Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Thomas Kaakeh

Founder and CEO Terraprisma

Thomas Kaakeh is an exploration geologist specialising in data science and geospatial data.

Founder and CEO of Terraprisma, a start-up sponsored by the European Space Agency, he is focused on integrating advanced technologies to revolutionise mineral exploration and ESG compliance through satellite imagery, data science and AI. With over 6 years of experience, Thomas has worked on geoscience projects for international companies such as Total and ONGC. Today, at Terraprisma, he is committed to transforming the mining industry by combining technological innovation and sustainability, in response to the industry's growing challenges.


2025 Agenda Sessions

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