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, 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.
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
Prospection
- 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, using RGB photogrammetry and generation of RGB orthophotomosaics.Generación de Modelos de Elevación digital (DEM, DTMy DSM), topografía de precisión, usando fotogrametría RGB y generación de Ortofotomosaicos RGB georreferenciados.
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.
- 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.
