The creation of Photonic Knowledge answers the increasing demand of the mining industry for better exploration tools. The new company offers instant mineral identification by spectral signature analysis of improved underground exploration or by drill core characterization. Working with Photon etc’s Hyperspectral Imaging System, Photonic Knowledge offers fast mineralogy fields mapping services. The system used is a tunable wavelength selection over a wide spectral range (UV-VIS-NIR) and highly efficient by accepting all polarization state of light.