[New] Mining firms like the Bill Gates-backed KoBold Metals are now using artificial intelligence to predict the location of deposits, minimising the negative environmental effects of test drilling.
INSEAD Knowledge
In any case, Bill Gates predicts a tipping point in 2024 with advances in AI and several other fields.
Medium
KoBold Metals (a science-driven exploration firm backed by visionary investors including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates) has announced plans to invest USD 50 million in lithium exploration in the DRC by 2027.
Mining Weekly
TerraPower's Natrium sodium-cooled fast reactor, backed by Bill Gates and supported by a DOE Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program award, has a construction permit application filed for an Idaho site with a 2030 commercial target.
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Last updated: 02 August 2026
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