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Geotechnical Investigations

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: ...

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: ...

Core Recovery: Adjusting the Method for Maximum Results

THE OKAVANGO-MAKGADIKGADI COMPLEX, BOTSWANAThe study of interactions between Incipient Continental Rifting Fluvial Systems and Regional Climate in Southern Africa.Geomechanics was appointed by WHOI (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute) to undertake Sonic and Diamond core drilling in soft sediments and potential hard basalt and sandstone in the districts of Khumaga and Maun, Bots ...

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November 2022 | Newsletter

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at: Core Recovery: Adjusting the Method for Maximum Results In the Media: New Implements to Complement Tailing Testing Portfolio Season's Greetings and Holiday Operating Hours Read all the stories here: ...

Euro Trip 2022 | New Technologies & New Possibilities

Within every industry, there will always be the constant of "change". With that in mind, it is imperative for any business to continually grow and expand its portfolio. As new tech or procedures becomes available, it often requires businesses to leap further into the future in order to provide top-quality services.In recent months, Royal Eijkelkamp, based in the Netherlands, in ...

Drill Site With a View - Hout Bay

It is always exciting to take on a new challenge, but it’s not often that challenges come with such a spectacular but distracting view as in the case of this geotechnical contract in Hout Bay that we conducted.Military Road in Hout Bay is a tiny narrow tree-lined street, situated high up on the hillside only accessible from Chapmans Peak Drive. The site which is situated on an ...

September 2022 Newsletter

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at: Tailings Failures - "Prevention is better than cure" Celebrating Our Heritage Electra Mining Africa 2022 To read the full edition: ...