What Dynamics G-Ex does

Dynamics G-Ex is a Perth, Australia-based manufacturer and distributor of geological exploration and mining core processing equipment, operating since approximately 2010 (previously branded Dynosaw). The company specializes in proprietary physical products used throughout the drill core sample workflow — from retrieval through cutting, photography, orientation logging, and storage. Its flagship Discoverer® brand encompasses multiple plastic core tray series (S2, S3, S5, S6), Gen 3 automatic and manual core saws, proprietary diamond cutting blades, ErgoRacks roller racking systems, and complete containerized core cutting facilities. Complementary sub-brands include ProFab® (calico sample bags), Samplex® (plastic and polywoven bags), RocX® (marking paints), Kenometer® (orientation tools), and Aqualyte (hydration). The company also offers Imago, a cloud-based core image management software platform, and EasyCore, a free browser-based image editing tool.

The business operates a sales-led, quote-based pricing model with no public list prices — customers build quote baskets online and receive quotes within six business hours. Revenue streams include one-time hardware sales (core trays, saws, racking), recurring consumables (sample bags, marking supplies, PPE, drilling supplies), professional services (contract core cutting at the Kalgoorlie branch, complimentary core facility design), and subscription software (Imago). Distribution runs through direct enterprise sales, a global field network of Geological Product Specialists who conduct on-site facility visits, and locally stocked warehouses across Australia (Perth, Kalgoorlie, Dubbo, Tasmania), the Americas (Langley HQ, Anchorage, Boise), Dubai (EMEA HQ), and Papua New Guinea, with additional reach into South America, Africa and Southeast Asia. Named enterprise customers include Rio Tinto, Glencore, Newcrest Mining, Northern Star Resources, Saracen Gold Mines, Process Minerals International, Evolution Mining, Harmony Gold, St Barbara, and Westar Resources, plus the Tasmanian Government. The company is privately held (Dynamics G-Ex Pty Ltd), employs 51-100 people, and has not disclosed any external funding or institutional investors.

Name

Dynamics G-Ex

Legal name

Dynamics G-Ex Pty Ltd

Website

https://dynamicsgex.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Dynamics G-Ex is a privately held Australian manufacturer and global distributor of proprietary core processing equipment, consumables and facility design services for the mining and exploration industry, serving enterprise miners including Rio Tinto, Glencore and Newcrest from 9+ warehouses across Australia, the Americas, EMEA and Oceania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining and Geological Exploration Supplies

NAICS

Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131), Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (423810)

SIC

Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532), Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082)

akta.pro primary industry

Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling) (IMAKAKAA)

Keywords

• Geological exploration supplies
• Mining core processing equipment
• Drill core trays
• Core cutting saws
• Mineral exploration consumables

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales - Hardware: Sale of core processing equipment including core trays, core saws, roller racking, photography systems, sampling equipment, and field tools. One-time purchase model with products sold in various quantities.
2. Consumables Sales: Sale of disposable/consumable products including sample bags (calico, plastic, polywoven), marking supplies, safety equipment, and drilling supplies. Recurring revenue through replenishment purchases.
3. Services - Core Cutting: Core cutting service offered at Kalgoorlie branch for processing core samples on behalf of clients who lack core cutting facilities.
4. Services - Core Facility Design: Core shed design and manufacturing services with complimentary design service, helping clients plan and build optimal core processing facilities.
5. Imago Software Subscription: Cloud-based core image management software for image capture, storage, and team delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dynamics G-Ex manufactures and supplies geological exploration and mining equipment under its proprietary Discoverer brand, including plastic core trays, automatic and manual core saws, roller racking systems, core photography stations, diamond cutting blades, and silica dust control systems. The company also distributes complementary field equipment, sampling consumables (ProFab calico bags, Samplex plastic bags), and safety/PPE, while offering two proprietary software platforms—Imago for cloud-based core image management and EasyCore for free bulk image editing. Service offerings include contract core cutting at Kalgoorlie, complimentary core facility design, and short-term equipment hire.

Product overview

Dynamics G-Ex offers a comprehensive portfolio of geological exploration supplies and equipment organized around the core drill sample processing workflow. The product range is anchored by the Discoverer-branded core product family (core trays, core saws, core photography systems, and core storage solutions) alongside complementary sampling, measurement, field equipment, and safety product lines. The company also provides proprietary software platforms (Imago for core image management and EasyCore for free image editing) and professional services (core cutting, facility design). The Discoverer product line serves as the flagship brand, with multiple tray series (2, 3, 5, 6) representing incremental improvements in design and durability. Sample containment is addressed through ProFab calico bags and Samplex plastic bag lines. Field measurement is covered by professional-grade compasses, clinometers, hand lenses, and magnetic susceptibility meters. The RocX marking paint system and comprehensive PPE round out the portfolio. The product architecture is a unified platform of physical goods with integrated software tools rather than a modular software-plus-ecosystem model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Discoverer®: Core trays, core boxes, core saws, core cutting equipment, and related products - their primary product brand
• ProFab®
• Samplex®
• ErgoRacks™
• Kenometer®
• RocX®
• Aqualyte
• Imago
• EasyCore

Products and services

• Discoverer Plastic Core Trays and Boxes Proprietary recycled plastic core trays and boxes (multiple series: Series 2, 3 flat bottom, Series 5 3ft, Series 6, Series 6 2ft, Sub-Zero to -50°C, HyLogging, 4C, metal for geotechnical/coal) for storing and transporting drill core samples in mining and exploration operations.
• ProFab Calico Sample Bags Proprietary calico sample bags (drawstring, pre-numbered, and pre-numbered with barcodes) in multiple sizes (200x300mm to 600x900mm) for retaining fine and large drill samples with chain-of-custody tracking.
• Samplex Plastic Bags and Sacks Proprietary plastic and paper sample containment products including UV-stabilized heavy-duty green plastic bags, ziplock resealable bags, wet-strength geochem pulp bags, polywoven sacks, and 1-tonne FIBC bulk bags for field sample collection and bulk transport.
• Discoverer RC Chip Trays and Pods Proprietary RC chip trays (10 and 20 compartment, in white/black/clear), Discoverer Chip Tray Pods that hold 3.4x more sample than regular trays, and an Oilfield Sample Storage System for storing chip samples in oil and gas applications.
• ErgoRacks Roller Racking Systems Proprietary angled roller racking system with ori bar brackets, lighting/utility frames, plastic sleepers, gravity-powered conveyor tables (1.5m and 3m sections), and storage racking (including container-fit variants) designed to reduce manual handling and improve ergonomics in core processing facilities.
• Discoverer Specific Gravity Weighing Stations Automatic and manual weighing stations for measuring specific gravity and bulk density of core samples, plus a 10-foot containerized mobile SG facility for field deployment.
• Discoverer Core Photography Systems Portable and fixed camera frame systems, RC chip photography stations, mobile data capture devices, and configured Canon digital cameras for consistent, automated imaging of core trays and chip samples.
• Discoverer Automatic Core Saw Gen 3 automatic core cutting solution featuring stainless steel construction for faster and safer core cutting in drilling environments, with optional SilicaControl dust extraction integration.
• Discoverer Manual Core Saws Reliable and affordable manual core saws for smaller-scale diamond drilling operations, with compatible Discoverer core guides and boats.
• Discoverer Diamond Core Cutting Blades Proprietary diamond core cutting blades available in multiple hardness grades (Very Hard, Ultra Hard, Medium to Abrasive, Extreme Hard, Insane Hard) in 12 and 14 inch sizes, with optional sound-dampened variants.
• Discoverer SilicaControl Dust Extraction System Retrofit dust control solution for automatic core saws that captures and extracts silica dust at source via stainless steel construction with vacuum port connection to H-Class wet-dry vacuum systems.
• Sampling Equipment Stainless steel laboratory test sieves, aluminum field sieves, Flexistack modular sieve sets, nylon sieve mesh, riffle sample splitters, KT-10/KT-20 magnetic susceptibility and conductivity meters, and laboratory scales/balances with Adam DU data capture utility.
• Geological Compasses, Clinometers and Hand Lenses Brunton optical sighting compasses and clinometers, baseplate orienteering compasses, Brunton transit international waterproof compasses, Suunto optical compass/clinometer, Freiberg and Breithaupt (Gekom Pro Stratum, Cocla) geological compasses, Krant 360° structural compass, and Bausch & Lomb triplet hand lenses (10x, 14x, 20x).
• Measuring and Marking Equipment Kenometer core orientation tool, Discoverer goniometer, Core Orientation Layout Logging Trolley, Core Orientation Device (Rocket Launcher), RocX spot/survey marking paint, rock coding ink, mine mark spray paint and 5m paint pole, Artline permanent and paint marker pens, chinagraph pencils, chalk, flagging tape, and plastic pin marker tags.
• Field Equipment and Tools

Quantifiable outcome

• Discoverer diamond blades cut 800-1000m of core per blade compared to 500-600m with previous brands
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Boart Longyear: Global drilling products and services company that manufactures drill bits, rods, core barrels and consumables consumed directly by mineral exploration customers overlapping with Dynamics G-Ex's drilling consumables and core processing lines. Sells to the same mining and exploration end markets through direct and channel sales.
• REFLEX (an Imdex brand): Brand within Imdex Group specialising in core orientation tools - directly competing with Dynamics G-Ex's Kenometer, Discoverer Goniometer, and Core Orientation Layout Logging Trolley products. Sold into the same oriented-core drilling workflows at diamond drilling operations globally.
• Corewise: Specialist manufacturer of automatic core saws directly competing with Discoverer's automatic core cutting solutions. Dynamics G-Ex explicitly publishes comparison content against Corewise, confirming they share the automatic core cutting niche. Aftermarket spare-parts compatibility suggests the companies track each other's installed base closely.
• Imdex Group: ASX-listed mining technology company providing downhole survey tools (REFLEX), core orientation, and data acquisition hardware used in the same exploration drilling workflow as Dynamics G-Ex's core processing equipment. Both companies target geologists and drilling contractors with proprietary consumables and instruments embedded at the rig and core shed.
• Almonte (Instrumetrix / Mining Core Saws): Competing automatic core saw manufacturer referenced alongside Corewise in Dynamics G-Ex's own comparison buyer's guide. Almonte products overlap with the Discoverer Automatic Core Saw line in the same core cutting facility procurement decisions, primarily in Australia and Africa.

Broad incumbents

• Epiroc: Global mining and infrastructure equipment OEM offering drilling rigs, rock excavation tools, and parts/services to mining majors. Competes with Dynamics G-Ex indirectly through total drill cycle economics and adjacent consumables but does not specialize in the post-extraction core processing niche that Dynamics G-Ex dominates.
• Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions: Division of Sandvik supplying rock drilling equipment, drilling consumables, and automation to the mining industry at global scale. Overlaps with Dynamics G-Ex primarily in diamond core bits/blades and rock tools, but offers a much broader equipment portfolio and competes at the OEM level rather than at the consumables and core-processing niche.
• Caterpillar (CAT Mining): Global heavy equipment manufacturer with a mining segment producing surface and underground mining trucks, loaders, and drill drive systems. Operates several layers away from core processing, but is referenced because its OEM/service footprint shapes the procurement budgets of the same Tier-1 miners that Dynamics G-Ex supplies.

Emerging players

• Corescan: Hyperspectral mineral analysis service and software company (now part of Imdex) that captures and interprets drill core imagery for geological logging. Directly comparable as it intersects with the Discoverer core photography frame and Imago workflow; competes for the digital core logging budget but at a more specialized analytical layer.

Others

• ALS Global: Global mineral testing and assay services company that sits downstream of core processing - receiving drill core and samples prepared using Dynamics G-Ex's trays, saws and sample bags. Comparable as a customer-adjacent service provider in the same mining workflow rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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