Increase confidence in narrow-vein orebodies.
Novamera's downhole sensors and software integrate with conventional NQ-sized diamond drills to generate a real-time 3D orebody model.
Increase confidence in narrow-vein orebodies.
Novamera's downhole sensors and software integrate with conventional NQ-sized diamond drills to generate a real-time 3D orebody model.
Enhances Subsurface Understanding
By providing far greater visibility and continuity data than traditional core drilling
Novamera's proprietary downhole sensor and software accurately map the vein's geometry and orientation to create a 3D model . The Guidance Technology can differentiate between rock types, critically, the host rock and mineralized vein within a 3-5 metre radius of the imaging hole.
This provides:
- Vein continuity
- Increased confidence on volume
- Identification of new zones
Impact of Accurate Geometry
Single Production Hole Example
High-definition orebody knowledge is essential for narrow vein deposits to avoid ore loss.
Novamera's Guidance technology provides the necessary detail to adapt drilling and maximize recovery in real-time. Combined with Novamera's Smart Drilling System, the data allows for better decisions regarding production, particularly for narrow vein deposits.
Novamera's Imaging Process
Conventional Cross-Cutting Limited Representation
Cross-cutting holes positioned to intersect orebody.
- Limited data to accurately define the orebody shape and geometry
- Limited data to determine geometry
- Costly drilling
Guidance Technology Detailed Geometry
Deployed down dip, the Guidance Tool captures a 3-5 metre radius around the borehole.
- Detailed geometry
- Improved continuity
- Identification of new veins that would otherwise be missed.
Flexible Operations
Novamera's Guidance Tool is can be deployed from surface or in an underground environment and can be positioned inside or outside the mineralized zone using a standard NQ Diamond Core Rig.
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At the Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) in St. John's, Novamera’s Allan Cramm took the stage to
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