Articles and Case Studies from Advanced Geosciences, Inc.

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2017

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2017

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2017

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2017

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2017

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2017

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2017

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2017

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2017

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2017

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2017

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. ...

Jun. 15, 2017

Advanced Geosciences, Inc. Articles

Surveying for 600-Meter-Deep Groundwater in Kenya - Case Study

Mapping Bedrock Surfaces Near Lake Travis, Texas - Case Study

Groundwater Exploration in South Sudan - Case Study

3D Heap Leach Monitoring - Case Study

2D and 3D Gold Exploration in Burkina Faso - Case Study

Heap Leach Pad Monitoring - Case Study

Geotechnical Site Characterization on a Cliff for a Dam Construction - Case Study

Using Resistivity for Basalt Site Characterization - Case Study

2D Resistivity Imaging for Locating Concrete Pipe - Case Study

Vertical Electrical Sounding for Geotechnical Site Characterization - Case Study

3D Offshore Imaging for Seawater Intake for Desalination Plants - Case Study

Locating Groundwater Wells for Fracking Operations in West Texas - Case Study

Searching for Potential Unmarked Graves Near San Antonio, Texas - Case Study

Identification of Archeological Remnants

Cave Detection: Testing the Industry’s First Electrical Resistivity Imaging Instrument - Case Study

Case Study - Groundwater: Locating Water Wells

Case Study - Pipeline Subsidence

Landslide Investigation in Turkey - Case Study

Searching for Archeological Anomalies in the Oluz Mound - Case Study

Case Study - Mapping Gold Deposits with Induced Polarization Surveys, Yukon, Canada