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DIGITAL co-invests $3.5M to advance Novamera’s Surgical Mining Technologies
Toronto, Ontario, June 26 2025– A new data-driven technology could
Great Atlantic Resources advances to Bulk Sample using Novamera’s Surgical Mining Technologies at Jaclyn Main Zone
Released on the Junior Mining Network by Great Atlantic Resources
How small deposits could lead to big returns for the mining sector.
Mining faces a plethora of challenges including social license, decreasing
Novamera signs MOU with Great Atlantic Resources
Reposted from the Junior Mining Network VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE
Novamera signs MOU with E-Tech Resources to explore surgical and sustainable mining
Halifax, Nova Scotia-(Newsfile Corp. – September 27, 2023) – E-Tech Resources
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HOW’S THE TWO-PASS SYSTEM WORK?
The first pass uses a diamond drill to create a pilot hole guided by the near borehole imaging tool (“NBIT”).
At regular intervals the NBIT performs downhole surveys and measures the hole trajectory and distance from the hanging wall and foot wall.
The second pass uses a larger pile-top drill rig to follow the pilot hole, reaming out the vein to the width of the mineralization. Broken material is continuously transported to the surface with reverse circulation, air-lift assist.
When excavation is complete, the hole is backfilled with a low-strength concrete made of cement and tailings from the processed ore, minimizing conventional waste storage above-ground.
Want a detailed overview of the SMD process?
Check out this presentation or this video.
“Keyhole Surgery” For Mining = Unprecedented Precision and Potential
SMD elevates your mining operation and makes it a more refined science. One that makes processes – and outcomes – smarter, greener, safer and more economical.
Smarter is better
SMD is powered by an integrated network of cloud-based, intelligent systems, software and devices. Our proprietary algorithms identify vein and host rock interfaces and intuitively adapt to the environment. Our exclusive downhole directional vein-sensing tool surveys, evaluates, maps and optimizes drilling patterns. Once in the ground, our high resolution, near real-time imaging continues to plot a clear, accurate trajectory for the operator to follow.
All this means we can be smarter about where we mine, how we do it and take only what we want from the ground, leaving the rest, intact. It also opens the door to efficiently excavating more elusive, smaller sites traditional mining has ignored.
Green mining –
yes, it is possible
Environmental sustainability is a cornerstone of Novamera’s mission and one we’ve proudly built our technologies upon. SMD maintains the environmental integrity of your site with our precise mining methods. Our backfilling process reduces surface waste, the resources needed to dispose of it and keeps the ground stable and easily restored to its natural state.
The future of mining is green, and Novamera is thrilled to be spearheading the tech and methods to support the movement. Care to learn more? We’ve dedicated an entire page to our environmental sustainability right here.
Unmatched safety
SMD is inherently less hazardous than traditional mining. Our highly automated, intelligence-driven solutions create smaller, safer, more efficient teams and stable sites. Crews and operators remain above ground, far from the face of the mine and out of harm’s way.
More economical
SMD saves – and makes – more money than conventional selective mining methods.
By using SMD to precisely mine deposits, your time, focus and operations can land squarely on the areas that yield a worthwhile return. Narrow vein deposits, small-scale high-grade pockets or parts of your existing site that have been economically unsound to pursue? They’re what SMD was built for.
In fact, Sustainable Mining By Drilling is unlocking entirely new, highly lucrative opportunities to explore previously avoided deposits in a variety of environments.
And because our process takes only ore and leaves the waste in the ground, your budget for manpower, storage and transportation of surface waste can go toward other things – like growing your organization and your bottom line.