Dual-listed Botswana Diamonds is set to apply artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to its Botswana database in search of new diamond deposits and potentially other minerals.
It will employ Planetary AI Xplore mineral prospectivity technology, which was developed in collaboration with International Geoscience Services Limited.
The diamond company said it has the second-largest diamond exploration database in Botswana.
"Our mineral database in Botswana is simply vast. Too big for timely analysis by humans. Think of it, over 375,000 km of geophysical data, and 32,000 drill hole logs,” said Botswana Diamonds chairperson John Teeling.
“Massive databases are suited to analysis by computer-based large Data Models and Artificial Intelligence techniques which can analyse substantial amounts of data in a short time... ”
“An added exciting bonus for Botswana Diamonds and Botswana is that the technique will analyse a number of different minerals. We have always believed that there are more diamond deposits to be found under the sand [of Kalahari]. Now there is the possibility of other deposits being identified,” he added.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished
