Key Takeaways On-stream XRF/XRD analyzers replace periodic lab assays with continuous, real-time concentrate-grade data. Malvern Panalytical and Thermo Fisher both sell mature on-stream slurry analyzers used in copper concentrators today. This continuous data stream is what makes closed-loop AI …
Key Takeaways Clay content is a first-order driver of flotation, filtration, and tailings behavior — getting it wrong in the block model has real downstream cost. Corescan’s HCI and CSIRO’s HyLogger are the two dominant systems for measuring clay mineralogy from core at scale. …
Key Takeaways High-resolution automated core photography is the raw data source that most downstream AI core-analysis tools depend on. Corescan (now Epiroc), Datarock Core, and Minalyze all offer automated core photography systems designed to feed AI extraction pipelines. This is a “Yes” …
Key Takeaways Hyperspectral core scanning captures mineralogy and alteration information invisible to the naked eye, and it’s one of the most mature AI-adjacent technologies in exploration geology. Leading systems: Corescan HCI-3, CSIRO/Epiroc HyLogger 4, and Minalyze MCore. HyLogger 4 is the …
Key Takeaways Crusher circuit optimization is one of the more measurable AI wins on this list: reported gains of 1-5% throughput and 10-15% energy reduction from AI setpoint optimization. Imubit’s Closed Loop AI Optimization uses reinforcement learning to write optimal setpoints directly to …
Key Takeaways Physical density testing (water immersion, wax coating, gas pycnometry) has no dedicated software of its own — it’s a bench measurement, not a computational one. The AI opportunity is predicting density from cheaper, faster proxy measurements instead of running the physical test …
Key Takeaways Wireless sensor-network platforms — Worldsensing, RST Instruments, and Beyond Monitoring — are what most mines now use to plan and deploy piezometer/monitoring-well networks with telemetry. These platforms are compatible with a wide range of …
Key Takeaways Fleet dispatch is one of the longest-established “AI-adjacent” systems in mining — Modular Mining’s DISPATCH (now under Komatsu) and Wenco FMS (Hitachi) have run truck-shovel optimization for decades. What’s new is the AI layer on top: Modular’s Adaptive …
Key Takeaways “Dynamic” block models update automatically as new drilling or production data comes in, instead of sitting static until the next scheduled model rebuild. This is a named, shipping feature in commercial mine-planning suites — not a research concept — specifically in …
Key Takeaways Environmental impact assessment for tailings facilities now runs largely on the same monitoring stack used for dam safety — GroundProbe radar, Worldsensing IoT sensors, and satellite InSAR — repurposed as an evidence source for compliance reporting. The Global Industry Standard on …