Ideon and Orano Deploy World’s First Borehole Muon Tomography Solution
Ideon and Orano Deploy World’s First Borehole Muon Tomography Solution
Imaging of compact uranium deposit now underway in Athabasca Basin
阿薩巴斯卡盆地目前正在進行的緻密鈾礦牀成像
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Canadian Earth ‘x-ray’ start-up Ideon Technologies and French Orano Group (Orano), one of the top world uranium producers, have deployed the world’s first comic-ray muon detector for use in industry-standard boreholes. The EUREKA-approved research and development project, which is receiving advisory services and funding support from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP), will run from now through the end of 2021 at McClean Lake, an Orano site in northern Saskatchewan.
温哥華，不列顛哥倫比亞省--(美國商業資訊)--加拿大地球X射線初創企業Ideon Technologies和法國Orano Group(Orano)，一世界上最大的鈾生產商之一，已經部署了世界上第一個漫畫射線µ子探測器，用於行業標準的鑽孔中。尤里卡批准的研發項目正在接受加拿大國家研究委員會工業研究援助計劃(NRC IRAP)的諮詢服務和資金支持，該項目將從現在到2021年底在薩斯喀徹温省北部的奧蘭諾遺址McClean Lake進行。
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Rémy Chemillac, Exploration Technical Director at Orano Canada, has a look at the world's first borehole cosmic-ray muon detector from Ideon Technologies as it arrives on site with the deployment team. (Photo: Ideon Technologies)
Orano Canada的勘探技術總監雷米·凱米拉克(Rémy Chemillac)在與部署團隊一起抵達現場時，查看了來自Ideon Technologies的世界上第一個鑽孔宇宙射線µ子探測器。(圖片來源：Ideon Technologies)
Ideon is a world pioneer in muon tomography, providing x-ray-like imaging up to 1 km beneath the Earth’s surface. The Ideon discovery platform integrates proprietary muon detectors, imaging systems, inversion technologies, and artificial intelligence to produce high-resolution 3D density maps of underground targets. Orano’s imaging target is a high-grade, compact uranium deposit located at 300 metres depth. Multiple borehole muon detectors are deployed down a single drill hole in a connected sequence, delivering progressive imaging results throughout the survey.
Ideon是世界上µ子斷層成像的先驅，在地球表面以下1公里處提供類似X射線的成像。Ideon發現平台集成了專有的µ子探測器、成像系統、反演技術和人工智能，以生成地下目標的高分辨率3D密度圖。奧拉諾的成像目標是位於300米深的高品位緻密鈾礦。多個鑽孔µ子探測器以連續的順序部署在單個鑽孔中，在整個調查過程中提供漸進式成像結果。
Orano and Ideon have been collaborating since 2016, when Ideon deployed its first-generation, large-format detectors at the McArthur River Mine in Saskatchewan, successfully imaging a high-grade uranium deposit under 600 metres of sandstone. Since then, Ideon has completed a 50x miniaturization effort to create the first industry-standard borehole (<10 cm diameter), low-power (<10W continuous power consumption), zero-maintenance muon tomography detector suitable for operation in the extreme environmental conditions of mineral exploration sites around the world.
Orano和Ideon自2016年以來一直在合作，當時Ideon在薩斯喀徹温省的麥克阿瑟河礦部署了第一代大尺寸探測器，成功地在600米砂巖下成像了一個高品位鈾礦。從那時起，Ideon已經完成了50倍的小型化努力，創造了第一個行業標準的鑽孔(
“We’re excited to move forward on this project with Ideon because we expect it to transform the very nature of how we explore,” says Hervé Toubon, Research & Development and Innovation Director at Orano Mining. “Global uranium demand is projected to grow by up to 40% by 2025 and it is virtually impossible for us to detect high-grade deposits at depth using traditional geophysical exploration techniques. The subsurface intelligence we gain with muon tomography gives us the ability to accurately locate those anomalies while reducing the need for drilling and lowering our overall environmental impact. That value proposition is hard to beat.”
Orano Mining的研發和創新總監HervéToubon説：“我們很高興能與Ideon一起推進這個項目，因為我們希望它能改變我們勘探的本質。”“預計到2025年，全球鈾需求將增長高達40%，我們幾乎不可能用傳統的地球物理勘探技術探測到深層的高品位礦牀。我們通過µ子層析成像獲得的地下智能使我們能夠準確定位這些異常，同時減少鑽探的需要，並降低對環境的總體影響。這一價值主張是無可匹敵的。“
“This deployment milestone is more than a decade in the making,” adds Gary Agnew, CEO at Ideon. “We’ve spent 7 years doing commercial trials in partnership with the mining industry and several years of system design and development, de-risking, and prototyping in the lab. Orano has been there right along with us for much of that journey, leading the way as a customer-driven innovator in the global energy transition. We are grateful for their enthusiasm, flexibility, trust, and willingness to break new ground with us.”
Ideon首席執行官加里·阿格紐(Gary Agnew)補充説：“這一部署里程碑已經醖釀了十多年。”我們花了7年時間與採礦業合作進行商業試驗，並在實驗室進行了幾年的系統設計和開發、降低風險和原型製作。在這段旅程中，Orano一直與我們在一起，在全球能源轉型中，作為一名以客户為導向的創新者，Orano一直引領着我們的道路。我們感謝他們的熱情、靈活性、信任以及與我們一起開拓新天地的意願。“
In addition to muon tomography models, Ideon will work with Orano to develop joint inversions with existing drill data and other geophysical datasets.
除了µ子層析成像模型，Ideon還將與Orano合作，利用現有的鑽探數據和其他地球物理數據集開發聯合反演。
Ideon is currently implementing an exclusive early access program for borehole muon tomography. It is the only straight-line subsurface imaging technology available today, delivering the highest available resolution along with precise anomaly location information. Muon tomography uses a passive and free energy source (cosmic rays from space), offers the ability to image in noisy or conductive environments, and captures data continuously – improving imaging results over time.
Ideon公司目前正在實施一項獨家的鑽孔µ子斷層掃描早期訪問計劃。它是當今唯一可用的直線地下成像技術，可提供最高的可用分辨率以及精確的異常位置信息。µ子斷層成像使用被動和自由的能源(來自太空的宇宙射線)，提供在嘈雜或導電環境中成像的能力，並不斷捕獲數據-隨着時間的推移，成像效果不斷提高。
About Ideon Technologies(www.ideon.ai)
關於Ideon技術公司(www.ideon.ai)
Ideon Technologies is a spin-off from TRIUMF (Canada’s national particle accelerator laboratory) and a world pioneer in the application of cosmic-ray muon tomography. Ideon has developed a discovery platform that integrates proprietary detectors, imaging systems, inversion technologies, and artificial intelligence to provide x-ray-like visibility up to 1 km beneath the Earth’s surface. By detecting subsurface muons and transforming the data into reliable geophysical surveys and 3D density maps, Ideon helps geologists identify new mineral and metal deposits with precision and confidence. They drill less and discover more with Ideon – reducing cost and risk, saving time, and minimizing environmental impact. Muon tomography also has applications across other industry sectors, including critical infrastructure, oil and gas, and national security.
Ideon Technologies是從TRIUMF(加拿大國家粒子加速器實驗室)剝離出來的，是應用宇宙射線µ子斷層成像的世界先驅。Ideon開發了一個發現平台，該平台集成了專有探測器、成像系統、反演技術和人工智能，可在地球表面以下1公里處提供類似X射線的能見度。通過探測地下µ子，並將數據轉化為可靠的地球物理調查和3D密度圖，Ideon幫助地質學家精確和自信地識別新的礦藏和金屬礦藏。他們通過Ideon減少鑽探，發現更多-降低成本和風險，節省時間，最大限度地減少對環境的影響。µ子層析成像還應用於其他工業部門，包括關鍵基礎設施、石油和天然氣以及國家安全。
About Orano(orano.group)
關於奧拉諾(orano.group)
Orano SA is a multinational nuclear fuel cycle company headquartered in France and majority-owned by the French state. Orano is a major player in nuclear fuel cycle products and services, from mining to dismantling, conversion, enrichment, recycling, logistics and engineering. Orano Canada and its predecessor companies have been exploring for uranium, developing uranium mines, and producing uranium concentrate since 1964.
Orano SA是一家跨國核燃料循環公司，總部設在法國，由法國政府持有多數股權。Orano是核燃料循環產品和服務的主要參與者，從採礦到拆解、轉換、濃縮、回收、物流和工程。奧拉諾加拿大公司及其前身公司自1964年以來一直在勘探鈾，開發鈾礦，生產鈾濃縮物。
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Ideon TechnologiesKim Lawrence Email: Klawrence@ideon.ai Cell: +1 403 708 5350Orano CanadaCarey Hyndman Email: carey.hyndman@orano.group Cell: +1 306 343 4503
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