Project: Multimodal Airborne Quantum Sensor InstruMent for sustAinable expLoration
| Acronym | MAQSIMAL (Reference Number: 78) |
| Duration | 01/04/2024 - 01/03/2027 |
| Project Topic | the project proposal Multimodal Airborne Quantum Sensor InstruMent for sustAinable expLoration (MAQSIMAL) envisions a unique and miniaturized demonstrator based on hybrid read out Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) which is able to simultaneously record multiple measurement modalities such as the magnetic field vector, the full tensor magnetic gradient, audio-frequency magnetics, and audio-magnetotelluric data at utmost precision, high bandwidth, and unprecedented dynamic range (>32 bit) using a modular data acquisition system on an advanced helicopter-towed platform. ERA-MIN3 MAQSIMAL - ID: 78 3 of 12 The demonstrator will be complemented with software tools for post-mission data processing and individual or joint inversions using all or a subset of modalities. Its performance will be evaluated over two representative targets for CRM/SRM resources in Sweden and Portugal. The data will be benchmarked against available geophysical/geological and drill-hole data and by ground-based electromagnetic measurements with the transient EM method using todays best SQUID receiver technology. An integrated 3D model of the resource will jointly be developed using all available information. In MAQSIMAL, the team will analyse the outcome of predecessor projects in the topic of mineral exploration, will undertake research addressing aspects for energy and climate change as well as social awareness and actions such as press releases, publications, and public days to evaluate the impact for shareholders. The consortium provides with the new technology a significant competitive advantage to the European mining community and geophysical service providers by improvements in resolution and greater penetration (> 500 m) and will equip the European natural resources industries with a novel tool for better defining more sustainable and carbon efficient mining techniques by advancing the knowledge to identify areas. |
| Network | ERA-MIN3 |
| Call | ERA-MIN3 Joint Call 2023 |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | supracon AG | Coordinator | Germany |
| 2 | Technical University Ilmenau Advanced Electromagnetics Group | Partner | Germany |
| 3 | GRM-services Oy Geophysics | Partner | Finland |
| 4 | LKAB Prospektering | Exploration | Partner | Sweden |
| 5 | Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia | Partner | Portugal |