Datarock, part of Australia’s Imdex, has entered into a collaboration alliance with Canadian laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) imaging specialist Elemission that aims to improve geological data integration and analysis.
Announcing the partnership at Canada’s PDAC 2025 event in Toronto, Datarock CEO Liam Webb said Elemission had advanced AI-enhanced LIBS imaging to provide accurate, automated mineralogy and geochemistry for exploration, mining and remediation. Datarock had developed “best-in-class machine learning and AI infrastructure” to process geoscientific data. “Datarock and Elemission are setting a new standard for collaboration between geological data providers and analytical solutions, helping mining companies tackle the industry’s most pressing challenges,” Webb said.
LIBS is a fast, accurate chemical analysis technology that uses a high-power laser to vaporise small amounts of material from a sample, transforming it into a glowing plasma. The Elemission technology uses mineralogical microanalysis to detect, identify and quantify material chemical composition without sample preparation.
Its ECORE drill core scanner is said to be used by several tier-one mining companies.
“By integrating Elemission’s advanced LIBS technology with Datarock’s AI-driven data processing we are unlocking new possibilities for timely, high-resolution mineralogical and geochemical insights that drive smarter exploration and mining decisions,” Elemission CEO Francois Doucet said.
Imdex chief strategy officer Michelle Carey said the company believed mining companies wanted to see technology providers operate in an open ecosystem.
“These arrangements are the start of what we hope will be a common framework to increase accessibility to improved actionable data,” she said.
