Granite towers of Torres del Paine rising under heavy Patagonian cloud

MINML Exploration

AI Native Mineral Exploration

51°S 73°W. Patagonian cordillera.

Context

Exploration is broken. The global supply chain is at risk.

The exploration record, 1979–2040

Cost per discovery ($M) Number of discoveries
Cost per discovery against number of discoveries, 1979 to 2040 Two series on one 0 to 250 range. Discoveries run from 88 in 1979 to a peak of 202 in 2009, then fall to 78 by 2025 and a projected 65 by 2040. Cost per discovery falls from $90M in 1979 to $53M in 2003, then climbs to a peak of $247M in 2015 and, after a dip, to a projected $250M by 2040. 0 50 100 150 200 250 1979 1981 1985 1990 1995 2000 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 2010 2012 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2030 2035 2040
Economic discoveries and average cost per economic discovery, industry-wide. Dashed beyond 2025: projection.
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Our Mission

MINML exists to find the minerals the future depends on.

Our mission is to integrate frontier technology with traditional geology, to revolutionise exploration. We combine agile technical expertise and proprietary AI to find and develop the best land before anyone else even knows to look.

Targeted Fieldwork

How we work

By combining proprietary AI targeting with human expertise and an updated approach to exploration, we determine exactly where the most valuable data can be found, and where to drill next. Specialist, AI-integrated field crews reduce timescales to extract maximum value at a fraction of the cost.

Our impact

Because we only go where the evidence points, we leave fewer roads, fewer pads and fewer holes behind. Small crews, faster, with a lighter footprint - better outcomes for people, planet, and supply chains.

A geologist crossing a snow-patched plateau towards a snowbound range
Hand-drawn 1:50,000 bauxite survey sheet of plateau country, compiled from aerial photographs

Same data, different edge

How we work

Our AI systems digitise and reconcile historic drill logs, geophysics and geochemistry into a single spatial framework, tapping into public, private and non-mining sources others overlook. Our models rank underexplored ground by potential. Before capital moves, every target is screened for geological and non-geological risk.

Our impact

Understanding mineralisation potential, first, reduces subjectivity and surfaces overlooked opportunities. Pricing in non-geological risk early means more sustainable investment, and less conflict with people and place - better outcomes for people, planet, and the supply chain.

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