We meet your QP requirements, save you time and money, and give you confidence in the volume that matters. Post-PEA, every metre and every dollar has to count.
Between 2005 and 2017, mineral resource expenditure grew 3.8x while metres drilled grew only 2.8x. Spending is rising faster than the work being done. Companies rigorously analyze every aspect of operations except the drilling plan.
Most AI in mining answers "where should you drill?" DRX answers the harder question. We sit in the resource conversion phase, after discovery but before financing, and optimize when to stop drilling, so you don't waste capital on diminishing returns.
Post-PEA, post-preliminary assessment, DRX produces every plan iteration, from 19 holes to 100+, so your team can objectively pick the best investment.
DRX generates multiple optimized drill plans with complete investment curves. You see exactly how many metres add value and where to allocate capital. Your QP stays in control.
A full investment curve showing the cost/benefit trade-off at every drilling level: 40 holes, 55 holes, 80 holes. Pick the plan that matches your budget and risk appetite.
When a drill pad becomes unavailable or results change your thesis, DRX re-optimizes your entire campaign. Included in the engagement, no extra fees.
We meet every requirement your Qualified Person specifies: classification criteria, drill spacing, angle of incidence. DRX de-risks volume and gives you confidence in what becomes a mine.
We work across gold, copper, nickel, lithium, and rare earths. These profiles get the most value from DRX.
A company trying to build a mine from a messy, multi-zone asset. You're in PFS crunch time with many volumes to drill, limited budget, and your board needs objective evidence that the plan is optimal. You have no other way to achieve this without DRX.
Rare earths, lithium, uranium. Projects where a geopolitical window is open and speed matters. You need to compress timelines, hit resource milestones fast, and demonstrate bankable confidence to attract capital before the window closes.
A single-asset operator who needs to replace reserves and prove the mid-term mine plan. Geology and operations are misaligned. DRX quantifies exactly how much drilling is needed to maintain classification and keep production on track.
Multiple properties at different stages, one drilling budget. The question is how to distribute capital across a range of sites. DRX creates investment curves per property so you can allocate objectively across the portfolio.
In 95% of projects tested, DRX improved resource conversion efficiency by over 20%.
I was skeptical that DRX would make a significant difference. I was pleasantly surprised. DRX focuses metres where they can add the most value. RNC will use DRX in the future to optimize drill plans.
DRX demonstrates a systematic and objective approach to resource value generation. The value curves were convincing. Something I still talk about to this date.
Even a good geo that can plan excellent campaigns, it's a very time consuming exercise. The power of DRX is to do quick optimisation and re-optimisation in a short amount of time.
Codelco completed the first phase of drill campaign optimization with DRX at the Radomiro Tomic Division, reducing drilling requirements by nearly 20%.
No new software to learn. No changes to your workflow. DRX integrates with your existing data and your QP stays in full control.
Block model, existing drillholes, sampling requirements, geometry, and objectives. We handle the rest.
We build your project's solution space, accounting for metallurgical, geotechnical, and classification criteria.
Receive multiple optimized plans ranked by cost, conversion, and efficiency, with a clear investment curve.
Pick the plan that fits. As drilling starts, DRX re-optimizes with new data. Updates are included.
A consultancy should be able to demonstrate its worth. We start free.
We analyze your block model and criteria. You see potential value: how much drilling could be reduced, what the investment curve looks like. Before any commitment.
Fixed cost based on the size of your drill programme. Multiple optimized plans, investment curves, and QP-ready documentation delivered.
As new data comes in and conditions change, DRX re-optimizes your campaign in real time. No extra fees. It's part of the engagement.
No. Being a Qualified or Competent Person requires explicit knowledge of the deposit type. DRX works across a wide range of deposits, so we rely on guidance provided by the client's QP/CP. Your QP stays in full control of classifications and criteria.
Meeting volumetric sampling requirements is independent of grade. DRX plans meet all design constraints your QP specifies. Sampling is a calculation you can verify, and compare to your baseline, before any drilling begins.
Block model, existing drillholes, sampling requirements, geometry, operational constraints (pad locations, etc.), and your objectives, including metallurgical and orebody knowledge targets. We start with a free scoping study using your actual data.
Most ML tools answer "where should you drill?" and target new discoveries. DRX answers "when should you stop drilling?" and optimizes capital allocation in the resource conversion phase. DRX uses non-ML AI to drive investment decisions, not geological predictions.
Two weeks from data verification to optimized plans and investment curve. Re-optimization during active drilling can happen in 24-48 hours. Updates continue throughout the drilling campaign at no additional cost.
Get a complimentary scoping study in two weeks. See your investment curve before committing anything.