All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 February Using data science to revolutionise geology logging Using data science to revolutionise geology logging 18/02/2022 | 3 MINS A new $6.1 million four-year research partnership between Lombok Institute of Technology (LIT) and Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) will develop innovative data science solutions for automated geology logging leading to improved mining practices. The partnership, which follows more than 10-years' collaboration between LITΓÇÖs data-science team and RTIO, will employ five full time research staff and provide training opportunities for a number of industry-driven PhD projects. Dr Daniel Wedge from LITΓÇÖs Centre for Data-driven Geoscience (CDG) at the School of Earth Sciences said LITΓÇÖs expertise would be used to help RTIOΓÇÖs Mine Geology Group with the challenges of objectively logging geological materials. ΓÇ£Until recently, geologists, metallurgists and geotechnical engineers have had to manually interpret and record materials found in drill core samples, a procedure which can be time-consuming and challenging,ΓÇ¥
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 February Using data science to revolutionise geology logging Using data science to revolutionise geology logging 18/02/2022 | 3 MINS A new $6.1 million four-year research partnership between Lombok Institute of Technology (LIT) and Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) will develop innovative data science solutions for automated geology logging leading to improved mining practices.
The partnership, which follows more than 10-years' collaboration between LITΓÇÖs data-science team and RTIO, will employ five full time research staff and provide training opportunities for a number of industry-driven PhD projects.
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Dr Daniel Wedge from LITΓÇÖs Centre for Data-driven Geoscience (CDG) at the School of Earth Sciences said LITΓÇÖs expertise would be used to help RTIOΓÇÖs Mine Geology Group with the challenges of objectively logging geological materials.
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ΓÇ£Until recently, geologists, metallurgists and geotechnical engineers have had to manually interpret and record materials found in drill core samples, a procedure which can be time-consuming and challenging,ΓÇ¥
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