Plotlogic has been awarded a contract with ASX-listed lithium exploration company Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS), which owns one of the world’s largest hard-rock lithium operations, the Pilgangoora Project.
Plotlogic has been contracted to improve Pilgangoora plant processing yield and enhance mine planning accuracy, while cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
The Pilbara Minerals deal is the latest in a growing number of projects for Plotlogic, which currently works with some of the world’s largest resources companies, including BHP (ASX:BHP), Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Anglo American (LON:AAL), as well as mining services giant Thiess.
In the initial 12-month agreement, Pilbara Minerals will deploy Plotlogic’s sophisticated digital assay platform OreSense, primarily to improve identification of ore and waste materials in mining faces and stockpiles. Using this platform will lead to less ore going to waste and fewer plant stoppages. OreSense will also help the company further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
Additionally, OreSense will be used to enhance accuracy in Pilbara Minerals’ mine planning and modelling through its automated mineral mapping tool, while identifying potential geotechnical or operational risks.
CEO and founder Dr Andrew Job says Plotlogic is excited to be working with Pilbara Minerals is looking forward to helping the Pilgangoora team optimise their processes.
“Without critical metals such as lithium the transition towards net zero will not be possible.”
Former mining executive Job adds he developed Plotlogic’s OreSense technology with the firm belief that mining should be able to generate the resources society needs without harming the environment.
“Our goal is to work with our customers to use AI and automation to deliver the future of natural resources – one that benefits society and the industry with minimal harm to the environment”
“Our goal is to work with our customers to use AI and automation to deliver the future of natural resources – one that benefits society and the industry with minimal harm to the environment.”
OreSense offers miners a potential solution for more efficiently and sustainably extracting minerals, such as lithium, which are essential for renewable energy products like electric vehicles and low-emission power sources.
Likened to swapping a hacksaw for a scalpel, OreSense allows miners to see the exact mineral composition of core and blasthole samples, open pit and underground mine faces and stockpiles. This enables operators to precisely extract ore deposits, reducing waste material and greenhouse gas use.
Plotlogic is a global technology company that enables mine operators to precisely understand the location and material properties of every rock in their mine, in real-time. Founded in 2018 by Job while he was completing his PhD at the University of Queensland, Plotlogic’s OreSense technology has been developed and tested, having helped some of the world’s top mining companies make better decisions, improve ore recovery, reduce dilution, and enhance environmental and social governance performance.
Write to Adam Orlando at Mining.com.au
Images: Plotlogic Ltd & Pilbara Minerals Ltd
