This is Orexplore
Mineral explorers usually have a pretty good idea of where minerals can be hiding. But without the necessary tools and equipment, their chances of getting to them are slim. Orexplore was founded around the idea that a big part of a geologist’s work is to analyse rock – a process which hasn’t fundamentally changed for hundreds of years.
After extensive research, we have developed a technology to not only analyse the elemental composition of rock, but also to visualise the rock’s internal structure. And we can do it in a fraction of the time that a standard lab assay would take.
Like most other industries, it’s also about data. By converting physical rock and related facts into digital data, we open the door to a new world of analyses. Who knows in which way our brilliant customers will take advantage of this new opportunity? We’re only at the beginning of the digital revolution of the mining industry. We hope that you will join us on our journey!
Meet the board
Stefan Sädbom
Chairman
Stefan Sädbom, (BSc) is a Senior Exploration Geologist with over 30 years’ experience of exploration and underground mining in highly deformed and metamorphosed Proterozoic terrains. He has long experience of a wide range of commodities and works with geological mapping, field work, sampling procedures, mine planning, monitoring, and logging. And he loves analyzing drill cores!
Kent Swick
Board member
Kent Swick is a Mechanical Engineer with more than 20 years experience in civil construction, mining maintenance and surface and underground mineral drilling. He was previously employed by Atlas Copco Australia as a Maintenance Engineer managing underground maintenance, where he developed a strong understanding of underground mining methods and equipment. He is currently the MD of Swick Mining Services.
Magnus Rehn
Board member
Magnus Rehn has extensive experience and skill in developing international businesses, creating growth opportunities through new business ideas and models, managing reconstructions as well as building well-performing and target-oriented teams. He has hands-on business development experience from Europe, North America and Asia, particularly China, India, and Japan.
Meet the management
Kevin Rebenius
Managing Director
Kevin Rebenius (M.Sc in Engineering and Business Administration) is a business development professional with a proven track record of growing product and technical consultant companies. Kevin has more than 15 years’ experience of working with sales and leadership within advanced product development companies. In 2010 he was one of the founders of Orexplore.
Doctor Mikael Bergqvist
CTO
Mikael Bergqvist a Ph.D. in experimental physics and has extensive experience from the development of complex systems in high-tech companies. With recent appraised performance and experience as a technical account manager, Bergqvist has a strong combined understanding of both the engineering and business perspective. Responsible for the GeoCore X10 development project.
John Pizimolas
General Manager APAC
John (B. Eng. Metallurgy, MAusIMM) is an experienced resources industry executive with an international track record of over two decades in business leadership, strategy and execution. He has held senior roles for leading public listed Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) companies on the Australian, French and Swiss stock exchanges where he worked closely with global mining organisations and engineering groups to enable development of their projects. His experience covers corporate business development, technical execution and metallurgical process leadership. John is responsible for global operations.
Working at Orexplore
Through science, programming and engineering – we work every day to achieve what no one has managed to do before; to map an entire drill core sample in a record 15 minutes.
We push technological boundaries
Our company culture is about challenging each other to come up with strong arguments when presenting new solutions to a problem. Only then can we move forward.
We never stop prototyping
At Orexplore, we build everything ourselves. Machines, programme codes and technology. But only after we have invented it.
To make great advances, we need to dare to think differently
We have a strong belief in the ability of each and every one of us. At Orexplore, we want our people to develop both personally and professionally.
Historical highlights
Here are the milestones we’ve passed so far.
1980s
The initial ideas about combining high-energy XRF and X-ray absorption were born through the work of Swedish geo-technician Anders Ullberg and professor Ragnar Kullenberg.
2010
X-ray detector technology has finally become precise enough for practical applications and Orexplore is founded.
2010
Orexplore admitted to STING (Stockholm Innovation and Growth), a business incubator, providing business development support and coaching.
2012
Orexplore raises venture capital from Inlandsinnovation (IIAB).
2013
Partners with Swick Mining Services, one of the worlds largest underground diamond drilling companies with operations in Australia, Europe, and North America.
2013
Partners with Swick Mining Services, one of the worlds largest underground diamond drilling companies with operations in Australia, Europe, and North America.
2018
Orexplore launches its first product, the GeoCore X10, for mineral analysis of drill core.
2018
Orexplore Australia Pty is formed and a new office in Perth is opened to service the Australian market.
Partners
Without help from friends, research organizations and partners, Orexplore wouldn’t be possible. Share the love!
We are members of XMINE, an EU Horizon 2020 project for efficient and sustainable mining using X-ray technologies.
The GeoCore X10 won a Red Dot Industrial Design Award in 2017. Orexplore has also been awarded a trusted business partner by Kvalitetspartner.
