xFlare
ExploreTech’s flagship solution
Quickly assess greenfield and brownfield exploration targets throughout your portfolio.
xFlare Delivery Model
Our 3-tiered approach covers everything you need to get started:
Services
We work with your team to ensure the proper data leads to the best decision.
Technology
ExploreTech’s cloud-based system performs inversion and drilling optimization.
Web Platform
Visualize exploration targets and drillhole plans with our Viewer platform.
Technology behind xFlare
ExploreTech’s xFlare fits your deposit style to data, then automatically generates optimized drilling campaigns.
Since this process is automated, exploration targets are assessed 100x faster than standard approaches.
xFlare uses AI tools under the hood, but it doesn’t need training data – only your geological expertise.
Team
Alex Miltenberger, PhD
Alex is a world-leading expert in geophysics and data science. His 8 years of professional and research experience spans a variety of disciplines, including mineral exploration, civil/geotechnical engineering, and groundwater science. Throughout this time, he has built commercial AI software, made foundational contributions to geophysical inverse theory, and authored 6 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Alex has a BS in Applied Geophysics from Michigan Tech and a PhD in Geophysics from Stanford University.
Tyler Hall, PhD
Tyler is a geologist and data scientist with eleven years of experience between research and the real world. Formerly working with Freeport McMoRan and Glencore, Tyler built upon industry experience in his PhD dissertation titled "Efficient Greenfield Mineral Exploration", where he made key contributions to AI and decision science with actionable applications to real-world problems.
Tyler has a Bachelor's in Geological Sciences from Hartwick College and a PhD in Geological Sciences from Stanford University.