Advanced Drilling
Autonomous drilling with rigs like Epiroc Pit Viper and Sandvik AutoMine uses onboard navigation and MWD sensing to hit each hole collar within about 5 cm.
All
AI 129
Exploration & Target Generation 64
Geospatial Modeling 56
Machine Learning 44
AI Agents 39
Computer Vision 18
Anomaly Detection 17
Process Optimization 15
Hyperspectral Imaging 12
Drilling & Blasting Operations / Blasthole Analysis 11
Sensor Fusion
Automating Ore Sampling with Sensors and AI
Automated ore sampling replaces scoop-and-bag work with sensor-equipped shovels, robotic prep lines feeding inline XRF, and instrumented rigs like BLASTDOG.
Belt Sense
A conveyor belt analyzer like MineSense BeltSense reads ore grade on the belt in real time, so you can divert dilution or misrouted ore before the mill.
Blastdog (IMDEX): AI-Powered Blast-Hole Logging
BLASTDOG is IMDEX's semi-autonomous multi-sensor probe that logs production blast holes and returns ML-interpreted rock-property data within minutes.
Environmental Studies
Environmental impact forecasting for mines: feed dust, noise, vibration and water sensor data to Envirosuite EVS Industrial to predict impacts 72 hours out.
Ground Water Model
Build your groundwater model in MODFLOW 6 or FEFLOW, then use PyHydroGeophysX to test it against resistivity and EM data through pyGIMLi or SimPEG.
Mill Surveys
Turn the periodic mill survey into a continuous one: log circuit data in a plant historian, then apply industrial-AI analytics for real-time mass balance.
Monitoring during mining
Slope stability monitoring during mining: link piezometers, inclinometers and crackmeters to a platform like Worldsensing so AI flags abnormal trends.
Ore Sorting Technologies
Choose ore sorting sensors by what separates your ore from waste, then let AI fuse the signals. Steinert KSS and TOMRA offer XRT, NIR and laser options.
Real Time Geometallurgy
Real-time geometallurgy with AI: pipe ore proxies such as hardness and liberation into a closed-loop platform like Imubit or ABB Ability to adapt the plant.