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Maptek Geology Challenge

The Maptek Geology Challenge

The Maptek Geology Challenge offers the chance to experiment with the latest modelling tools to control the geology of your dataset.

What is the Maptek Geology Challenge?

The Maptek Geology Challenge is about driving a new direction for geological modelling, using exciting, innovative technology, to solve the modelling problems presented today.

It is now easier than ever to incorporate machine learning in our geological modelling workflows, while retaining the geological control needed.

Machine learning is great at finding patterns and relationships. By leveraging this we remove the burden of manual setup from the geologist. They can put their valuable time into identifying inputs that build up the geological knowledge—lithological, structural, chemical inputs that combine to make a model that truly represents the geology.

The Geology Challenge will return in 2025 to continue to inspire geologists to engage with new approaches and redefine the boundaries of geological modelling.

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Geology Challenge themes and winners by year

2024

Maptek invited industry professionals across the globe to experiment with the latest geological modelling tools to control the geology of their dataset.

Read about the 2024 challenge

Miguel Aliaga Oblitas

Senior Geomodeller
Newmont Mining Corporation
1st Place

Danielle Karbishev

Resource Estimation Geologist, Fortescue
Equal 2nd Place

Ed Lynch

Superintendent Exploration Geologist, SIMEC
Equal 2nd Place

2023

Maptek invited customers from across professional industry disciplines to experiment with the latest geological modelling tools to control the complexity of their dataset.

Read about the 2023 challenge

Caroline Burden

Engineering Geologist
GMEK
1st Place

Anthony Bottrill

Principal Resource Geologist InterGEO Resource Consulting
2nd Place

Evelyn Charlesworth

Hydrogeologist
Kōmanawa Solutions
3rd Place

2022

The 2022 Geology Challenge was won for a project that created alternative geological models to better understand water-bearing structures on a disseminated nickel deposit.

Read about the 2022 challenge

Cathy Barton

Senior Geologist
IGO
1st Place

Yerniyaz Abildin

Postdoctoral Researcher University of Adelaide
2nd Place

John Florek

Principal
Apical Exploration
3rd Place

2021

Maptek set a challenge to geologists to apply the latest software tools to a geology related application of their choice, with an emphasis on innovation.

Read about the 2021 challenge

Henry Dillon

Senior Geologist
Golder Associates (now Maptek)
1st Place

Reece Stewart, Georgie Rees, Toni Ayliffe

Anglo American Metallurgical Coal
2nd Place

Matt Green


Evolution Mining
3rd Place