Using artificial intelligence (AI) enhanced drilling, Loyal Metals (ASX:LLM) is streamlining an exploration program across the Highway Reward Copper-Gold Mine in Queensland.
The company has employed VRIFY’s AI-assisted mineral discovery platform DORA platform to support the drilling campaign, targeting mineralisation in and around past workings.
DORA integrates global datasets such as drilling, geochemistry, geophysics, and structural data with machine learning to unearth overlooked mineral zones, as well as providing deeper insight to known mineralisation.
The aforementioned program intends to follow up on the 122,000m of historical drilling, which was recently verified and confirms “significant remnant potential”, as reported by Mining.com.au.
Historical copper-gold intercepts include 33m @ 5% copper, 2m @ 105.4 grams per tonne gold, 30m @ 5.1% copper, and 10m @ 17.7g/t gold.
Managing Director Adam Ritchie explains that by utilising AI-enhanced drilling, the company is placed at the forefront of exploration technology.
“This approach is expected to deliver superior geological insights and support our goal of unlocking the full value of this world-class copper-gold asset for our loyal shareholders,” Ritchie says.
The Highway Reward Mine has a past production of 3.65 million tonnes @ 5.7% copper and 260,000 tonnes @ 4.5g/t gold.
The junior explorer, now standing with a market capitalisation of $50.38 million, has seen its share price rising since July 2025, trading at $0.350 per share as of 3.30pm AEDT (12.30pm AWST), up from $0.185 in early August.
The ABC Bullion marked the price of gold at US$4,163 ($6,405) per ounce as of 14 October 2025.
Mining.com.au reported explorers are now shifting towards AI to derisk projects, cut expenditure, and maximise productivity, where Australian companies have seen a 15% decrease to operational costs.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
Images: Loyal Metals & VRIFY
