211: Space Tech Meets Mineral Mining: Transforming Resource Discovery with Jeremiah Anderson and Balajiram Santhanam

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Jeremiah Anderson is the CEO and co-founder of ORE, a pioneering company transforming mineral exploration through cutting-edge muon tomography technology. With more than a decade leading the development of scalable products that leverage physics and AI, Jeremiah now drives a diverse team dedicated to creating faster, cost-effective, and environmentally sustainable solutions for subsurface imaging. His vision for ORE is to revolutionize resource discovery while advancing the global transition to sustainable energy.

Balaji, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Outer Rim Exploration (ORE), brings over two decades of diverse experience, blending technical expertise and strategic acumen. With a vision to revolutionize the mining industry, Balaji drives ORE’s mission to identify underground green minerals essential for renewable energy using innovative muon tomography technology. His focus on scaling ORE's solutions to meet the global demand for sustainable resource discovery. His strategic leadership ensures ORE stays at the forefront of combining advanced imaging technologies with real-world applications. Passionate about bridging technology and impact, Balaji is committed to making a greener future.

Outer Rim Exploration (ORE) is a deep tech company that is solving a fundamental bottleneck of mineral resource discovery to enable the world's renewable energy transition. Our drone-based muon sensors enable rapid exploration of inaccessible terrain and active brownfield sites greatly reducing cost while increasing the speed and safety of exploration. Utilizing automation, multiple sensor data fusion, and AI we create maps of the subsurface and locate ore bodies in a scalable way. ORE was accepted into the deep tech accelerator, UC Berkeley Skydeck and is advised by University of Tokyo particle physics professors.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• AI and deep tech innovations transforming the mining industry and space exploration.

• Urgent need for increased mineral extraction to support renewable energy goals.

• Autonomous vehicles and data fusion technologies enhancing mining efficiency, safety, and sustainability.

• Muon sensor technology as a game-changer for subsurface exploration, both on Earth and in space.

• Potential of muon sensors to revolutionize mineral detection in challenging terrains like the Andes and celestial bodies.

• Intersection of mining and space exploration technologies paving the way for sustainable resource exploration.

• Future vision of mining industry evolution with deep tech innovations reducing environmental impact and increasing safety.

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Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/outer-rim-exploration/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremiah-l-anderson/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ram-123/

https://www.ore.space/

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