Congratulations to Dundee Precious Metals Inc. and their 231 new friends! #datascientists and #geologists from an incredible 37 different countries participated in Stage One of the Future Explorers Challenge. Each team described how they would apply innovative new approaches including #ai and #ml to identifying new mineral exploration targets. The quality of new approaches is simply outstanding - world class! There were teams from top universities, private companies, and startups. Perhaps even more exciting, there were new teams that came together for the first time, combining deep geology expertise with top data science and ML skills. As a result, Dundee Precious Metals Inc. has made an significant contribution to innovation in how we explore for the critical mineral resources we all need. Thank you to each of you who participated for making Stage One of the Future Explorers Challenge a resounding success, and for proving that when minds from around the world come together, the possibilities are limitless. Congratulations for turning this challenge into a remarkable showcase of talent from every corner of the globe! What's next? A panel of expert judges will now select 15 of these talented teams to participate in Stage Two of the Challenge, during which they will develop their new approaches and test them on a massive data set. Exciting!
