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Remote Site Establishment | MalawiAt the GeoGroup, we are no strangers to the outdoors and the remote and wild locations our projects take us to. In this instance, our crews and site managers welcomed Malawi as their temporary home.When we first reach a site, the first step is to prepare a camp and ensure we have a safe and hygienic setup for our staff. Preparing the ground, le ...

DRILLERS IN THE MISTBy Brett Mannix (Western Cape Regional Manager)There’s something unusual about preparing yourself in a site mud room with gumboots and a rain suit over your standard required PPE when the ambient temperature is in the mid-thirties, and the conditions are equivalent to that of a tropical rainstorm. This was the case on a recent drilling project the Geomech Af ...

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at the following: Drillers in the Mist Setting Up Camp - Malawi Super Troopers - Safely to Site Human Rights Month Outreach Read all the articles here: ...

In the month of February, we needed to appoint many new recruits for the various projects lined up. As we get closer to the deployment date, we had in-house Core Writing Training to get all the new core writers up to date and ready to head to site.We wish you all the best for the upcoming project.Welcome to the Team! ...

The Secon combination drill rig is a sonic and rotary core combination drill rig. Designed with mobility and safety in mind, this crawler-mounted rig can easily reach any destination. Equipped with the dual head mast, the operator can seamlessly transition between both Sonic and Rotary Core drilling methods. The Secon is fitted with a wireless remote control system connected t ...

The GeoGroup was recently contracted to conduct Geotechnical Investigations in various South African ports. In order to drill on water bodies, the Jack-up Barge (designed and built by the GeoGroup) had to be certified by SAMSA (South African Maritime Safety Authority) before it could set sail. Before the final inspection was passed, a series of submissions and assessments had t ...

We are incredibly excited to announce the opening of the Geomechanics Botswana branch in Selibe Phikwe.  We offer the following services in the country: Geotechnical Investigations Exploration Drilling Sonic Drilling CPTu & In-Situ Testing Geotechnical Instrumentation, Monitoring & Testing For a full overview of what we do, click HERE to view our company profi ...

Welcome to this special edition of the GeoGroup newsletter where we look at What's New at the GeoGroup this month.In this issue, we look at the following: Botswana, Here We Come! Drilling On Water Bodies and in Ports The New Secon Combination Drill Rig Core Writer Training Read all the stories here: ...

A fascinating aspect of the Geotechnical Investigations field is the amount of logistics and planning it takes to deploy to any site. Locally, there are always many factors to consider. However, when travelling further into Africa, you soon realise how many added factors there are that need to be considered.On the 27th of January of this year, our logistics team fired up all cy ...

In December 2021, the Geomech Africa team broke ground in the Free State province in South Africa to conduct Geotechnical Investigations as part of a 2-phase plan to drill for the discovery of quarry materials. These materials are to be used for the construction of new roads and the maintenance and repair of the existing roadway infrastructure. Project manager for the GeoGroup ...