Total Deposit Knowledge

The main aim of the Total Deposit Knowledge program is to maximise the impact of geological information and understanding on the mining value chain, by developing tools and approaches to extend the ability of geological datasets to predict and model key mining and processing parameters, and to increase the effectiveness of in-mine and district exploration.

Context

  • Maximise value of geological information at every stage in the extractive process.
  • Reduction of risk and cost.
  • Faster and more rigorous geological models which are designed to address exploration, mining and processing needs.
  • Effective characterisation of rock mass for mining.
  • Cost-effective deposit-scale mapping and exploration.
  • Better and more responsive tools and approaches for 3D modelling of mineralised environments at deposit to regional scale, aiding brownfield and greenfields exploration.
  • New and cheaper ways to extract ore, including in situ recovery.