Overview: Inspired by the highly successful West African Exploration Initiative (WAXI) and positive results from the first stage, the SAXI program has progressed to the next stage. The overall aim of the program is to enhance the exploration potential of North-East South America through an integrated program of research and data gathering into the “anatomy” of the Guiana Shield and neighbouring terranes. Key motivations for undertaking this initiative are to assist exploration companies in focusing their activities in areas of maximum prospectivity;…

The Amira P1369 research initiative aims to revolutionise lithium production by creating lithium product precursors from primary sources like hard rock minerals and brines followed by lithium refining and production of high purity battery-grade lithium products.  The project leverages a new extraction method that focusses on enhancing recovery rates by 20%, reducing costs and waste, and improving processing efficiency and lithium purity. This technology will also minimise environmental impact and raise the lithium industry ESG credentials by decreasing waste and…

P420 has a long and valuable history of delivering new data, technology, and knowledge to the gold mining sector over 27 years. The current iteration of the series, P420H, is supported by companies in Australasia, North America and South Africa. Where does the future lie? – P420H! This is a valuable opportunity to join Amira Global and our collaborative partners the Gold Technology Group (GTG), Curtin University to actively participate in the future of applied gold research. More details about…

Amira Global’s research project P1249 will develop new methodologies and workflows for early mineralogical characterisation of complex orebodies that can be upscaled in order to facilitate exploration for and domaining of complex orebodies. It will provide new geochemical and geological exploration tools to aid exploration for and characterisation of porphyry, epithermal, skarn, carbonate-replacement, and other types of hydrothermal ore deposits. The project is currently seeking expressions of interest from sponsors. Please contact Bright Foli at bright foli@amira.global for more information.…

The Geodynamic Inheritance & eXploration (GAXI) Project is a research initiative focused on understanding the spatial distribution and genesis of economic mineral systems along the South American Gondwana margin. The objective is to help develop future industry-relevant targets within a sophisticated exploration framework. GAXI builds on a successful pilot study in the Peruvian Andes, revealing a connection between mineral-forming processes and the localization of economic ore deposits. At its core, the GAXI Project is predicated on the concept of ancient…

The next phase of the highly successful West African Exploration Initiative (WAXI) series of projects. WAXI is assisting the development of the mining ecosystem in West Africa. Sponsors are among those building capacity for future mining exploration in the region. To date WAXI has supported 100 post graduate qualifications, held 1800 technical training days, and developed a 650GB exploration geoscience database. Stage 4 P934C builds on the approach taken in earlier stages by focusing on the mineral potential of the…

This three-year Amira Project aims to address current shortfalls in forecasting seismic hazards for underground excavations using advanced numerical modelling methods. The project will formulate spatial probabilistic and risk-based descriptions of the largest possible seismic events by area, the probable location of large events, the expected number of subsequent triggered events, and the anticipated peak ground velocities and surface displacements generated at key locations, that have been triggered by mining activities. The key outputs from this project will be a…

As part of the internally-funded development of CollaborateOre Phase 1, Amira is investing in a revamp of the Data Metallogenica (DM) collection. This begins with transitioning the digital collection to a more accessible, interactive and data-enabled platform. In the near future, we’ll be looking for industry advisors and partners to help guide and support DM’s next phase of growth, building it from a primarily visual reference into a modern, interactive, data-rich platform that enables broad new knowledge and insights on mineral deposits around the world.  For more…

Amira program P1245 Spectral Induced Polarisation (SIP) – completed on 11 Sept 2024 – demonstrated the promise of SIP for mineral exploration, for example with respect to identifying and distinguishing between varieties of sulphide mineralisation and/or textures. However, significant limitations in field data quality reduced its interpretive value and highlighted areas for potential improvement in survey design, execution and interpretation. Low-frequency SIP data show particularly encouraging potential to distinguish true mineral targets from false positives, with further investigation required into…

Amira Global’s program P1372 Core Scanning Technology Evaluation aims to provide unbiased, data-backed, hype-free guidance on which core scanning tools are best for which purpose(s) and why. By running samples from a broad range of commodities and global jurisdictions through a comprehensive suite of core scanning technologies, and having the data analysed by leading, independent experts in their fields, P1372 aims to bring mining & exploration companies, core scanning service providers, academics and other industry representatives together to collectively understand…

The Amira Global Alliance is a network of organisations around the world formed to benefit Amira Global Members and our industry. A critical element in translating and deploying new knowledge, technology, and capability rests on pathways from research and development, through innovation, testing, piloting, and upscaling. Many great organisations have emerged to help the industry with these pathways. Amira is on a mission to connect and integrate the global network of innovation hubs, test facilities, pilot plants, and research centres…