A patent portfolio built for the future of mining
Intellectual property that underwrites what we ship
DrillTerra has assembled one of mining technology's most focused patent portfolios — a growing collection of families spanning automated drilling control, downhole telemetry, ore-body intelligence and environmental sensing at depth.
Every commercial product is protected by granted patents in its primary markets, with filings across all major mining jurisdictions. That protection is what makes our commercial commitments credible for operators, partners and licensees.
Protection across the technology stack
How a DrillTerra technology reaches your operation
Programs move through four defined stages. At each gate, technology must clear objective performance, safety and IP criteria before advancing.
Applied research on materials, sensing and control, in partnership with universities and industry.
- Next-gen downhole materials
- Sub-surface RF & acoustic sensing
- AI methods for as-drilled data
Lab and yard prototypes tested against representative rock and rig configurations.
- StrataIQ modelling core
- RigGuard sensor pack v0
- BlastOpt planning engine
Deployment on operating rigs at partner sites under structured evaluation.
- StrataIQ v2 at partner mine
- BlastOpt pilot programs
- AquaShield tailings trial
Fully supported, patent-protected products deployed and scaled with operators.
- TerraCore Precision Drilling
- DeepSense Downhole Telemetry
What makes our R&D different
Field-first engineering
New technology proves itself on operating rigs, not just in the lab. Every product runs through a structured field-trial stage with operator partners.
Partnerships with operators and research institutions
We work with global miners, universities and research organisations to accelerate what would otherwise take decades of in-house iteration.
Safety-driven design
Automation and remote operation aren't bolt-ons — they're first-principles requirements that shape every product from the earliest concept.