Ñandú Muon Technologies provides muon‑based imaging systems that map underground mineral deposits up to 1 km deep, enabling mining companies to target drilling more accurately and reduce exploration costs. Their proprietary detectors combine silicon photomultipliers, low‑power electronics, and AI‑driven reconstruction, and are offered as borehole‑compatible sondage units and planar telescopes for tunnel deployment. Early pilots have demonstrated up to ten‑fold reductions in required drilling while covering cubic‑kilometer volumes.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional mineral exploration relies on extensive drilling campaigns to locate ore bodies, which are costly, time‑consuming, and environmentally disruptive, especially in deep or remote deposits.
Solution
Ñandú Muon Technologies provides muon‑based imaging that generates three‑dimensional density maps of underground formations up to 1 km deep. Their proprietary detectors integrate silicon photomultipliers, low‑power electronics, and AI‑driven reconstruction algorithms to capture cosmic‑muon flux through boreholes and planar telescopes. The resulting volumetric maps enable mining companies to target drilling more precisely, reducing the number of drill holes by up to tenfold while accelerating the identification of copper and critical‑metal deposits. The company delivers a complete service, from field deployment of detector modules to data processing and interpretation, all manufactured and supported locally in Chile.
Target Audience
Primary customers are mining companies and exploration teams seeking to reduce drilling costs and improve targeting of copper, cobalt, lithium, and other critical‑metal deposits.
Features
- Silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) sensor arrays with low‑power, integrated electronics for robust operation in borehole environments
- Proprietary AI‑based reconstruction software that converts muon trajectories into high‑resolution volumetric density models
- Modular detector designs compatible with standard HQ drilling strings and planar muon telescopes for flexible deployment
- Capability to map volumes of several cubic kilometers and probe depths up to 1 km
- End‑to‑end workflow including on‑site installation, remote data acquisition, and expert geological interpretation