Minerals
Field
Phil has field experience on mineral exploration projects in New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi and West Papua) and Romania, and can assist with:
- Geological mapping
- Core logging
- Petrological sampling
- Integration of exploration results
- Exploration targeting
- On site training
Laboratory
We have our own Nikon LV100 Pol microscope with digital camera and a Philips 1130 XRD machine in house, and have completed petrology studies of surface rock samples, pan concentrates, RC chips and core samples from many different projects over the past 25 years. We specialise in rapid and accurate:
- Thin section petrology
- XRD analysis
- Photomicrographs
- Fluid inclusion analysis
- Microprobe / SEM analysis
Office
We can help to improve results in a number of ways, including:
- Training courses
- Project planning
- Peer reviews
- Conceptual models