Technology
Since inception, we have been committed to socially responsible and
environmentally conscious exploration and mining.
We have been an early adopter and a leading user and developer of the following key exploration technologies:
Remote-Sensing
Reminscan® was patented in 2019 and utilizes remote-sensing ground sonar technology analysis to identify areas of hydrothermal alteration across exploration sites, which precedes our first exploration license applications. This remote-sensing work has identified the prospectivity of many MNR Mining Inc sites, as well as sites it has identified for other companies that now use it.
Field-Portable XRF
MNR Mining Inc first used Olympus Delta XRF technology in 2011 enabling the direct targeting of mineralization in the field and enabled optimal sampling of drill core and RC samples during several drilling programs since 2012. We have also used the XRF to enhance our geological mapping and interpretations and have recently purchased a second XRF unit, an Olympus Vanta, which is even more sensitive for the direct determination of gold.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones)
The Company first used fixed-wing drones in 2012 and is currently using quadcopter drones extensively for field-mapping and surveying applications. The Company currently has six registered drone pilots capable of operating drones such as the DJI Mavic Air and Phantom 4 Pro RTK. We are looking to expand the capability of our drone operations to encompass both exploration and production applications.
Track-mounted mobile drilling
The Company adapted a Sandvik DE-130 underground diamond drilling rig for surface drilling applications in 2008 in an effort to achieve more flexibility and improved costs on a US$/m basis. The rig was mounted on remotely operated tracks and the diesel engine was modified for air-cooling of the on-board hydraulic systems. The rig has been used extensively across our project areas up to 2016 and since 2018 is the subject of several partnerships with many large mining and exploration companies.
The above technologies have significantly contributed towards our exploration success rate and our ability to keep our exploration costs as low as possible. All of these technologies are united by their low relative cost, in relation to physical ground exploration, and their direct application to the discovery of mineralization.
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