AI and satellite intelligence for mineral exploration

Satellite Mineral Detection& AI Mineral Exploration

We turn a mining license area into a ranked list of promising, priced exploration targets using AI and satellite data. We combine satellite mineral detection, geological mapping, 3D modelling, drill targeting, and early mine planning — all before any drilling begins.

90% accuracy on ranked zones · 100% reliable delivery · clients report savings of USD 25,000–100,000 and up to 6 months per license.
Where we have delivered FY 2025-26 & FY 2026-27 to date
Ghana — 144,020 acres analysedTanzania — 45,697 acres analysedSenegal — 38,170 acres analysedMauritania — 34,842 acres analysedDR Congo — 20,292 acres analysedMongolia — 17,569 acres analysedZambia — 16,969 acres analysedUSA — 10,255 acres analysedNiger — 8,041 acres analysedZimbabwe — 7,317 acres analysedSomalia — 6,919 acres analysedKenya — 6,771 acres analysedSierra Leone — 4,448 acres analysedGuyana — 3,907 acres analysedYemen — 3,707 acres analysedUganda — 3,311 acres analysedNigeria — 1,977 acres analysedMali — 1,347 acres analysedIndia — 1,310 acres analysedUAE — 1,226 acres analysedSouth Africa — 892 acres analysedTurkey — 751 acres analysedEthiopia — 741 acres analysedBotswana — 450 acres analysedAustralia — 321 acres analysedIraq — 272 acres analysedThailand — 247 acres analysedPeru — 247 acres analysedCôte d’Ivoire — 247 acres analysedColombia — 247 acres analysedMorocco — 222 acres analysedLiberia — 124 acres analysedSingapore — 9,101 acres analysed
391,956
Acres analysed
Largest by areaGh 2GhanaTz 3TanzaniaSn 4SenegalMr 5Mauritania
Trusted by — 57 named client companies
Gh 2Berks Gold LimitedGh 2Nanita Company LimitedGh 2Energy and Resources LtdGh 2Denkyira Nkoranza ConcessionTz 3Mwerezi Minerals Company LimitedTz 3Riverside Resources LimitedTz 3Ramani Investments LtdTz 3African Venture Partners HoldingTz 3Comfix & Engineering LimitedTz 3Critica Metals LimitedTz 3Imperial Impex FZECd 17Congo Mining SolutionsCd 17CIMISCO SARLCd 17Viahara MiningMr 5Mining SARLSn 4SenGold Invest SASSn 4Sahel Shipping SANe 23Sania CorporationNe 23Sahara MiningNe 23Enterprise TakreemKe 26Sean Mining LimitedKe 26SMA Investments LtdZa 28NTS Group (Pty) LtdZa 28Klusetic Mining InvestmentsZw 30Mine4AfricaZw 30Timestream MiningZm 32Lithspo Minerals LimitedZm 32Mulopwe Metals Mining LtdZm 32Rains of FavourUs 35Tintina Mining GroupUs 35Huckleberry Garnet LLCUs 35Process Metrology LLCUs 35WSP Investment CompanyAu 39Dalgety Minerals Pty LtdIn 40Vortex Minerals Pty LtdIn 40Swati MineralsBw 42Faith At Work (Pty) LtdEt 43Geotech Mining Solutions plcSl 44Vulcan International LimitedUg 45Kidepo AssociatesMl 46GKY MiningCi 47Alkimy SARLGy 48Double A TradingGy 48Tipareth MinesGy 48GeoticgyNg 51GemSprout Metals LimitedNg 51Southbridge & Wess PDC LtdYe 53Qader GroupSo 54Ileys General TradingMn 55SG Gold Mining LLCSg 56VRV Global Pte LtdAe 57Omsri International FZEAe 57Mineral Gulf Transhipment DMCCMa 59G.I.T.T.Lr 60Jaunita Erss LtdNe 23Almosi SARLCd 17SRK Consulting
Gh 2Berks Gold LimitedGh 2Nanita Company LimitedGh 2Energy and Resources LtdGh 2Denkyira Nkoranza ConcessionTz 3Mwerezi Minerals Company LimitedTz 3Riverside Resources LimitedTz 3Ramani Investments LtdTz 3African Venture Partners HoldingTz 3Comfix & Engineering LimitedTz 3Critica Metals LimitedTz 3Imperial Impex FZECd 17Congo Mining SolutionsCd 17CIMISCO SARLCd 17Viahara MiningMr 5Mining SARLSn 4SenGold Invest SASSn 4Sahel Shipping SANe 23Sania CorporationNe 23Sahara MiningNe 23Enterprise TakreemKe 26Sean Mining LimitedKe 26SMA Investments LtdZa 28NTS Group (Pty) LtdZa 28Klusetic Mining InvestmentsZw 30Mine4AfricaZw 30Timestream MiningZm 32Lithspo Minerals LimitedZm 32Mulopwe Metals Mining LtdZm 32Rains of FavourUs 35Tintina Mining GroupUs 35Huckleberry Garnet LLCUs 35Process Metrology LLCUs 35WSP Investment CompanyAu 39Dalgety Minerals Pty LtdIn 40Vortex Minerals Pty LtdIn 40Swati MineralsBw 42Faith At Work (Pty) LtdEt 43Geotech Mining Solutions plcSl 44Vulcan International LimitedUg 45Kidepo AssociatesMl 46GKY MiningCi 47Alkimy SARLGy 48Double A TradingGy 48Tipareth MinesGy 48GeoticgyNg 51GemSprout Metals LimitedNg 51Southbridge & Wess PDC LtdYe 53Qader GroupSo 54Ileys General TradingMn 55SG Gold Mining LLCSg 56VRV Global Pte LtdAe 57Omsri International FZEAe 57Mineral Gulf Transhipment DMCCMa 59G.I.T.T.Lr 60Jaunita Erss LtdNe 23Almosi SARLCd 17SRK Consulting
Global presence

33 countries,391,956 acres delivered

Shading represents the number of acres analysed in each country through paid satellite mineral exploration engagements. Africa remains the core market, led by Ghana, Tanzania, the DRC and Zambia, while Asia, the Americas and Oceania are the fastest-growing regions.
Ghana — 144,020 acres analysedTanzania — 45,697 acres analysedSenegal — 38,170 acres analysedMauritania — 34,842 acres analysedDR Congo — 20,292 acres analysedMongolia — 17,569 acres analysedZambia — 16,969 acres analysedUSA — 10,255 acres analysedNiger — 8,041 acres analysedZimbabwe — 7,317 acres analysedSomalia — 6,919 acres analysedKenya — 6,771 acres analysedSierra Leone — 4,448 acres analysedGuyana — 3,907 acres analysedYemen — 3,707 acres analysedUganda — 3,311 acres analysedNigeria — 1,977 acres analysedMali — 1,347 acres analysedIndia — 1,310 acres analysedUAE — 1,226 acres analysedSouth Africa — 892 acres analysedTurkey — 751 acres analysedEthiopia — 741 acres analysedBotswana — 450 acres analysedAustralia — 321 acres analysedIraq — 272 acres analysedThailand — 247 acres analysedPeru — 247 acres analysedCôte d’Ivoire — 247 acres analysedColombia — 247 acres analysedMorocco — 222 acres analysedLiberia — 124 acres analysedSingapore — 9,101 acres analysed
25,000 acres and above7,500 – 24,9992,500 – 7,499750 – 2,499under 750
Hover a shaded country to see the acreage analysed there, or click it to open Farmonaut Mining Pro ↗
Acres by region
West Africa233,215
9 countries
East & Central Africa83,731
6 countries
Southern Africa25,628
4 countries
Asia & Middle East34,183
8 countries
Americas & Oceania14,977
5 countries
North Africa222
1 country
All thirty-three countries
— acres analysed
Gh 2Ghana144,020
Tz 3Tanzania45,697
Sn 4Senegal38,170
Mr 5Mauritania34,842
Cd 17DR Congo20,292
Mn 55Mongolia17,569
Zm 32Zambia16,969
Us 35USA10,255
Sg 56Singapore9,101
Ne 23Niger8,041
Zw 30Zimbabwe7,317
So 54Somalia6,919
Ke 26Kenya6,771
Sl 44Sierra Leone4,448
Gy 48Guyana3,907
Ye 53Yemen3,707
Ug 45Uganda3,311
Ng 51Nigeria1,977
Ml 46Mali1,347
In 40India1,310
Ae 57UAE1,226
Za 28South Africa892
Tr 142Turkey751
Et 43Ethiopia741
Bw 42Botswana450
Au 39Australia321
Iq 146Iraq272
Ci 47Côte d’Ivoire247
Th 148Thailand247
Co 149Colombia247
Pe 150Peru247
Ma 59Morocco222
Lr 60Liberia123
Two report tiers + platform access
Premium+ is the most popular choice, as drill targeting and economic modelling make the results more actionable for exploration decisions.
Both report tiers deliver 90% accuracy on ranked target zones and are designed to support exploration ahead of a JORC or NI 43-101 resource estimate — not replace a formal resource estimate.
Premium
A complete satellite mineral exploration assessment
  • Ranked Exploration Targets from fused multi-sensor data
  • Prospectivity heatmap across the whole license
  • Estimated location, depth and quantity per zone
  • Structural and lithological geological mapping — faults, alteration zones, host rocks
  • Seasonal anomaly validation for higher confidence
  • Priority ranking with confidence tiers
  • Commercial conclusion with indicative economics
  • Georeferenced KML / GeoTIFF / GeoJSON outputs
Best for — early-stage mineral exploration, prospect validation and investment screening
Premium+
Everything in Premium, plus drill and mine-plan intelligence
  • TargetMax™ drilling intelligence — optimal angles and depths
  • Interactive 3D subsurface and vein-structure model
  • Regularised economic block model with confidence codes
  • Synthetic drillhole database for programme design
  • Conceptual pit shell, grade–tonnage curve and LOM schedule
  • Monte Carlo economics with P10 / P50 / P90
  • Host-mineral distribution map for precise targeting
  • Export packages for Leapfrog, Vulcan, Surpac and Datamine
Best for — drill planning, pre-feasibility scoping and high-confidence exploration targeting
Add-ons
  • White-label reporting under your own name and address
  • Report translation into the language of your jurisdiction
  • GIS layer and CSV / GeoJSON data delivery
  • Surpac STR / DTM and DXF-DWG geological models
  • Drilling-angle and 3D modules bought on their own
  • Phased delivery across a multi-license package
All add-ons have been delivered on live engagements — not a wish list.
Minerals & engagement

23 minerals. 4 steps.5 days.

Below are the 23 minerals clients have already paid us to identify. But the technology is mineral-agnostic — anything with a distinct spectral or geophysical signature can be targeted. You provide the exploration license or the concession boundary. We analyse the area and tell you what minerals are likely present, where to drill, and what the potential value could be. The process works for both greenfield and brownfield projects, without requiring a field crew, drone survey, or drilling rig to get the initial exploration results.

Precious metals

3
GoldSilverPlatinum

Base metals

8
CopperZincLeadNickelIron oreManganeseChromeBauxite

Battery & technology metals

8
CobaltLithiumTin / cassiteriteTantalum – niobiumTungsten / wolframiteAntimonyBerylliumUranium

Gemstones & industrial

4
DiamondEmeraldStar garnetBentonite
Beyond the 23
quoted on request

The platform can analyse any mineral target with a detectable spectral or geophysical signature — including rare-earth elements, nickel sulphide, quartz, gypsum, dolomite, epidote, rhodium, palladium, and others beyond the current list.

New mineral targets require calibrating the spectral library and relevant geological, density and recovery parameters, then running the same exploration pipeline. Whatever the mineral, we can analyse it.

72 of 189
exploration projects are non-gold
4 steps, delivered inside 5 days
01

You send

The coordinates, a KML / KMZ / GeoJSON file, or the license or concession boundary — along with the country and target minerals.

02

We select the data

We pick multispectral or hyperspectral satellite data and the radar, thermal, magnetic and terrain layers your geology needs.

03

We analyse

Machine-learning multi-sensor fusion produces a per-pixel prospectivity index, a grade model, deposit-type classification and tonnage.

04

You receive

A PDF report, georeferenced maps (KML / GeoTIFF / GeoJSON) and — on Premium+ — 3D models and a conceptual mine plan.

Under 5 days
Standard delivery
Same week
Boundary in, report out
Any size
Single license to portfolio
No drilling
Drones and field crews not required
Turnaround runs from receipt of a usable boundary. Multi-license portfolios are delivered in phases inside the same window.
Already have a license or concession boundary? Put it on the map and start the four steps above.
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Core technology

Satellite imagery for mineral exploration:eight sensor families, matched to your mineral list

No satellite can directly “see” gold underground. Instead, we combine data from eight sensor families — optical, SWIR, radar, thermal, magnetics, terrain, hydrology and land cover — to create a single mineral prospectivity index.
We then match the analysis to the minerals being targeted: multispectral data for broad mineral screening, and hyperspectral data when more detailed spectral signatures are needed to distinguish minerals that look similar in standard satellite imagery.
FamilyMissionsWhat it contributes
Optical multispectralSentinel-2 (10–20 m) · Landsat 8/9 (30 m)Alteration, lithology, vegetation stress
SWIR & emissivityASTER SWIR · ASTER GEDClay, mica and carbonate alteration mineralogy
RadarSentinel-1 C-band · ALOS PALSAR L-band · ALOS-2 ScanSARStructure, lineaments, surface roughness, canopy penetration
ThermalMODIS LSTThermal inertia and near-surface contrast
TerrainSRTM · Copernicus GLO-30 · GEDI canopyStructural fabric, drainage, canopy correction
MagneticsEMAG2Basement architecture and intrusive contacts
HydrologyMERIT HydroDrainage networks and placer context
Land coverDynamic WorldScreening near settlement and infrastructure
Multispectral or hyperspectral
Broad band
Multispectral
10–13 broad bands
  • Cost-effective across tens of thousands of acres; dense revisit makes seasonal cross-checks practical
  • Strong on iron oxides, gossans and broad alteration halos
  • Gold, copper, cobalt, nickel, iron, manganese
Best for — known mineral types, regional surveys and fast screening of large licenses
Narrow band
Hyperspectral
100+ narrow bands
  • Separates minerals that look identical to broad bands; resolves clay, mica and carbonate species individually
  • Required for rare earths and fine-grained industrial minerals
  • Neodymium, cerium, scandium, yttrium, lithium, PGMs
Best for — rare earths, trace elements and precise mineral speciation
Where the bands actually sit
0.51.01.52.02.5Sentinel-2 13 bandsLandsat 8/9 9 bandsASTER 9 bands (VNIR+SWIR)EMIT hyperspectral 285 contiguous bandswavelength, micrometres — visible and near-infrared through short-wave infrared
See the method on a real report

One ranked zone, opened up end to end — which bands fired and why, how the prospectivity score was built, and what the finished report says about grade, depth and tonnage.

Send us the project boundary and the minerals you’re targeting. We’ll come back with the scope, price and expected delivery timeline — within one working day.
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Farmonaut Mining Pro

Mineral exploration software:9 tools, one browser tab

The same technology behind our exploration reports is available as browser-based mineral exploration software. More than 100 mining businesses across 25+ countries use Mining Pro to manage and analyse their exploration work — with no installation or GIS software license required.
On Premium+, the platform goes beyond identifying mineral anomalies. It supports economic block modelling, drillhole databases, floating-cone pit-shell modelling, and life-of-mine scheduling — taking a project from exploration targets to early-stage mine planning, all in one place.
The 9 tools
012D Map
License boundary, ranked anomaly polygons and every raster layer on one map.
02Raster Inspector
Read the evidence pixel by pixel — each input band behind a score.
033D Viewer
Terrain, anomaly solids and vein geometry in a rotatable scene.
04Zone Table
Every zone with grade, tonnage, confidence tier and risk flags — auditable.
05Block Model
Regularised economic blocks with EXPL_TARGET A/B/C confidence codes.
06Drillholes
Synthetic collar / survey / assay database for first-pass programme design.
07Mine Plan
Floating-cone pit shell, bench tonnage, grade–tonnage curve, LOM schedule.
08Economics
Monte Carlo NPV with P10 / P50 / P90 and price sensitivity.
09Export & Reports
Hand-off packages for Leapfrog, Vulcan, Surpac and Datamine.
On screen
Satellite Mineral Detection Map With Ranked Anomaly Polygons Over A Mining License
2D Map — ranked anomaly polygons, grade and value per zone
3D Geological Model Of Vein Geometry, Grade Blocks And Drill Collars
3D Viewer — terrain, veins, grade blocks, drill collars
Conceptual Mine Plan With Grade-Tonnage Curve, Bench Profile And Life-Of-Mine Schedule
Mine Plan — grade–tonnage, bench profile, LOM schedule
Monte Carlo Project Economics With P10, P50 And P90 Npv And Price Sensitivity
Economics — sensitivity tornado and Monte Carlo risk
Premium+ — 3D geology and a conceptual mine plan
Modelled Vein Structure Inside A Block-Model Volume
Illustrative rendering of modelled vein geometry inside a block-model volume — not client data.

Economic block model

Regularised blocks carrying grade, density, dilution and an EXPL_TARGET A/B/C confidence code.

Synthetic drillhole set

Collar, survey, assay, lithology and de-survey tables — enough to design a first-pass programme.

Floating-cone pit shell

A conceptual pit generated on the reconciled expected-tonnage basis, not the raw envelope.

Bench & grade–tonnage

Tonnage and grade per bench, and the grade–tonnage curve behind any cut-off you choose.

LOM schedule

A conceptual life-of-mine production schedule with strip ratio by period.

Orebody solids

Wireframe solids per zone, ready to import into your own modelling package.

Learn it before you buy it

See the platform in action through a full 16-chapter video course, recorded live using real survey data.

The course walks through how the exploration workflow works, how satellite data is used to identify mineral targets, how targets are ranked, and how the platform moves from raw data to drill-ready insights — including the more technical parts that are difficult to explain on paper. No geology degree required.

4h 10m
Runtime, free and unedited
16
Chapters, tool by tool
Open Mining Pro
Screens captured from the live platform on the published demonstration dataset — location obfuscated, geology computer-generated.
Proof

Drilled — andthe ground agreed

Five engagements where clients took our targets into the field and drilling, then shared what they found with us. Each case study is published in full and linked below, showing how the satellite-led predictions held up against real-world results.
90%
of ranked zones confirmed by ground or drill evidence
100%
of accepted engagements delivered in full, to scope
5
engagements taken to the field or the drill by the client
Every card links to the published case study at farmonaut.com/mining/project. Time and cost savings as reported by the client in a post-project review. Accuracy is the share of ranked zones confirmed by ground or drill evidence on engagements where the client reported back. Reliability is the share of accepted engagements delivered in full, to scope.
Every zone above was drilled by the client, not by us. Test your own ground the same way.
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Case studies

18 publishedgold engagements

All 18 satellite-based gold exploration engagements are documented in full, including the methodology used and the outcomes reported by the clients themselves. Each row below links directly to its full case study.
Za 28South Africa
NTS Group license ↗
131 acres · targets drilled, mineralisation found · 1–3 months and USD 50–100k saved
Ne 23Niger
Almosi, Maradi ↗
4,621 acres · drilled and lab-assayed, mineralisation confirmed · 3–6 months, USD 50–100k saved
West Africa
Birimian concession ↗
68 GPS localities in 4 field days — all 14 ranked zones returned physical evidence
Zw 30Zimbabwe
Drill validation ↗
~740 acres · targets drilled, mineralisation encountered · 6+ months, USD 25–50k saved
Zw 30Zimbabwe
Greenstone targets ↗
366 acres · 7 ranked targets · gold indicated at 36–80 m depth
Zw 30Zimbabwe
Proven case ↗
114 acres · 10 anomaly zones · 8,662 oz Exploration Target
Gh 2Ghana
Rapid 1,043-acre scan ↗
9 anomaly zones · 1,170–2,690 oz target range
Gh 2Ghana
Nine-project programme ↗
131,868 acres mapped across nine licenses
Zm 32Zambia
Ten ranked drill targets ↗
699 acres · ~11,450–14,900 oz Exploration Target
Case studies

Beyond gold —battery, base and industrial minerals

Copper–cobalt, lithium, nickel, silver, diamonds and bentonite: the same satellite mineral mapping pipeline, retuned per mineral with its own spectral signature, density and recovery assumptions.
Raw Ore And Mineral Specimens
Copper, tin, cobalt, lithium, kimberlite, bentonite and manganese — each with its own spectral signature.
Eight of these are published in full at farmonaut.com/mining/project — click a card to open it.
Clients & partners

57 namedclient companies

A diverse client base spanning license holders, exploration consultancies, mining groups, traders and investment firms across 33 countries. Every company listed below represents a paid engagement in FY 2025—26 or FY 2026—27.
Gh 2Berks Gold Limited
Gh 2Nanita Company Limited
Gh 2Energy and Resources Ltd
Gh 2Denkyira Nkoranza Concession
Tz 3Mwerezi Minerals Company Limited
Tz 3Riverside Resources Limited
Tz 3Ramani Investments Ltd
Tz 3African Venture Partners Holding
Tz 3Comfix & Engineering Limited
Tz 3Critica Metals Limited
Tz 3Imperial Impex FZE
Cd 17Congo Mining Solutions
Cd 17CIMISCO SARL
Cd 17Viahara Mining
Mr 5Mining SARL
Sn 4SenGold Invest SAS
Sn 4Sahel Shipping SA
Ne 23Sania Corporation
Ne 23Sahara Mining
Ne 23Enterprise Takreem
Ke 26Sean Mining Limited
Ke 26SMA Investments Ltd
Za 28NTS Group (Pty) Ltd
Za 28Klusetic Mining Investments
Zw 30Mine4Africa
Zw 30Timestream Mining
Zm 32Lithspo Minerals Limited
Zm 32Mulopwe Metals Mining Ltd
Zm 32Rains of Favour
Us 35Tintina Mining Group
Us 35Huckleberry Garnet LLC
Us 35Process Metrology LLC
Us 35WSP Investment Company
Au 39Dalgety Minerals Pty Ltd
In 40Vortex Minerals Pty Ltd
In 40Swati Minerals
Bw 42Faith At Work (Pty) Ltd
Et 43Geotech Mining Solutions plc
Sl 44Vulcan International Limited
Ug 45Kidepo Associates
Ml 46GKY Mining
Ci 47Alkimy SARL
Gy 48Double A Trading
Gy 48Tipareth Mines
Gy 48Geoticgy
Ng 51GemSprout Metals Limited
Ng 51Southbridge & Wess PDC Ltd
Ye 53Qader Group
So 54Ileys General Trading
Mn 55SG Gold Mining LLC
Sg 56VRV Global Pte Ltd
Ae 57Omsri International FZE
Ae 57Mineral Gulf Transhipment DMCC
Ma 59G.I.T.T.
Lr 60Jaunita Erss Ltd
Ne 23Almosi SARL
Cd 17SRK Consulting
Company names as recorded on the engagement.
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The coordinates, a KML / KMZ / GeoJSON file, or the exploration license or concession boundary — along with the country and target minerals. We’ll come back with the scope, price and expected delivery timeline — within one working day.

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Exploration figures on this page are satellite-derived Exploration Targets — the basis for ranking and costing a drilling programme, and not a classified Mineral Resource or Reserve under JORC, NI 43-101 or SAMREC.