KoBold’s AI is accelerating the clean energy future by finding new deposits of lithium, cobalt, copper, and nickel.

Multidisciplinary Science

Turning mineral exploration into a repeatable science with 3 ingredients

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Geo-Science

Our geoscience leads have been a part of the most significant discoveries of the last generation

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Comprehensive Data Aggregation

KoBold invests substantially in aggregating all available information about the physics and chemistry of the Earth’s crust

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Artificial Intelligence

Our proprietary AI tools build on a concept we call Efficacy of Information (EOI), enabling KoBold to determine which data to collect at each exploration step to maximize uncertainty reduction

Our multidisciplinary approach is turning mineral exploration into a science.

See How it Works

The mineral exploration industry has an information problem.

There are far too many variables, and too few reliable data sources. Discoveries to date often rely on incomplete data, intuition, and luck. We simply don’t know enough, and the cost of exploration is too high.

While the majority of easy-to-find deposits have already been discovered, the mineral deposits of the future will be found deep underground. Uncovering them requires a different approach to exploration.

Making exploration a repeatable science

KoBold’s approach is more than a process. It’s a philosophy. Instead of gathering what data we can and attempting to draw conclusions from that alone, we focus on the level of uncertainty we have about any given information problem. By quantifying our uncertainty, and focusing our efforts on reducing that uncertainty, we turn the inefficient business of exploration into a repeatable, efficient, and extensible science. We call this the Epistemology of Exploration, and it’s the guiding force behind all our work.

Organizing

The staggering amount data needed to make successful discoveries is a huge problem of organization, categorization, and accessibility. The data in many cases is fragmented, inconsistent, and incompatible.

We’ve created TerraShed, a proprietary data system specifically designed to store and facilitate organized access to global geoscience information. Our platform allows our teams to efficiently input diverse types of structured and unstructured geophysical data, and quickly processes, standardizes, and quality tests the data sources. This extensive repository makes information available to KoBold scientists for visualization, machine learning, and various scientific computing purposes.

Reducing uncertainties and guiding decisions.

Once robust, easily accessible data is available, the challenge shifts to utilizing that information effectively for informed exploration and development decisions. This process requires thorough examination and comparison of the data in numerous targeted ways to minimize uncertainties.

To do this, we developed Machine Prospector®, a continually evolving system comprising a growing repository of proprietary machine learning, data processing, and artificial intelligence modules. KoBold scientists use this suite of tools in various combinations to assess prospects and guide decisions at a global scale.

Leveraging real-time insights to  constantly improve.

This innovative approach to exploration means our scientists can leverage continuously improving data and tools, enabling better decision-making. Those decisions can be more efficiently tested in the field — from identifying better exploration sites to increase understanding, to targeting the optimal drill hole — results can be returned, analyzed, and acted on faster than ever before.

As KoBold's work progresses, our systems continue to strengthen and evolve, with each iteration building upon the previous one. With this scientific approach, KoBold accelerates the pace of exploration and establishes a new standard for the industry.

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Our Work

KoBold is exploring >60 projects across the globe

KoBold is building the world's largest collection of geoscience information. Using AI systems, KoBold interrogates that data to model the sub-surface in the most statistically valid manner ever.

supply gap

Our clean energy future needs more discoveries.

The industry needs to discover more than twelve trillion dollars worth of new critical mineral deposits to stop catastrophic climate change. Listen to KoBold CEO, Kurt House speak on the Catalyst with Shayle Kann podcast to discuss this problem.

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At KoBold, Ethics come first.

In all aspects of our business, we aim to meet the highest standards of safety, integrity, and respect for people and the environment.

KoBold’s Ethics of Exploration

Watch KoBold CEO, Kurt House discuss our work in Canada for NBC Nightly News.

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Backed by world class investors.

KoBold Metals® is privately held and backed by long-term investors committed to the discovery and development of new battery metal resources.