64 Articles found
Advanced Geosciences, Inc. Articles
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Surveying for 600-Meter-Deep Groundwater in Kenya - Case Study
The importance of groundwater can’t be overstated. It’s crucial for life across the globe, and, in the developing world, access to groundwater is at a premium. However, with resistivity imaging groundwater exploration techniques, even ...
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Mapping Bedrock Surfaces Near Lake Travis, Texas - Case Study
In May 2014 and May 2015, AGI conducted a hydrogeology workshop focused on training students how to use a resistivity meter for groundwater exploration at Lake Travis near Austin, Texas. Why groundwater exploration? This workshop’s purpose ...
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Groundwater Exploration in South Sudan - Case Study
Purpose The Radler Foundation, Water Harvest International, and East African Ministries are humanitarian organizations working to bring water wells to villages in rural areas of Africa. In February 2015, they wanted better information about where ...
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3D Heap Leach Monitoring - Case Study
3D Electrical Imaging Objective Study was performed at a Heap Leach Copper Mining site in Chile to determine dry and saturated zones in order to improve the irrigation at the Heap Leach Copper Mining and increase the production ...
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2D and 3D Gold Exploration in Burkina Faso - Case Study
Background The Salma premise is located in western Burkina Faso within the Boromo Birimian greenstone belt which trends NS. Supracrustal rocks of the district are composed of mafic to intermediate calc-alkaline volcanic series ...
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Heap Leach Pad Monitoring - Case Study
2D Electrical Resistivity Imaging Objective Study was performed at a Heap Leach Copper Mining site in Chile to determine the impervious zones for the irrigation. The first base survey is performed to locate the impervious zones to be ...
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Geotechnical Site Characterization on a Cliff for a Dam Construction - Case Study
Background There are many cracks, joints, fractures and karstic spaces on the measurement surface of Limestone. Purpose The main subject of this study is for searching karstic features and voids within the body of local limestone ...
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Using Resistivity for Basalt Site Characterization - Case Study
Purpose A mining company in Turkey hoped to determine existing and new alternative basalt zones at an existing basalt mining site by using Electrical Resistivity Imaging (ERI). Process Our client, Ali Karan, used 84 electrodes spaced ...
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2D Resistivity Imaging for Locating Concrete Pipe - Case Study
Background There are 8 wells that suply water to the communnity through about 2m diamter concrete aqueduct. Purpose The main subject of the field tes was to determine the geotechnical site characterization of the area to ...
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Vertical Electrical Sounding for Geotechnical Site Characterization - Case Study
Background The site borehole information demonstrates that the sediments are sitting on the top of Ignimbrite and there is also fractured Ignimbrite weathered with the content of clay is located at the bottom. Purpose ...
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3D Offshore Imaging for Seawater Intake for Desalination Plants - Case Study
AGI’s Multi-Electrode Switch Box is an accessory to the SuperSting Wi-Fi. It allows the SuperSting Wi-Fi to automatically control and switch passive electrodes connected by a passive multi-electrode cable for automatic data ...
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Locating Groundwater Wells for Fracking Operations in West Texas - Case Study
In June 2014, our clients used AGI resistivity imaging tools to successfully locate a 125-gallon-per-minute groundwater well in West Texas as well as geohazards that could, if left unlocated, cause significant damage to property and increase costs. ...
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Searching for Potential Unmarked Graves Near San Antonio, Texas - Case Study
Our client, Terracon, used AGI tools and software in order to identify whether or not there were unmarked graves near a family cemetery and a known historical site for homesteaders near San Antonio, Texas. Process Our client was interested in ...
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Identification of Archeological Remnants
Czorsztyn Castle, Poland 2D Electrical Imaging Objective Study area was within the ruins of the 14th century Czorsztyn Castle, located in the boundaries of Pieniny National Park (southern Poland). The main goal of this research was to check if ...
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Cave Detection: Testing the Industry’s First Electrical Resistivity Imaging Instrument - Case Study
AGI first tested the Sting—the predecessor to the SuperSting instrument—in October 1994. This data set began the electrical resistivity imaging industry. Background In 1993, the Sting instrument was created—but it didn’t ...
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Case Study - Groundwater: Locating Water Wells
South Sudan: 4000 L/min water well Date: February 25, 2015 Site: Yeri Mozo Village, South Sudan, Africa Equipment: SuperStingR8 WiFi, SwitchBox56 and passive cables spaced at 5m. Software: EarthImager2D with a finite ...
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Case Study - Pipeline Subsidence
Looking for sinkholes Pyramid Environmental recently performed a geophysical investigation for the National Park Service at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in Carlsbad, NM. The survey used electrical resistivity mapping (ER) to look for potential ...
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Landslide Investigation in Turkey - Case Study
After a landslide, how do you know it’s safe to build again? In 2011, after a record-setting month of rainfall, a landslide devastated the infrastructure and roads near Cankiri in Northern Turkey, effectively cutting the highway from ...
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Searching for Archeological Anomalies in the Oluz Mound - Case Study
The History Of The Oluz Mound The Oluz Mound near Amasya, Turkey, is a very important ancient Turkish settlement with a history stretching back to 4,500 B.C. For archaeologists, this site in Central Turkey is an exciting opportunity to ...
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Case Study - Mapping Gold Deposits with Induced Polarization Surveys, Yukon, Canada
Site: Rockhaven Resources Ltd. Klaza property in Yukon Territory, Canada Equipment: SuperStingR8 with AGI 84 electrode passive electrical imaging cable, 5 meter electrode spacing, inverse schlumberger array, boost mode(200W output), ...