{"id":1177476,"date":"2020-04-10T15:44:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T20:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1020050"},"modified":"2020-04-10T15:44:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T20:44:05","slug":"datacloud-trevali-partner-to-boost-orebody-evaluation-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1177476","title":{"rendered":"Datacloud, Trevali partner to boost orebody evaluation efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seattle-based mining technology company Datacloud has partnered with Trevali (TSX:TV) on orebody evaluation at their Caribou mine in New Brunswick, Canada and at Rosh Pinah in Namibia, using cutting edge technology to provide information on ore-waste boundaries and to identify mineralized zones. <\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Caribou zinc-lead-silver mine is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"currently on care and maintenance (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/trevali-halts-canadian-zinc-mine-amid-covid-19-outbreak\/\" >currently on care and maintenance<\/a> amid the covid-19 outbreak, while Rosh Pinah continues to operate at full capacity with enhanced health measures in place. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>The technology is a combination of direct measurement of rocks, and uses the measurements of each blast hole to generate information on volume using machine learning, AI, and geostatistical techniques to determine what the volumes are<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Datacloud is developing disruptive mining technologies &#8211; building a modern platform to digitize operations at mining sites, enabling more efficient workflows to increase productivity, Thor Kallestad, founder and CEO of Datacloud told MINING.COM. <\/p>\n<p>Datacloud\u2019s MinePortal is cloud-based software that connects to a mine\u2019s databases for exploration drilling, geo-modeling, production drilling data, blast design, and the comminution process to effectively integrate orebody knowledge from the pit all the way to the processing plant.<\/p>\n<p>Kallestad said the technology is a combination of direct measurement of rocks, and uses the measurements of each blast hole to generate information on volume using machine learning, AI, geostatistical techniques to determine what the volumes are, based on the data collected from the blast holes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe export that information into existing systems, whether its blasting programs that need to know rock properties that we derived, or general mine planning software that needs to know about where ore-based boundaries are, for short term and long term planning,\u201d Kallestad said.  <\/p>\n<p>Datacloud is also working to improve mining&#8217;s energy consumption through improved fragmentation, which requires less energy at the crushing stage. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Datacloud-mine-portal.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1017231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Datacloud-mine-portal.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Datacloud-mine-portal-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Datacloud-mine-portal-768x385.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Datacloud MinePortal technology. Image from Datacloud. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of people looking at ways to increase operational efficiency, and one of the ways we see that we help with it is\u2026characterizing where the ore, and where the waste is,\u201d Kallesstad said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt allows companies to be more productive in operation &#8211; cycle times get quicker, unit costs go down, you use less energy per unit of production, and it has a lot of knock- on effects downstream, knowing where the ore is versus where the waste is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Production is up at Trevali operations, and the miner reported a strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trevali.com\/news\/news\/news-release-details\/2019\/Trevali-Reports-2019-Third-Quarter-Results-Another-Record-of-Quarterly-Zinc-Production-Confirms-Guidance-and-Outlines-Future-Plans\/default.aspx\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"operational third quarter for 2019.  (opens in a new tab)\">operational third quarter for 2019. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollaborating with DataCloud is a step in our mission to be the world\u2019s best sustainable underground mining company,\u201d Trevali\u2019s chief technology officer, Derek du Preez, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/trevali-rolls-out-t90-business-improvement-program-start-du-preez\/?trackingId=02wz86qeOFBopqi%2Fo%2BVEtQ%3D%3D\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Linked-In post. (opens in a new tab)\">Linked-In post.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to deploy DataCloud\u2019s innovative orebody knowledge platform\u2026 utilizing the latest technology in mining will be key to Caribou\u2019s emergence as an efficient, hi-tech Canadian underground mine, du Preez said. <\/p>\n<p>On March 30, Trevali reported exploration <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"successfully increased global zinc measured and indicated resources at all mine sites (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trevali.com\/news\/news\/news-release-details\/2020\/Trevali-Reports-2019-Mineral-Reserves-and-Resources-Increases-Reserves-at-Rosh-Pinah-Mine-and-Grows-Global-Resource-Base\/default.aspx\" >successfully increased global zinc measured and indicated resources at all mine sites<\/a> aside from Perkoa, and globally, exploration successfully replaced and increased its mineral resources by 9% \u2014 with significant increases at Rosh Pinah in particular. 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