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
Kent Swick
Acting CEO
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.
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.
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.
2009
Orexplore is founded
2009
Orexplore partners with STING (Stockholm Innovation and Growth), a business incubator, providing business development support and coaching.
2010
X-ray detector technology has finally become precise enough for practical applications and Orexplore is founded.
2012
Orexplore raises venture capital from Inlandsinnovation (IIAB).
2013
Orexplore partners with Swick Mining Services, who agrees to a progressive ‘new money’ investment program over a 5 year period (Nov 2013).
2016
GeoCore X10 prototype at Boliden Minerals for testing.
2016
Orexplore´s GeoCore X10 awarded prestigious 2017 Red Dot industrial design award.
2017
Awarded development funding in the Horizon 2020 Project X-Mine.
2017
Swick acquires 100% of the remaining shares in Orexplore (May 2017).
2017
Minimum Viable Product achieved (Nov 2017).
2018
Orexplore launches its first product, the GeoCore X10, for mineral analysis of drill core.
2018
Orexplore Australia Pty Ltd is formed and a new office in Perth is opened to service the Australian market (May 2018).
2019
Period of trials - testing core for multiple companies at the Perth lab.
2020
Sandfire commences on-site trial (Jan 2020).
2020
Boliden commences on-site program (Jan 2020).
2020
Jason Marinko appointed as Managing Director (Oct 2020).
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.
