Integra erhielt nach der spannenden Firmen-News sogar ein Feature von Bloomberg:
Crowdsourcing Is Canadian Miner’s Answer to Slumping Gold
by Gerrit De Vynck June 23, 2015 — 3:50 PM CESTUpdated on June 23, 2015 — 10:20 PM CEST
When Integra Gold Corp. bought the Sigma-Lamaque mine in Quebec last year, it came with an unexpected treasure trove: 70 years of prospecting data.
Now the Canadian miner plans to start an Internet-based gold rush with the six terabytes of information.
Instead of analyzing the drill-sample reports and geological surveys it found among papers and folders at Sigma-Lamaque, Integra will upload the studies to the Web and let anyone sift through them. Whoever finds the next multimillion-ounce deposit wins a C$1 million ($811,000) prize.
Integra is betting the crowdsourcing initiative can be a cheap alternative to inject some much-needed innovation into an industry that’s struggling with high costs and low commodity prices, said Stephen de Jong, chief executive officer of the Vancouver-based company.
“The price of whatever commodity, in our case gold, has come down quite a bit,” De Jong said. “There’s just not the excess capital. Now are the times when we really need that innovation.”
The end of a decade-long commodity bull market is forcing mining companies to cut back on research and exploration..
Now the Canadian miner plans to start an Internet-based gold rush with the six terabytes of information.
Instead of analyzing the drill-sample reports and geological surveys it found among papers and folders at Sigma-Lamaque, Integra will upload the studies to the Web and let anyone sift through them. Whoever finds the next multimillion-ounce deposit wins a C$1 million ($811,000) prize.
Integra is betting the crowdsourcing initiative can be a cheap alternative to inject some much-needed innovation into an industry that’s struggling with high costs and low commodity prices, said Stephen de Jong, chief executive officer of the Vancouver-based company.
“The price of whatever commodity, in our case gold, has come down quite a bit,” De Jong said. “There’s just not the excess capital. Now are the times when we really need that innovation.”
The end of a decade-long commodity bull market is forcing mining companies to cut back on research and exploration..
Link/Quelle: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-23/gold-crowdsourcing-is-miner-s-answer-to-slumping-price
Quelle: integragold.com
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