Applied solutions for mining
GEOMAP understands the importance of safe, cost-effective and sustainable operations and works closely with its clients to provide customized solutions and achieve successful long-term results.
Applied solutions for evaporite deposits and hypersaline systems
Prospection
- Multivariate data compilation and analysis.
- Basin studies and generation of exploration targets.
- Surface brine sampling (auger, trenches).
- Geophysical survey: (gravimetry, magnetotellurics, etc.) design and supervision of survey campaigns. Interpretation of results.
Exploration at project scale
- Generation of drilling targets.
- Brine sampling focused on different targets.
- Detailed basin studies (structure, stratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, facies).
- Data compilation and analysis. Geological models, 3D conceptual and dynamic modeling.
- Geostatistics.
- Design and supervision of laboratory tests for porosity and permeability determination.
- Design and supervision of water balance studies: water point census, gauging, field evaporation tests, weather stations, rainfall, etc.
- Generation of Digital Elevation Models (DEM, DTM and DSM), precision topography by drones or UAVs, using RGB photogrammetry and generation of georeferenced RGB orthophotomosaics.
Drilling stage
- Supervision of RC and DDH drilling, sampling for different purposes: brine geochemistry, porosity tests, solubility tests, evaporation tests, DLE tests, petrology, clay determination, etc. – Supervision of geophysical profiling.
- Supervision of geophysical profiling.
Satellite image processing
- Generation of Digital Elevation Models (DEM) and precision topography using drone surveys.
Deskwork
- Preparation of thematic maps (geochemical anomalies, isoconcentrations, hydrogeological and hydraulic parameters, etc.).
- Design of sampling programs.
- Selection of chemical analysis laboratory. Definition of analysis packages. Laboratory follow-up.
- Analysis of geological/geophysical information, generation of prospectivity maps using hybrid methods (data driven/knowledge driven).
- Basin analysis. Temporal evolution (subsidence rate). Paleogeographies.
- Stratigraphic/chemostratigraphic analysis.
- Water balance studies.
- Static and dynamic numerical models.
Applied solutions for ore deposits
Prospecting
- Multivariate data compilation and analysis.
- Surface sampling (rocks, stream sediments, soils, etc.), trenches, mine workings, etc.
- Geological mapping at different scales.
- Geophysical survey: (gravimetry, magnetotellurics, etc.)
- Technical-logistic support, design and supervision of data collection campaigns.
- Interpretation of results.
Exploration at project scale
- Generation of drilling targets.
- Geological mapping at detail and semi-detail scale. Mapping of microtectonics, veins/veinlets, joints, fractures, faults; determination of principal stresses.
- Detailed basin studies (structure, stratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, facies).
- Data compilation and analysis.
- Geostatistics.
- Generation of digital elevation models (DEM, DTM and DSM), precision topography by drones or UAVs, using RGB photogrammetry and generation of RGB orthophotomosaics.
Drilling stage
- Supervision of RC and DDH drillholes, geological logging of cores, chip logging, sampling for different purposes: rock geochemistry, petrology, mineralogy, etc.
- Supervision of geophysical profiling.
Satellite image processing
- Landsat, Aster, Sentinel, etc. Band combination, mosaic assembly, georeferencing.
- Generation of Digital Elevation Models (DEM) and precision topography using drone surveys.
- Determination of iron, carbonate, mafic minerals, silicate and silica indexes, and classification by SAM (Spectral Angle Method).
Deskwork
- Preparation of thematic maps (lithology, geochemical anomalies, mineral anomalies, etc.).
- Georeferencing and digitalization of maps of different themes.
- Generation and administration of geographic information systems (GIS) and databases (compilation and integration of surface and subsurface geological information, various remote sensors, etc.).
- Design of sampling programs.
- Analysis of geological/geophysical information, generation of prospectivity maps using hybrid methods (data driven/knowledge driven).
- Stratigraphic/chemostratigraphic analysis.
