Pioneer Exploration Consultants Ltd

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Our crew is conducting night shifts to mitigate the strong winds that are present during the day. This allows the crew to consistently get 35 to 38 minutes of flight time with our batteries and our Hercules X4. This equates to over 200 line-kilometers of data per day.

The current company record is 307 kilometers in one day!

Our crew in have been working steadily for the past two weeks collecting high resolution data in some amazing terrain! The client has expanded their survey to double the size from the original area and the crew will start this new survey tomorrow.

has been supplying high resolution Drone Mag data for exploration companies in Japan now for four years and we are excited to continue our partnerships in such an amazing country.

is thrilled to announce the launch of our latest aerial surveying service: Drone-Mag and Drone-VLF Integration!

At Pioneer, we are committed to pushing the boundaries of innovation in the geophysical exploration industry. By combining the power of our tried and true Drone-Mag and Drone-VLF technologies, we are enhancing our capabilities to provide more detailed, efficient, and cost-effective surveys to all of our clients.

Drone-Mag: Utilizing advanced magnetometer technology, our Drone-Mag system allows for high-resolution magnetic surveys, delivering precise data for mineral exploration, oil and gas well head location services and UXO surveying.

Drone-VLF: Our Drone-VLF system employs the Very Low Frequency (VLF) electromagnetic method to map conductivity and resistivity changes in the geology at and near the surface.

These two have been traditionally offered by conventional airborne survey companies and accompany each other regularly to enhance our understanding of the sub-surface. Together, these technologies offer a comprehensive solution for mineral exploration, environmental studies, and geotechnical investigations. Pioneer can now save our clients time and costs by collecting both data sets in one mission! Follow along as we conduct multiple Drone-VLF projects in over the next couple of weeks and integrated Drone-MAGVLF projects in northern in August.

Finding it difficult or expensive to mobilize helicopters to your property for remote sensing projects? Pioneer Exploration Consultants Ltd. can help!

By trailering the helicopter to site, we can cut down on mobilization charges by more than 75% making even small projects extremely affordable.

We are looking forward to continuing our and surveys with projects in nothern , and .

Our crews are hard at work completing a large 3000 Line-Km project near , Ontario. Once completed they will be moving to multiple projects in northern , , and are planning their return to !

Our R&D team is also hard at work conducting field tests on multiple new drone based service offerings that we are beyond excited to share with our clients soon! Stay tuned to see what we have been working on!

Starting 2024 strong with another Drone-VLF survey in northern . Clients are starting to see the benefits of this new service Pioneer started offering in 2023.

Smaller projects that would have been flown with traditional manned aircraft are easily planned and completed at a fraction of the cost with our drone system. Near surface conductive structures are easily visible in the data and when compared, show details very similar to ground based methods.

Stop by our booth 1120 at next week to discuss this service among many others and how we can help with your next proiect.

Even -20 degree weather is no issue for our crews on this bluebird day!

Our team is hard at work flying a 6000 line-km survey in the . Our team will be on site until Christmas when they will take a short break for the holidays and be back at work in the new year to complete this huge project!

Our crew is full steam ahead with over 300 square kilometres of surveying to complete across and !

Line of sight is a lot easier down here!

Conducting another Drone-VLF survey in the heart of Newfoundland!

With our high voltage LiPo batteries and Hercules X8, we were able to complete roughly 70 line kilometers in just 5 flights!

We have been selected as the preferred vendor by two different clients to conduct two extremely large surveys totalling 4500 and 8000 line kilometers!

These surveys start to blur the lines between conventional manned airborne surveys and new technologies such as drones that are helping the mining industry collect extremely high resolution data. It shows that data, and good data at that, is king!

We are extremely excited to get to work on these projects and to complete one of the largest ever DroneMag surveys to date. We will be putting to the test on these projects!

For now, our crews will continue mag projects in the and while our platform travels to !

As our crews mobilize to projects in and , our crew is once again in the collecting data for multiple exploration companies.

Lidar collection has been difficult for all service providers this year due to the increase in forest fires and fire related smoke. We have worked tirelessly with all of our clients and helicopter companies to mitigate these issues and to collect data in a safe and timely manner. Thank you to all who have been a part of our busy collection season so far and we look forward to continuing our work in , and .

Our Ranger XL ( VUX-240) scanner is collecting some serious frequent flier miles with multiple exploration projects on the East and West coasts of .

We are pleased to work with so many talented pilots and helicopter service providers across the country. We look forward to continuing our Lidar surveys as our surveying crews travel to northern Ontario next week then back out to the and !

A flyover view of placer gold operations in Guyana!

With the help from many new and old partners, successfully completed two more ultra-high resolution Lidar surveys in Guyana this past week. We would like to thank our clients and the helicopter crew for helping make this a safe and successful operation. Pioneer is looking forward to future opportunities in Guayana and plan on returning to complete more Lidar surveys in a few months.

Special shout out to starlink that kept us connected to our Ottawa office from a different continent!

Our surveys are in full swing!

Our crew will be traversing the country this month as well as hopping back down to to collect more high resolution Lidar and orthophotos.

This picture comes from the golden triangle north of Smithers, British Columbia. Next stop Yellowknife and Whitehorse!

Another Pioneer crew is returning from successfully completing over 700 line-km’s of data in southern Japan!

This was one of the most technically difficult surveys Pioneer has completed to date. The crew had to take into consideration multiple factors when flight planning. This included flying close to or over populated areas, major highways, radio towers and high topographical relief.

We are extremely happy with the data collection and the resulting data looks amazing! We look forward to delivering the data to our client soon.

Pioneer Exploration Consultants Ltd. recently completed over 200 line-km's of surveying in the Chilean Andes.

We are extremely happy with our Field Managers who traveled to and completed this survey that was located at an altitude of 5200m (17000 ft)! Not only was the survey at an extreme altitude, the topographical relief was intense. Our Drone-Mag system performed great while terrain following at an average of 30m altitude above the ground.

We look forward to returning to Chile and the rest of South America to help our many clients collect high quality magnetic data.

While our directors are having a successful , our crew members our having just as much success completing the first of many surveys of 2023.

On the last day of surveying, our crew completed close to 180 line-km’s of extremely clean data with our magnetometer and X4 drone. We are looking forward to delivering the data and continuing on with projects in northern Quebec and Ontario.

A great sunset shot sent in by one of three crews currently in the field conducting operations.

The winter winds are no match for our Hercules X4 drone. The crew collected over 150 line-km's of data this day!

If you are interested in learning more about this system, feel free to drop by booth 1120 at next week where Michael Burns, Kiyavash Parvar and Mackenzie Evenden will be exhibiting and discussing what's next for Pioneer in 2023!

After a great holiday break, our crews are back surveying on three different continents!

We have commenced mobilization for multiple surveys in Japan, Chile and the southwest US. Our crews are dealing with some of the most difficult dronemag surveys to date with infrastructure and topography hazards to altitudes above 5000m. Only our crews have the knowledge and experience to tackle these projects and produce high quality data for our clients.

Come chat with us about our current endeavors at where we will be exhibiting at booth 1120 starting on January 23. Hope to see you there!

Pioneer has completed yet another record breaking year in 2022! We are extremely happy with our multidisciplinary crews for working on various , and surveys this past year throughout North and South America.

Our field crews logged more than 25000 line kilometers of Drone-Mag Data with some massive projects topping 5000 line-km's in northern and more than 7000 line-km's within and the southwest US. We are continuing to perfect the Drone-Mag system with while using their long range and low noise, Hercules X4 drone. This system has produced extremely low noise and very clean data with our GEM Systems Inc. magnetometer while increasing the flight time compared to conventional DJI platforms.

We also flew more than 1000 square kilometers of Lidar data with our newly purchased and Vux-240 sensor. Upgrading to this platform has allowed us to collect extremely detailed Lidar data in even the most densely vegetated areas as shown below with artisanal mining ponds easily visible through the jungle.

We would like to thank all of our clients this year and a happy holidays from the Pioneer crew to everybody who helped make this year a one to remember. We look forward to 2023 with multiple international surveys ready to be flown!

Gearing up for winter operations!

We recently purchased an additional two 2023 ’s along with a second .trailers in order to accommodate all of our winter operations here in Canada for the new year.

Looking forward to taking these toys for a rip!

Collecting great data across the Southwest US with our Hercules drone and Gem Systems magnetometer.

The temperatures are much more bearable this time!

Collecting high density in some very extreme, British Columbian, terrain is no problem for Pioneer and our Vux-240 lidar scanner.

We use Phoenix Lidar Systems mission guidance software to accurately follow terrain allowing for constant point density collection and consistent simultaneous orthophoto collection.

This equates to faster collection times and lower rates for our clients.

Perfect weather for a survey in northern with Inland Helicopters.

A full day of flying surveys in .

Our crew is almost finished another large 1000 line-km survey and the results are looking amazing!

Back in with our Ranger XL sensor. Ready for take off!

Great field picture from our Technology Manager, Vlad Shutyi!

Moose mounted Mag surveys coming soon.

We had a great first day at the BC Geophysical Society’s workshop in downtown . 

Our President, Michael Burns, VP of Geophysics, Kiyavash Parvar, and Drones will be attending the demo’s today where we will be flying multiple heavy and light weight geophysical sensors. Come watch!