OUR TEAM

éLIOTt THéAS

Corporate Development Director

B.Sc. & M.Sc. in Earth Sciences. His expertise includes structural geology and
exploration for multiple commodities, as well as the generation of exploration projects, notably for lithium and gold.

jULIEN carayol

General director

Julien is an engineer who specialized in AI during his academic research. He is now the managing director of the company and leads the R&D department.

jérémie langlois

Sales and Marketing Director

B.Sc. Earth Sciences. His expertise lies in mapping, structural geology and exploration, particularly for gold and lithium. He also has experience in project generation.

Laurence Guyot-Messier

Co-founder

Bsc. & MsC. Earth Sciences. Her expertise includes mapping and exploration, particularly for base metals (Cu, Pb, Zn) and lithium.

Sébastien faguet

CFO and I.T. Manager

Sébastien is an engineer with project management expertise, particularly in web development.

OUR HISTORY

Our IRIS technology was invented in September 2021 with the aim of using it to win the Frank Arnott Award, an international competition for which each team presents an innovative method or technology in the field of mineral exploration. During the development of IRIS, we realized the scale of the technological breakthrough we were achieving. We therefore decided to abandon the competition and started thinking about a new way of using what we had just created. After a further 16 months of research and development, in January 2023, Mineural Inc. was created to bring IRIS to market. That same year, we raised the funds needed to deploy the technology.

Mission

Mineural is a Canadian company born of the confluence of our ecological conscience and our belief in the necessity of mineral resources for the future. Our mission is fourfold, representing our core values.

Reduce the ecological footprint of exploration : Humanity is facing its greatest battle, climate change. One of the solutions to this is the ecological transition, and Mineural wants to do its part. Mining companies are at the base of the value chain, and we believe that our industry should lead by example. The Mineural team is convinced that it can help mining companies find the metals of tomorrow in a way that is less damaging to the environment. Mankind needs metals, and conductors in particular, to complete its ecological transition. The performance of our technology greatly reduces the impact of our customers exploration activities.

Finding the metals needed for a circular economy : Many countries, such as Quebec with their battery industry, are leading the charge towards a greener future, and are attempting to develop integrated supply and processing chains. An important element of these developing chains is the supply of raw materials, particularly minerals and metals. Indeed, transporting raw materials by ship across different oceans is the biggest contributor to the carbon footprint of everyday objects (cars, computers, smartphones). To achieve a real reduction in emissions, processing plants in North America and Europe need to source their metals locally. Mineural supports these initiatives by helping mining companies to quickly find the mines they need.

Democratize the discovery of mineral resources : Our I.R.I.S technology offers exploration companies a real advantage. Our services enable shorter, more targeted exploration campaigns. The capital saved by our customers can then be used to undertake other projects or more advanced phases. In particular, we help junior exploration companies to increase their chances of discovery and do more with their capital.

Catalyze the development of mineral resources : The performance and architecture of I.R.I.S enable us to process very large datasets in record time. IRIS is therefore ideally suited to producing favorability maps on the scale of a country, state or province, in order to draw up an inventory of the jurisdiction’s mineral potential. By using our services and disseminating the results, government agencies can stimulate the search for new minerals of interest or facilitate the exploration of under-explored regions. Government agencies can also use this service to guide land use and development decisions.