Case Studies
August 3, 2021
Leading global mining-tech company IMDEX has combined two leading data analysis products to produce a powerful workflow that delivers results applicable across the mining value chain from exploration to production. The combination of IMDEX™ ioGAS™, the established leader in geoscience analysis, with IMDEX™ aiSIRIS™, the global leader in spectral mineralogy interpretation provides the user with a powerful solution to merge and analyse spectral mineralogy data with geochemical and other geological data sets. IMDEX™ has been working on the interoperability of the two products since it acquired AusSpec last year and with it, the aiSIRIS™ technology. AusSpec founder and director Dr […]
March 4, 2021
At least 120 countries and an increasing number of companies globally have committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, throwing the focus on the dramatic changes needed to achieve such an ambitious target. The International Energy Agency, in its World Energy Outlook 2020 report, said that reaching net zero emissions globally by 2050 would demand a set of dramatic actions over the next 10 years. Achieving a 40 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030 would require low-emission sources to provide nearly 75 per cent of global electricity generation in 2030 (up from less than 40 per cent in […]
January 4, 2021
Have you ever wondered about the diamonds in a diamond drill bit? Kelvin Brown, from IMDEX, has given this subject a lot of thought and he recently shared his ideas on what the future holds for drill bits and core sampling with GeoDrilling International. Unlike the James Bond theme song by Shirley Bassey, diamonds are not forever when it comes to diamond drilling. Companies continue to try to refine the synthetic diamond core bit, altering the size and concentration of the diamonds and the composition of the matrix, but as far as IMDEX global lead, Directional Drilling, Kelvin Brown is […]
November 27, 2019
The El Toqui Mining Project, operated by Laguna Gold, is located in the far south of Chile. Ground conditions and the presence of magnetic infastructure underground make a fast, gyro-based survey method critical for success.
September 17, 2019
Earth Science Consultancy Centre (ESCC) successfully deployed the IMDEX Structural-IQ solution at a brownfield exploration project in Yanqul, Sultanate of Oman, where operator adoption time was minimal and the consultancy productivity was improved dramatically.
September 9, 2019
At AKD Panama Corp’s project in Cobre mine, Panama, AMC BOS™ addressed problems with lost circulation, leading to improved productivity, reduced water and drilling fluids consumption.
March 27, 2019
The El Toqui Mining Project, operated by Laguna Gold, is located in the far south of Chile. Ground conditions and the presence of magnetic infastructure underground make a fast, gyro-based survey method critical for success.
February 27, 2019
IMDEX conducted controlled trials of the IMDEX MUD AID™ at a mine site. Over the course of the trial, the IMDEX MUD AID™ provided mud data that allowed drilling crews to be more responsive to changes in lifting capacity and solids content.
September 27, 2018
A project in Senegal resulted in a significant increase in productivity, accuracy and time saving. Using the latest in rig alignment and downhole surveying technology, the tools combined with the award winning cloud-based IMDEXHUB-IQ™ defined a new process for onsite real-time data collection and interpretation.
June 13, 2018
AMC Borehole Optimisation System™ (AMC BOS™) successfully controlled fault zones and changing formations at a gold exploration project in Chile. This innovative system was able to have a positive effect on productivity and reduce the consumption of mud and water by effectively managing and preventing lost circulation, high torque and borehole instability.
March 17, 2018
Underground drilling contractor, Barminco, realised that there were significant efficiencies to be gained from removing the potential for human error from their processes. This was the starting point for the implementation of a solution which not only negated the risk of human error, but provided significant efficiencies for the company, and for their clients too.
May 29, 2017
AMC BOS™ was a success at the Resolution Mine, saving a borehole that had been abandoned, reducing the costs and improving the productivity of the hole.
May 19, 2017
Published: CSIRO Mining Equipment, Technology and Services booklet, May 2017 Imdex Ltd is an ASX listed mining technology provider to the global minerals industry, headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. The company has operation in all key mining and exploration regions throughout Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Imdex develops solutions to improve the process of identifying and extracting what is below the earth’s surface for drilling contractors and resource companies. Imdex aims to be a market leader in real-time subsurface intelligence solutions, through its AMC and REFLEX brands.
January 31, 2017
AMC’s BORE HOLE STABILISER™ performed exceptionally well compared to the existing program and resulted in an increased hole utilisation rate of 30% and produced significantly more holes per hour.
September 12, 2016
AMC BORE HOLE STABILISER™ successfully negated the need for traditional PVC casing at an underground mine in the Goldfields region of Western Australia.
April 21, 2016
AMC’s SRU™ was implemented to assist operations and reduce costs on site at a uranium drilling project, located in Canada’s Patterson Lake South.
March 17, 2016
The REFLEX IQ-LOGGER™ is the latest in core logging technology. The device is defining new processes of structural logging and revolutionising the data collection and interpretation practises of past.
October 21, 2015
REFLEX has been the first to do a number of things, the most recent of which being the successful deployment of a memory based, driller operable gamma logging device down what is acknowledged as the deepest diamond drill hole ever drilled in Australia at 3011.5m.
July 18, 2014
A Chilean AMC SRU™ trial also demonstrated a significant reduction in water and mud consumption, together with other operating costs, when utilising the AMC SRU™ unit. The AMC SRU™ addressed the key challenges experienced at this site, where water access was limited and expensive.
December 6, 2013
AMC SRU™ reduced the client’s operational costs and environmental impact on site in the Sandy Desert, East Pilbara Western Australia.