Earth AI, an Australian tech-driven explorer for clean energy metals, has found a new gold system at its Willow Glen molybdenum-gold project near Guyra, New South Wales.
Using its AI platform, the company drilled 650 metres of rock, uncovering seven samples of mineralization grading 1.14 grams gold per tonne about 400 km north of Sydney. This is the first gold system the company’s AI tech has predicted. It will improve the speed, accuracy and cost of mineral exploration, it said in a statement Friday.
But it is not the company’s first find utilizing AI. In 2023, it made the first discovery of a greenfield molybdenum deposit.
The Willow Glen project is in the geologically significant New England Orogen province. It is known for its tin-tungsten, gold-bismuth-molybdenum-silver, and orogenic gold-antimony systems. To date, Earth AI has drilled six diamond holes totalling 3,000 meters. Earlier campaigns found only copper and molybdenum. New results suggest a gold-copper-molybdenum porphyry-style system.
Following the discovery, the Willow Glen project will be divided into two distinct areas: WG-Gold and WG-Moly. This, the company said, will enable targeted exploration.
Earth AI plans to continue mapping and drilling to check the deposit’s size, grade and economic potential.
“This discovery further validates our AI-powered mineral discovery platform, which enables faster and more efficient resource identification,” Roman Teslyuk, Earth AI’s chief executive and founder, said in the statement.
Advanced AI
The company’s Mineral Targeting Platform (MTP) uses vast datasets. They include remote sensing and geophysics. The MTP finds deposits in unexplored areas.
Unlike traditional methods that focus near known mines, Earth AI’s approach can find untapped resources anywhere, the company said.
Its drilling technology reduces drill hole size. This lowers its environmental impact, cost and complexity.
The discovery announced Friday adds to Earth AI’s recent success in identifying one of Australia’s largest palladium systems.
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