Uranium Exploration in the Athabasca Basin

Exploring Uranium in the Athabasca Basin, Canada

The Athabasca Basin is home to the world's highest-grade uranium deposits, contributing about 20% of global supply. Despite this, the region remains largely under-explored due to complex geological and technical challenges. While exploration methods like magnetics, radiometrics and pattern drilling continue to be common approaches in the industry, a new technique leveraging the latest advances in satellite connectivity, 3D multiphysics, and AI is rapidly disrupting these traditional workflows. Using Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT), ExoSphere delivers 3D mapping of mineral systems in real-time between 2.5km - 4km in depth, providing an unprecedented view of the exploration search space, increasing confidence when planning drill holes and saving clients time and money.

Uranium Exploration Reimagined

ExoSphere: Innovative Solutions for Modern Exploration Challenges

Exploration Challenge	Potential field and electrical geophysics	ExoSphere
Harsh Weather Conditions
Short field season due to seasonality and extreme cold  Remote locations	Data collection is remote, but requires time to collect and process, potentially months	Real-time data collection, enabling survey modification and follow up during deployment
Depth of Unconformity
Potential targets lie deep undercover  Drilling is the only source of samples, and is expensive	Magnetic resolution decreases with increasing cover thickness	Accurately image depth to unconformity between 2.5km and 4km, depending on station spacing
Minerals system structure
Basement structure may represent fluid pathways  Upthrown basement highs can be important chemical and physical traps	Potential field data is 2D  Uncertainty about depth of features	Imaging of basement topography in 3D, including upthrown blocks  Structures within basement that coincide with alteration show as low or intermediate velocity zones
Hydrothermal alteration
Alteration zones contain uranium mineralization but are difficult to detect Alteration occurs within the basement as well as the Athabasca Basin units, meaning the search space is quite wide	Conductivity can occur in regions without significant alteration Magnetic response to alteration is variable, with low magnetic responses also linked to primary rock type	Clear relationship between alteration and low velocity zones Able to focus exploration on co-located zones of low velocity and high conductivity ANT can resolve structure within basement that can be linked to conductivity zones

How it works

Seamless Survey Planning & Design

Customise your ExoSphere deployment with support from Fleet Space's team of geoscientists, tailored to your exploration goals and objectives.

A mapping screenshot of the ExoSphere program

Real-Time Global Data Acquisition

Acquire high-quality 3D subsurface insights in real time with Fleet Space’s ANT-enabled smart seismic sensors (Geodes) and advanced multiphysics.

3D Subsurface Insights in Days

Receive 3D multiphysics insights in days to enhance confidence in mineralisation zones, test geological assumptions, and optimise exploration outcomes.

Optimise Drill-Targeting with AI-Powered Insights

Leverage Fleet Space’s AI model to convert 3D ANT data and diverse geological datasets into high-priority drill targets in real-time, maximising discovery potential with streamlined onsite operations.

Access Insights from Anywhere

The ExoSphere by Fleet® online portal enables quick access to survey results and AI-enabled insights to enhance the quality, speed, and precision of decision-making.

World-Class Expertise to Advance Your Exploration

From survey planning to modelling and interpretation, our in-house team of geoscience experts are here to support you every step of the way.

Seamless Survey Planning & Design

Real-Time Global Data Acquisition

3D Subsurface Insights in Days

Optimise Drill-Targeting with AI-Powered Insights

Access Insights from Anywhere

World-Class Expertise to Advance Your Exploration

“We also successfully deployed the innovative ANT geophysical system at Hurricane, over the ore zone and the north, south and east extents. Preliminary analysis of the results illustrates that we can detect the unique hydrothermal alteration system that surrounds the ore deposit, therefore we can use this information to look for similar features in the surveys that we have completed to the east of Hurricane deposit as well as at our high priority Hawk exploration project.”

Dr. Darryl Clark

Vice President, Exploration, ISO Energy

“Incorporating cutting-edge space technology into our exploration efforts at Reko Diq is a game-changer for us. This partnership with Fleet Space allows us to gain unprecedented insights and make more efficient use of our resources, ultimately accelerating the progress of this transformative project for Pakistan.”

Mark Bristow

President and CEO of Barrick Gold

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Exploring Uranium in the Athabasca Basin, Canada

Uranium Exploration Reimagined

ExoSphere: Innovative Solutions for Modern Exploration Challenges

How it works

Seamless Survey Planning & Design

Real-Time Global Data Acquisition

3D Subsurface Insights in Days

Optimise Drill-Targeting with AI-Powered Insights

Access Insights from Anywhere

World-Class Expertise to Advance Your Exploration

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Imaging Alteration in the Athabasca Basin with Ambient Noise Tomography

Alteration Imaged with ANT in the Athabasca Basin

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