Through 2022 GeoSonic Drilling completed a sonic drilling campaign as part of an ongoing geotechnical investigation on a large tailings storage facility at Boliden Aitik, Sweden’s largest open-pit copper mine. Working with Boliden, Klohn Crippen Berger, ConeTec and Cambridge Insitu Ltd, the drilling campaign encompassed sonic drilling and sampling...
The May issue of GeoDrilling Magazine features an article from our Contracts Manager Callum Whitelaw on the use of Sonic Drilling in the Aggregates Industry and where GeoSonic have been able to add value to exploration with high productivity and Quality....
Another rig loaded and ready to hit the road to undertake some extensive aggregate sampling over the next few months. Our crews have been working hard as usual over the length and breadth of the UK, Ireland, France and the high latitudes of Sweden demonstrating...
Extreme temperatures call for extreme measures. From the searing heat of the Arabian peninsula to the frozen tundra of deepest Siberia, GeoSonic’s rigs and crews have successful experience in temperatures ranging from -50C to +50C. GeoSonic rigs bring benefits to your mining project whether it be exploration,...
Despite the challenges of working offshore there are occasions where the weather does give us a break and provide a skyline such as this. This photo, provided by our Lead Driller Paul Jeans was taken on the Apollo JUP where GeoSonic Drilling have been continuing...
GeoSonic Drilling have been proudly supporting the British Geological Survey in recent weeks through provision of drilling staff to aid operation of their Remote Seabed Drill unit in the North Sea. A team of two drillers from GeoSonic worked on board the Research Vessel Maria...
One of the questions we get asked most is that of sample quality for Geo-technical projects, Our Contracts Manager Callum Whitelaw has written a great piece for GeoDrilling magazine in the October edition to help promote some discussion on this topic, have a read and...
Depths 0 to 80m – Mini Sonic 0 to 200m – Full Size Sonic Core barrel diameters – Nominal I.D 95mm, 97mm, 125mm & 185mm Semi-rigid plastic liners are available for 95mm core barrel to give an 85mm sonic core sample Core barrels lengths 1m, 1.5m and...
Our LX-11 Multipurpose rig is currently working on completing a large diameter 350m geotechnical/instrumentation borehole in difficult ground. The crews have got to grips quickly with the new machine which came on line at the back end of last year. A reminder that we do...
After undergoing an in-depth audit process consisting of visiting staff on site and auditing our management systems at our head office, GeoSonic has successfully transitioned to ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management and ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management accreditation's. Achieving and maintaining these standards demonstrate our commitment to...