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“ The response from the geoscience community in Botswana has been very positive,” says Tiyapo Hudson Ngwisanyi, Chief Executive Officer at the BGI,“ Raw geoscientific data is critical in the mineral industry because people can manipulate it in such a way that it brings out features that they need.”
Ngwisanyi hopes that as the technology used to integrate and visualise exploration data evolves, data archived in the portal can be reprocessed in new ways to uncover previously hidden features, and attract new investment to Botswana from around the world.
“ It is important for our government to safeguard all data that has been collected so that it can be used by others,” explains Ngwisanyi.“ To have comprehensive data in one place eliminates the need to re-do certain surveys and reduces the cost to those companies.”
Geosoft developed and deployed the user-friendly Botswana Geoscience Portal using its experience with data services, portal development and geoscience data servers to catalogue, verify and deliver BGI ' s geoscience data.
“ We have been monitoring the use of the portal on behalf of the BGI,” says Troy Wilson, Senior Director of Strategy and Business Development with Geosoft.“ The top five countries downloading data are Australia, Botswana, South Africa, the UK, and Canada, along with a significant number of resource companies. It was great to see that the second-largest number of data consumers came from Botswana.”
To date, the most popular downloads are the raw geophysical and geochemical datasets, but the release of the IGS prospectivity maps in August and Ngamiland magnetic inversion results in November saw large spikes in the number of downloads. New datasets are regularly being added to the portal.
Building on the success of this portal, Geosoft’ s Government Segment Team is actively engaging with international government agencies seeking to improve access to their data repositories.“ Geosoft is developing new ways to empower governments to curate their geoscientific data and collaborate openly with other government agencies and industry stakeholders,” said Wilson.“ There’ s an urgent industry need for more jurisdictions to make pre-competitive data available to stimulate exploration, and we’ re excited to play a role in meeting that need.”
Geosoft presented on the benefits of publishing open geoscience datasets on spatially-enabled web portals during the 2017 PDAC conference.
Exploration drilling
Fordia, a provider of drilling solutions that include diamond tools, equipment and accessories, has been serving customers in the mineral exploration, geotechnical and environmental industries since 1977. The company found that its customers— drilling and mining companies alike— were struggling to find ways to reduce their water consumption.“ Many municipalities have restrictions on how much water can be used, often forcing mining and drilling companies to stop operations because limits have been surpassed. Customers were looking for ways to recycle their water so it could be re-used, but solutions were hard to find.”
Until recently, water treatment systems for the industry were very expensive, very large machines with limited efficiency and functionality. Fordia looked at developing an affordable water treatment system( WTS) that was easy to transport even to remote sites and that would be easy to operate. The first generation model of the system is now available.
The WTS is a small, lightweight system whose primary function is to separate drill cuttings from water so that the same water can be re-used. This is an excellent solution for underground drilling as well as surface mining where water is scarce or distant, or for drilling in fragile environments that need to be protected, such as desert ecosystems, wetlands and northern regions. Once these cuttings are isolated, they can be disposed of in environmentally approved ways, eliminating the need for