CUSTOMER: Chilean Cobalt Corp.
Chilean Cobalt Accelerates Critical Mineral Exploration with Artificial Intelligence
“We have great challenges for this year 2025 and we are confident that AI-based technologies will allow us to accelerate the discovery of minerals in our cobalt project located in northern Chile.”
One of the few companies focused on primary cobalt districts uses the Mineral Forecast platform to optimize decision-making, identify new targets, and enhance its efforts in northern Chile
Chilean Cobalt Corp. (C3), a US company (OTCMKTS: COBA) focused on the exploration of critical minerals, has launched an Artificial Intelligence exploration program with Mineral Forecast to accelerate mineral discovery at its La Cobaltera cobalt and copper project in northern Chile. The company, committed to creating ecological, social, and economic value, seeks to optimize decision-making by integrating historical data and advanced AI analysis to identify new drilling areas in greenfield zones and extend trends in brownfield areas.
Duncan T. Blount has been the President and CEO of Chilean Cobalt Corp. since June 2022, where he leads the company’s global strategy. He has over 18 years of experience in the global commodities and natural resources sector. Prior to joining Chilean Cobalt, he served as CEO and director of Decklar Resources and its predecessor, Asian Mineral Resources, which operated a nickel-copper-cobalt mine in Vietnam. Blount also has a decade of experience in investment management, with a focus on natural resources in emerging markets for firms such as Redwheel and Everest Capital.
“We have great challenges for this year 2025 and we are confident that AI-based technologies will allow us to accelerate the discovery of minerals in our cobalt project located in northern Chile.”
— Duncan Blount, President and CEO of Chilean Cobalt.
With Mineral Forecast, Chilean Cobalt achieves:
- Accelerated Exploration: The implementation of the Mineral Forecast GEO AI ADVISOR platform allows for accelerated mineral discovery in its project.
- Optimized Decisions: The technology supports the exploration team by integrating geological criteria with private and public databases to highlight areas with high potential.
- Objective Validation: The exploration program uses data from the company’s 2018-2019 exploration campaign, records from previous mines, and public geological and geophysical datasets to optimize decision-making.
- Advanced Data Insights: AI transforms a variety of data into precise recommendations and insights for planning future exploration campaigns, helping to decide where to explore and drill with greater certainty.