Real-Time Data Driving Improved Core-Logging

Q: What role does the Mexican mining sector play within your global business strategy?

A: Mexico is one of the leaders in precious metal resources and a significant market for Imdex, our parent company, which strives to provide services and technology to this ever-changing and growing market. The country is mining friendly and always looking to improve operations with the latest technology. We are positioned well to meet these demands within Mexico.

Our company provides end-to-end solutions across the complete mining cycle including exploration, development and mining. We are an established global business operating in all of the key mining regions of the world and our technologies help clients achieve operational efficiencies. Imdex would like to meet the needs of the market and expand its presence as the country grows.

Q: What is the next product to be released and what impact will it have on the local mining sector?

A: Our most popular product is our range of downhole instruments. The REFLEX EZ-TRAC is the most popular device due to its ease of use, accuracy and reliability. The geologists use the information provided to correlate the direction of the bore hole with the core samples that are extracted. One of the additional advantages is that it saves time and money by re-engineering the workflow so an on-site technician for drillhole surveying is not required.

We have an exciting pipeline of new technologies that are focused on enhancing the efficiency of our clients’ operations. We have had an overwhelmingly positive market response to the introduction of the REFLEX IQ-LOGGER, which fundamentally changes approaches to drill-core analysis. The release of the IQ-LOGGER prototypes into the market in 2017 brought a swift reaction from geologists who applied the new system to vitaldrill-corestructuralandorientationreadings.One client from Terralogic Exploration said it allowed them to collect 10 times the structural data over traditional measurement systems and at a much higher quality.

Q: How does REFLEX’s cloud-based system differ from others in the market?

A: All of our key solutions, including Downhole Navigation,Structural Geology, Infield Geo-analysis, Driller Operable 221 Geophysics and Drilling Optimization, have the award- winning cloud-based IMDEXHUB-IQ at the heart of the solution offering real-time secure data access to field data. Clients benefits from an enhanced chain of custody, quality data, timeliness of information and streamlined processes. We have not seen anyone offering this connectivity between devices across such an array of markets.

Q: Where do you see the future of mining technology heading?

A: The future of mining is about automation, collaboration and real-time information. Imdex continued to invest in its technology development throughout the downturns and this helped it retain its front-runner advantage. We have moved from the past of being focused on providing equipment and fluids to offering end-to-end solutions. This will continue to play a key part in the future of mining operations in areas of exploration through to mine processing operations. Our vision is to be the leading provider of real-time subsurface intelligence solutions to the global mining industry including the Mexican industry. We will continue to focus on enhancing our end-to-end solutions for drilling optimization, down-hole navigation, structural geology, in-field re-analysis and driller- operable geophysics.