Orexplore Technologies Limited, a globally focused mineral scanning technology company concentrating on the mining and metals sector, has signed a binding agreement with ASX-listed gold miner Wiluna Mining Corporation Limited.
The purchase order amounts to $170,000 and is for Orexplore to deliver site-based drill-core scanning services for Wiluna at its Wiluna mining operation in Western Australia, supporting the current exploration drilling.
The scope of the initial field deployment is focused on the scanning and analysis of a minimum commitment of 2,000 metres of scanned core on-site and delivered across a period of about two months.
Subject to site conditions and the campaign status, additional core quantities may be added to the scanning program to be determined by Wiluna.
Orexplore will deploy to site a self-sustained containerised unit using the infield GeoCore X10 platform and the Orexplore Insight analysis software.
The company will also deploy to site a scanning technician to operate the unit and effectively integrate it into the site workflows.
The significance of the agreement is that it represents a fully commercial site deployment of Orexplore’s exploration value proposition that delivers improved rapid decision making from near-real-time field-based core analysis, that seeks to deliver time and cost savings across exploration programs.
Orexplore’s technology platform comprises its field sensing GeoCore X10 product that extracts information from drilled core potentially hours after its extraction.
The Orexplore Insight software then connects geological decisionmakers anywhere in the world in near-real-time to analyse and interpret results to accelerate decision making.
Orexplore managing director Brett Giroud said the company was extremely pleased to collaborate with Wiluna Mining as they leverage technology to increase exploration value.
Giroud said: “This agreement further confirms the increasing demand for operators to receive fast infield information from drilling, that is fit for purpose and highly targeted towards improving dynamic exploration decision speed and quality.
“The infield deployment of the patented GeoCore X10 technology that combines high resolution 3D tomography with a large range of detected elements is a unique combination for the mining sector.
“The deployment at Wiluna ion conjunction with their exploration drilling further supports Orexplore’s strategy and vision, and we look forward to delivering value to Wiluna.”
