blast-hole rock properties at high spatial density. It’s deployed via a robotic logging system, combining automated data acquisition with …
Key Takeaways Hexagon Drill Assist puts AI directly into the drilling algorithm, automatically managing drill parameters from rig-sensor data as it drills — no manual parameter entry. Operators report training time dropping from years to about 15 minutes with Drill Assist, alongside real gains in …
Key Takeaways Post-blast evaluation splits into two AI-driven tasks: tracking where the ore actually moved (Hexagon Blast Movement Intelligence) and measuring fragmentation size (Split-Desktop, WipFrag). Hexagon BMI generates a “Muckpile Block Model” — a post-blast update to your …
Key Takeaways Blast sequencing and timing design live inside broader blast-design suites: Orica BlastIQ and Deswik.Blast. BlastIQ is a cloud platform for storing, managing, and sharing blast-related information, giving quality-control visibility over blast design and execution rules. Marked …
Key Takeaways Throughput, recovery, flotation kinetics, and concentrate grade can each be modeled as a “soft sensor” — an ML model that continuously predicts plant performance from live sensor/historian data instead of a static simulation. …