Field Mapping

IGS employs highly experienced geologists to undertake geological mapping at various scales, from regional overviews to more detailed prospect-scale mapping.

Our services generate data which is of fundamental importance to government institutions and to the commercial sector, both of whom are seeking to understand the potential importance and structure of the subsurface.

We undertake mapping not only for mineral resources, but can also undertake mapping to assist in the identification of hydrocarbon resources, understanding hydrogeology and natural hazards, as well as for land-use planning.

Amongst other work, we were involved in a World Bank-funded geological mapping project in Mozambique, and have also recently mapped in DR Congo and Tanzania. We are also undertaking geological mapping in Lao, which commenced in 2017.

IGS is also the Lead Partner in a consortium which is currently involved in an extensive project to acquire geological data of the Arabian Shield in Saudi Arabia, an area of more than 600,000 km2. The IGS consortium is officially the Technical Partner to the Geological Survey of Saudi Arabia (SGS) and has been contracted to do the QA/QC of the geological data and to provide technical advice to the SGS. The project officially started in July 2021 but was preceded by a series of three smaller phases which assist SGS to define and plan the project. The project should be completed by January 2028 although it will be succeeded by a second geological mapping phase.

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