Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Marley Palin

Head of BHP Xplor and Portfolio BHP Xplor

Marley Palin, currently the Head of Xplor and Portfolio, Exploration brings a wealth of experience in both Strategy & Innovation. Across Marley’s career she has held roles at all scales of the innovation ecosystem - from driving transformation in large corporates, to hands-on experience in the start-up world. Her unique ability to bridge the gap between entrepreneurial agility and corporate stability has made her a respected figure in the industry. Marley has worked across multiple industries, now choosing to call BHP home as she joins the BHP Exploration team in the hunt for tomorrow’s critical minerals.  


2025 Agenda Sessions

Tech in Action: The hitchhikers guide to the BHP Xplor galaxy

Wednesday 05 February 11:50 - 12:10 CTICC1

Tech & Innovation Hub

Add to calendar 02/05/2025 11:50 02/05/2025 12:10 Tech in Action: The hitchhikers guide to the BHP Xplor galaxy CTICC1 Africa/Johannesburg

How can technological innovation in mineral exploration help address the mineral discovery deficit?

  • How is emerging technology revolutionising geoscientific data, acquisition, processing, and integration and is this expediating and derisking mineral exploration? 
  • How can the application of AI and machine learning  help reduce the time from data to insight and remove uncertainty in understanding the mineral deposit? Will this attract investment?  
  • Is technological maturity and the high upfront cost of many exploration technologies putting organisations off? 

Wednesday 05 February 13:10 - 13:55 CTICC1

Tech & Innovation Hub

Add to calendar 02/05/2025 13:10 02/05/2025 13:55 How can technological innovation in mineral exploration help address the mineral discovery deficit?
  • How is emerging technology revolutionising geoscientific data, acquisition, processing, and integration and is this expediating and derisking mineral exploration? 
  • How can the application of AI and machine learning  help reduce the time from data to insight and remove uncertainty in understanding the mineral deposit? Will this attract investment?  
  • Is technological maturity and the high upfront cost of many exploration technologies putting organisations off? 
CTICC1 Africa/Johannesburg