Mining Magazine April 2019 | Page 68

TECHNOLOGY

“ IF WE CREATE AN ECOSYSTEM WHERE YOU HAVE MINING COMPANIES AND USERS , YOUR BUSINESS CAN INTERACT WITH THE INDUSTRY TO FIND A VERIFIED PARTNERSHIP WITHIN THAT ECOSYSTEM ”

— Stephen De Jong , Founder & CEO , VRify
68 the mining panorama that could provide an opportunity for VRify ? “ It ’ s transparency and accountability that prompt investors to look at the junior mining space . It ’ s not the Wild West but there are definitely improvements to be made . We don ’ t need more regulation , just better tools for investors and stakeholders to hold companies to what they promise and how they run their businesses . As technologies like VRify advance the industry will benefit .”
De Jong is enthused by the industry response to Verify … “ We ’ ve done more than 10 projects with Gold Corp and are also working with Kirkland Lake on all five of its assets . At a recent investor day , they used VRify for a four-hour presentation going through the entire company in an interactive setting .” He adds that in the background , VRify is partnering with the likes of gold
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