From August 25–27, visitors will discover how SPT’s technologies integrate directional surveying, core orientation, structural logging, and digital data management into a connected exploration workflow.
- SPT will showcase live demonstrations of StructMaster™, GyroMaster™ Evo with CoreRetriever™, and SmartCore™.
- SmartCloud™ will demonstrate how exploration data generated across multiple stages can be centralized and connected while maintaining traceability and QA/QC.
- The SPT Chile team will welcome visitors at Booths 22 and 23 at Espacio Riesco Convention Center.
Stockholm Precision Tools (SPT) will participate in FEXMIN 2026, Chile’s leading mining exploration conference, taking place August 25–27 at Espacio Riesco Convention Center in Santiago under the theme “Exploring the Mines of Tomorrow.”
Throughout the three-day event, the SPT Chile team—José Donoso, Gastón Gómez, Matías Dorador, and Jorge Hernández—will welcome geologists, drilling engineers, and other mining professionals at Booths 22 and 23. Visitors will discover how SPT’s technologies help connect exploration data throughout the drilling workflow, from directional surveying and core recovery to data review, quality control, and geological interpretation.
“An exploration program generates directional survey, core orientation, and structural geology data that must retain their context to deliver real value. At FEXMIN, we’ll demonstrate how this information can remain connected—from drilling and oriented core through data review and ultimately into the geological model—while maintaining traceability and quality control throughout the entire workflow.”
José Donoso
Geologist & Technical Manager, SPT ChileVisitors attend a live technical demonstration at the SPT booth during FEXMIN, where the team showcases technologies designed to improve mineral exploration workflows.
Keeping Exploration Data Connected and in Context
Every exploration program generates information at different stages and through multiple operations, including rig alignment, drill hole trajectory surveys, core orientation, and structural logging. When these records are stored separately or transferred manually, it becomes more difficult to correlate them, verify their origin, and maintain a consistent view of the project.
At FEXMIN 2026, SPT will present an integrated workflow in which field instruments capture exploration data while SmartCloud™ acts as the central platform that organizes and connects information generated throughout the exploration process. The platform links each dataset to its corresponding drill hole, maintains a verifiable history, and supports QA/QC procedures before information is used for geological interpretation or shared with external systems.
The objective extends beyond delivering accurate measurements. It is about preserving the context in which every dataset was generated. This enables exploration teams to work with more consistent information, reduce manual data transfers, and maintain a clear chain of custody from data acquisition through final interpretation.
José Donoso presents StructMaster™ and explains how digital structural logging improves the quality and traceability of geological data.
StructMaster™: Digital Structural Logging with Automatic Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Calculations
One of the featured solutions at FEXMIN will be StructMaster™, SPT’s digital structural logging platform for oriented drill core.
Using a photograph of the core as its starting point, StructMaster™ automatically calculates alpha, beta, and gamma angles through an image-based workflow. Every measurement remains linked to its corresponding photograph, providing visual verification that simplifies data review, improves logging consistency, and helps validate structural information before it is used for geological analysis and modeling.
Structural logging records can be synchronized directly with SmartCloud™, where they are associated with the corresponding drill hole and become part of the project’s digital history. As a result, structural logging is no longer an isolated process but an integrated component of the broader exploration dataset, connected with directional surveying and core orientation information.
SPT specialists introduce visitors to directional surveying technologies used in mineral exploration programs.
GyroMaster™ Evo with CoreRetriever™: Directional Surveys During Core Retrieval
SPT will also showcase GyroMaster™ Evo together with CoreRetriever™, a solution designed to integrate directional surveying into the normal core recovery cycle.
Based on the gyro while coring concept, the system enables a directional survey to be performed every time the core barrel is retrieved. CoreRetriever™ incorporates GyroMaster™ Evo directly into the assembly used during core recovery, eliminating the need for a separate survey run dedicated exclusively to measuring drill hole deviation.
This approach provides directional data more frequently, reduces instrument handling, and helps maintain a smoother drilling workflow. Survey results can then be transferred to SmartCloud™ for review, validation, and project tracking.
Powered by north-seeking gyroscopic technology, GyroMaster™ Evo delivers highly accurate measurements even in environments where magnetic interference limits the performance of conventional surveying methods.
The SPT team meets with industry professionals to discuss technical challenges and exploration workflows.
SmartCore™: Digital Core Orientation with Fewer Surface Operations
Visitors will also have the opportunity to experience SmartCore™, SPT’s next-generation digital core orientation system.
The instrument is designed to be installed directly in the inner tube head assembly, eliminating the need for additional extension systems and reducing the number of components handled during drilling operations.
Once the core barrel reaches the surface, SmartCore™ automatically detects that it has exited the hole and establishes communication with the handheld device to download the recorded data. This eliminates the need to magnetically activate the instrument after every core run, making core orientation and marking faster and more efficient.
The collected information can then be synchronized with SmartCloud™, where it is linked to the corresponding drill hole and becomes immediately available for review, project tracking, and quality control.
Live demonstrations allow visitors to explore practical solutions for data capture and management throughout mineral exploration.
A Connected Ecosystem for Every Stage of the Drilling Process
Beyond these featured solutions, SPT’s technology ecosystem includes instruments designed to support every stage of the drilling workflow.
Polestar Aligner™ provides precise drill rig alignment before drilling begins, while CoreMaster™ offers a digital solution for orienting drill core across multiple core diameters.
Together, these technologies create a connected workflow that links initial rig alignment, directional surveying, core orientation, and structural logging. Each instrument contributes a specific dataset, while SmartCloud™ ensures that all information remains organized within the context of the project.
The SPT team met with industry professionals to discuss technical challenges and exploration workflows.
SmartCloud™: Traceability, QA/QC, and Interoperability
At the center of the SPT ecosystem is SmartCloud™, the company’s digital platform for exploration data management.
SmartCloud™ centralizes information generated by rig alignment, directional surveying, core orientation, and structural logging solutions, providing tools for traceability, change history, quality control, and user management.
By bringing all exploration records together in a single environment, SmartCloud™ simplifies data correlation across different stages of the project while helping preserve data integrity from acquisition through interpretation. Exploration teams can identify the origin of every record, review any modifications made over time, and maintain a clear chain of custody throughout the project lifecycle.
The platform also features an Open API, enabling authorized third-party systems to securely retrieve validated directional survey and drill hole trajectory data while preserving permissions, QA/QC workflows, and traceability. As part of its commitment to interoperability, SPT continues expanding its open architecture to simplify integration with the specialized software platforms used throughout the mining industry.
The SPT Chile team at the last edition of the tradeshow
Visit SPT Chile at FEXMIN 2026
FEXMIN 2026 will provide an opportunity to see firsthand how precision instrumentation and digital data management can keep exploration information connected—from drilling through geological interpretation.
Visitors to Booths 22 and 23 will be able to attend live demonstrations of StructMaster™, GyroMaster™ Evo with CoreRetriever™, and SmartCore™ while discussing their applications in mineral exploration, diamond drilling, core orientation, and structural logging with the SPT Chile technical team.
Whether your objective is to improve data quality, streamline field workflows, or strengthen traceability throughout your exploration program, SPT’s integrated ecosystem demonstrates how connected technologies can help transform exploration data into reliable geological information.
