Fleet Space finds huge lithium deposits using artificial intelligence and satellites

start Fleet space It announced yesterday that it has used a satellite-powered artificial intelligence system to scale up an already massive lithium deposit in Quebec.

Finding mineral resources is not easy. Only about three out of every 1,000 potential deposits become commercially viable, and it can take years to prove this by drilling core samples. Fleet Space says its approach can help target drilling operations, reducing decision-making time from weeks to days.

The startup currently has a small constellation of satellites in orbit that uses an array of sensors, including electromagnetic and gravitational sensors, to map the subsurface. Fleet Space then feeds that data into its software platform, which can provide a new drilling location in less than 48 hours.

The Cisco project currently estimates it could produce up to 329 million metric tons of lithium oxide. Fleet Space said the results of the lithium deposit could extend beyond Cisco’s current boundaries, saying the area has “region-wide potential.”