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AI-Powered Mineral Exploration

December 9, 2024

Transforming geospatial data into actionable insights is a critical step in modern mineral exploration. Through our advanced Data Cube Generator and AI pipeline, guided by the expertise of our geoscientists, MinersAI delivers high-resolution mineral probability maps that provide insight to a region’s mineral potential, helping clients make faster, data-driven decisions.

The Power of a Data Cube

In the field of mineral exploration, integrating diverse geospatial data - such as satellite imagery, geologic maps, and geophysical datasets - has always been a bottleneck in geologic data processing. Normalizing data formats, projections, resolutions, and extents provides significant challenge to obtaining a single workable dataset. MinersAI streamlines this process with a seamless, efficient, and flexible platform.

Our Data Cube Generator collects, processes, and normalizes all types of inputs into a neat, uniform, and flexible stack of data. This “3D” representation of a dataset remaps each file to a common resolution and format, ensuring seamless alignment between layers. Each layer retains critical geospatial and geologic metadata, enabling further analysis and application. Additional features, such as various buffering operations, allow primitive geometry layers to take real-world shape upon which further analysis can be done.

This unified approach to data processing ensures that data of any type can be transformed into actionable insights for your project. By creating a single, standardized product, we break down the barriers of data incompatibility and pave the way for cutting-edge AI-powered predictions.

Sample output of a data cube containing various types of data including mineral spectral indices, geologic, geophysical, magnetic and radiometric datasets.

Mineral Probability Maps

Raw geologic data is only one step in the process of deposit targeting. Here at MinersAI, we harness the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning to transform your geospatial data into predictive insights for mineral exploration. Under the watchful eye of a team of experienced geoscientists, our platform analyzes patterns across large datasets to pinpoint areas of the highest likelihood for mineral deposits in your project region. Alongside these predictive maps, we also provide statistical summary layers to give deeper insight into the characteristics of each and every datapoint.

Raw predictive output of mineral distribution.
thresholded and smoothed model output for easier interpretation.
CV layer representing relative variability across model runs - can be used as a proxy for uncertainty in predictions.

Our approach combines cutting-edge technology with geologic expertise to help take the guesswork out of exploration. Through the use of AI/ML, our prediction maps reveal hidden trends, helping companies focus their efforts on the most promising locations. With our tools, data becomes a powerful ally in discovering what lies beneath the surface, saving both time and resources while increasing the chances of success.

Sample prediction map viewed through the MinersAI platform.

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