What if better data could change the economics of mineral exploration — and help build the next generation of geoscientists?
On Day 2, join Patrick Redmond, President of Resource Exploration Strategies at GeologicAI, for a candid look at how big data, advanced core scanning and AI-assisted modelling are reshaping the way we explore for the critical minerals Canada and the world need.
Canada’s mineral exploration industry is at a turning point. Demand for critical minerals is accelerating, but exploration success rates are facing challenges, project timelines are stretching, and too many mines underperform — often because we simply don’t know enough about the orebody.
Patrick will explore how technology can change that equation.
Drawing on more than 30 years of international experience across major mining and technology-driven exploration companies, Patrick will examine what big data and AI are actually delivering today, where the hype ends, and how deeper, more consistent geological data can lead to:
- Better subsurface understanding
- Fewer wasted drill holes
- Less disturbed land
- Faster, more informed decisions
- Reduced discovery and development risk
The keynote will bring these ideas to life through a real-world, end-to-end technology-driven exploration program at a copper project in Arizona, offering a practical look at how data, technology and geological expertise can work together to change exploration outcomes.
And there’s another opportunity: talent.
As the industry works to attract the next generation of geoscientists, technology may be one of its most underused tools.
Patrick will share insights from his experience teaching and training emerging geoscientists, demonstrating how the combination of geology + technology can help make mineral exploration more compelling to the students and young professionals Canada needs to responsibly develop its mineral wealth.
MEET THE KEYNOTE:
Patrick Redmond is President of Resource Exploration Strategies at GeologicAI, where he leads the application of advanced geoscience data, analytics, and decision-engineering technology to reduce discovery risk and accelerate mineral project development. An economic geologist with more than 30 years of international mineral exploration and mining experience, Patrick has a track record of value creation through exploration and discovery across multiple commodities and jurisdictions, in senior exploration and geoscience leadership roles with Teck Resources, KoBold Metals, and Copper Mountain Mining.
He completed his PhD research at Stanford University on the Bingham Canyon porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit, and his published work on porphyry copper systems remains widely cited in the field. Patrick is a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists and holds adjunct professorships at two universities.
Join us November 3 to explore what happens when deeper data meets better decisions — and what that could mean for the future of mineral exploration.
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