Project Portfolio

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…

The EKS-DT process, developed by ElectroKinetic Solutions. The EKS-DT is an in situ process for rapidly dewatering tailings, providing #tailings storage facility #TSF operators the means to eliminate their tailings liability effectively and economically. The technology’s performance has recently been proven through a field demonstration in Alberta, Canada. The final technology development stage for the EKS-DT process is to complete a commercial demonstration of the technology to de-risk the deployment and operation in a TSF that is >100 m wide. The EKS-DT process offers many…

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…

Amira Global’s P1214 project seeks to provide financial support to Standards Australia, enabling them to fulfill the International Secretariat role for ISO TC 102/SC2 Iron Ore and Direct Reduced Iron – Chemical Analysis. Additionally, the project assists Standards Australia’s national mirror committee, MN-002 Iron Ore and Direct Reduced Iron, in their endeavors. By supporting these committees, P1214 aims to ensure that iron ore standards remain up to date, scientifically rigorous, and aligned with global best practices. The project brings together…

Optimal Pushback Design Project Number: P1210Status: Open to sponsorsAmira Program Manager: Olga Verezub Overview: The aim of this project is to develop software that optimises designs for the operational constraints of connectivity, minimum bench width and appropriate angles between pushbacks. Current market solutions provide blocky designs that have no practical mining considerations, require significant human intervention and reduces potential of some oreblocks for inclusion into the life of mine design and schedule. The software incorporates features to minimise each of…

Description: Focusing on magnetite in South Australia is particularly strategic due to the region’s significant mining opportunities. More than 90% of South Australia’s iron ore is magnetite, located in several prospective areas of the state, stretching from the Eyre Peninsula to the Braemar province and the Far North. These rich deposits offer substantial potential for sustainable development and economic growth. By tapping into these resources, South Australia can emerge as a key player in the global magnetite market, leveraging local…

The project aims to fast-track full re-use of mine tailings and refinery residue to upscaling and commercialization, with a focus to achieve reduced mine waste footprints, develop a new resource for raw materials and help the mining and other industries to improve their operational model. It includes development of a decision support tool and practical guidelines for sustainable mine waste management that can be applied by the mining industry at large, which will also address technical, collaborative, environmental, regulatory, community…

Overview:Amira’s P1245 “Spectral Induced Polarization (SIP)” project will explore ways to promote wide-spread industry use of SIP, by devising and testing solutions to factors currently limiting its utility and application”. Solutions to those limitations will be devised and tested. Key deliverables from the two-year project include a knowledge “database” containing: Data and analytical results from the field programs: spectral signatures and character vs. chargeable source. This will incorporate information that exists from prior efforts in this field by the like…

There is a drive to speed up the turn-around time for sample analysis. The high number of samples submitted for analysis from exploration or everyday operations result in sample processing backlogs and delays in reporting. These delays can have a crucial impact on decision making whether it is operational decisions or exploration and project decisions. This project will explore dramatically improving the sample turn-around time by automating the acid addition to the ColdBlock Digestion Technology proven in the P1196 Project. …

Amira’s Project P1187 developed a 30 cm long magnetic radar receiver that significantly outperformed traditional electrical field dipoles which are 20 times their length. The magnetic sensors are designed for low frequency (< 40 MHz applications) for deep penetration in challenging radar environments. In a trial at a mineral deposit in Western Australia overlain by conductive aeolian sands, the new magnetic sensor was able to nearly double the penetration of deepest conventional GPR system, as confirmed by extensive drilling. Unlike…

Large throughput iron ore oscillatory dewatering system Project Number: P1150AStatus: ActiveAmira Program Manager: Olga Verezub Overview: This project is an extension to its predecessor – AMIRA P1150 “Moisture measurement and control for iron ore conveyor systems” – which discovered the optimum oscillation motions to enhance moisture migration for a range of iron ore types; over 1% moisture reduction was achieved for deslimed ROM iron ore product exhibiting bottom moisture migration behaviours; and nearly 2% moisture reduction was achieved for non-deslimed…