Pioneer Aerial Surveys signs UAV-MAG contract to perform survey for Quantum Pacific Exploration

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Starting in August, Pioneer Aerial Surveys, which is the wholly owned subsidiary of Global UAV Technologies, will conduct a survey for Quantum Pacific Exploration (QPX), after signing a UAV-MAG contract in Chile.

For Pioneer Aerial, this will be its third international survey, and its first contract for a UAV-MAG survey in South America.

“The QPX contract marks a significant step in Pioneer Aerial’s acceptance as the leader in UAV-MAG surveys worldwide,” says Michael Burns, President of Pioneer Aerial Surveys.

“We are excited to develop a strong relationship with QPX as we continue to grow our international business operations.”

Burns adds that Pioneer Aerial will have the option of flying additional surveys for QPX this season, after the successful completion of the first survey.

Recently, Pioneer Aerial completed a 525 line kilometer survey at the Seabee Gold Operation in Northern Saskatchewan for Silver Standard Resources.

Pioneer Aerial flew a “high resolution, low-elevation survey over the Santoy deposit that overlapped previous airborne data,” and according to the company, the UAV-MAG survey produced higher resolution results, at a cheaper cost in comparison to traditional airborne or ground based survey methods.

The results of the survey impressed Silver Standard so much that it is interested in using Pioneer Aerial’s UAV-MAG survey technology again down the line.

“Pioneer Aerial has developed a game-changing technique whereby ground-mag quality data can be acquired at cheaper cost without line-cutting and in only a fraction of the time,” says Anders Carlson, Exploration Manager - Seabee Gold Operation and Saskatchewan Projects.