Better Data Equates to Better Odds in Mineral Exploration
For most of the twentieth century, mineral exploration was driven by surface observation, geological mapping, and the judgment of field geologists working with limited subsurface data. That approach produced extraordinary discoveries, but it also normalized failure. Holes missed. Targets failed. Capital disappeared into unmineralized rock. The conventional rule of thumb held that fewer than one in ten thousand mineral showings would ever advance to an economic discovery.Today, that equation is changing. Junior explorers are increasingly designing drill campaigns around the convergence of ...