Capability profile

Surgical Mining system

The system combines precision subsurface definition, directional drilling, selective ore extraction, and backfilling around conventional drilling equipment. Commercial economics and environmental benefits remain project- and geology-dependent.

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Source-bounded strategic technology capability

What it enables

Core features

Precision deposit modelling and directional drilling
Selective extraction with borehole backfilling

Defence and security uses

Critical-mineral extraction from narrow deposits
Lower-footprint development of stranded mineral resources

What sets it apart

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Surgical Mining system

What it enables

Core features

Defence and security uses

What sets it apart

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What it enables

Core features

Defence and security uses

What sets it apart

Evidence of maturity

What still needs verification

Continue from the capability to the wider record

Organizations

Mission and ecosystem paths

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Take the reviewed record into the conversation ahead.