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May 2023 | Newsletter

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at the following: Investigate the Geotechnical Properties on Tailings | Success Story In-Situ Testing Services Covers & Cans | Winter Donations Youth Day 2023 To read the full newsletter, ...

Dam Betterment

In May 2022, the Geomech Africa team kicked off a project where they needed to conduct DPSH (Dynamic Probing Super Heavy) testing as part of a Geotechnical Investigations contract for a client. These tests needed to be completed in order to establish the stability of a structural wall and to identify any risks present.The Dynamic Probe Super Heavy (DPSH) test is a geotechnical ...

April 2023 | Newsletter

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at the following: Dam Betterment | Success Story Good Vibrations | About Sonic Drilling Onboarding for Site Covers & Cans | Winter Donations To read the full newsletter, ...

Drillers in the Mist

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 ...

March 2023 | Newsletter

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: ...

Core Writer Training

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! ...

February 2023 | Newsletter

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: ...

Drilling to Source Stone for Road Maintenance

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 ...

January 2023 | Newsletter

January 2023 | Newsletter Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at the following: Drilling to Source Stone for Road Maintenance. Celebrate the Dedicated - Long Service Awards. Crossing Borders - Malawi Deployment. ...

December 2022 | Newsletter

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at: Season's Greetings 2022 in Review In the Media: Africa Mining Brief Read all the stories here: ...