Kendall Cole-Rae
Expert in Residence Fleet Space Technologies
Kendall Cole-Rae is a mining executive with over 30 years of experience spanning exploration, geology, and resource strategy. Before joining Fleet Space Technologies, he spent 13 years at Rio Tinto, where he most recently served as Head of Exploration Technical Knowledge. His previous roles included Head of Resource and Commodity Knowledge, General Manager of Resource Strategy for Copper & Diamonds, Chief Advisor for Geology & Resource Estimation, and Manager of Resource Geology for the Americas and Africa. Earlier in his career, Kendall held senior technical and leadership positions with Barrick Gold and Kinross Gold.
2026 Agenda Sessions
Drilling into the future
From autonomous and robotic rigs and AI-powered targeting to low-impact drilling systems and real-time geodata analytics, these technologies are reshaping and fast tracking the discovery of new projects across the globe, and in Africa. This session explores how cutting-edge technologies are transforming exploration drilling into a high-precision and data-rich process.
Wednesday 11 February 09:05 - 10:00 Nubian Pyramids Stage (CTICC2 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall)
Disruptive technologies
From autonomous and robotic rigs and AI-powered targeting to low-impact drilling systems and real-time geodata analytics, these technologies are reshaping and fast tracking the discovery of new projects across the globe, and in Africa. This session explores how cutting-edge technologies are transforming exploration drilling into a high-precision and data-rich process.
Nubian Pyramids Stage (CTICC2 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall) Africa/Johannesburg
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