In this episode, we chat with Denis Laviolette, Executive Chair of GoldSpot Discoveries. It is are a technology/investment company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to significantly improve mineral exploration targeting on both a regional and local scale.
Denis is a geologist by background and has worked on three different continents, Canada, Norway, and Ghana during his career. He has a range of experience working on advanced mine operations, start-up mine management, grassroots exploration, and financing and acquisitions. Now he is bringing machine learning to the resources sector.
KEY TAKEAWAYS

Increasingly, mineral explores are using big data and machine learning to accelerate exploration.
Goldspot´s focus is on reducing risk. Getting more out of the data you have is a big part of doing this.
Their team consists of many specialised individuals that also have expertise in sub-disciplines for example geology or geophysics.
They employ data scientists as well as geoscientists.
Currently, the accuracy of the data they are given initially is not adequate. So, there is always an element of additional research necessary.
The fact that, over the decades, geologists have used different names for the same rock means core samples need to be relogged to be useful.
Goldspot has developed Litho Lens to speed up core relogging. It uses historic core photos.
Data needs to be accurate. In the podcast, Denis shares several examples of how the flaws with the data can be recognised and how it can be cleaned up.
Sometimes it is possible to use data from a neighbouring project to learn more about your asset.
Goldspot is starting to offer its AI tools and software to individual companies so they can use them to speed up their exploration.

BEST MOMENTS
‘With any particular mining project, the data sets are different, the problems that need solving are different. ´
‘It's about that front end work, standardization, homogenization and cleaning up the data.’ 
EPISODE RESOURCES
Email: denis@goldspot.ca
Denis Laviolette LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/denis-laviolette-928a30a7
Website: https://goldspot.ca/
LinkedIn: GoldSpot Discoveries Corp. | LinkedIn
Twitter: https://twitter.com/goldspotd?lang=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/GoldSpot-Discoveries-Corp
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ABOUT THE HOST
Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.
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Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat