Mercator geologists have worked extensively in the resource industry with both small and large mining companies. We offer a strong background in grassroots and advanced stage industrial mineral, metallic mineral, oil and gas, and coal and coal bed methane exploration projects.  Project work has included detailed diamond drilling, surface and underground mapping, project research, data assessment, deposit investigations and evaluations, and assessment of large scale open pit mining plans.  Responsibilities have included the generation of conceptual models through the assessment of geophysical, geochemical and geological data in order to generate specific mineral targets.  In-house computer applications and software assist clients with database design and development, GIS (MapInfo) and CAD based mapping, diamond drill hole (Discover), data analysis and deposit evaluation (Surpac), enhanced gridding and analysis of geological, geochemical and geophysical data (Discover, Vertical Mapper, Interdex), and 3D modeling (Surpac, Discover 3D) of geological and topographic data sets (XYZ, DEM, DRG).

        Specific Commodity Experience

• Gold (vein hosted and epithermal deposits, surface and underground exploration)

• Lead/Zinc (carbonate host deposits, surface and underground exploration)

• Magmatic Nickel (Voisey's Bay, Kalgoorlie)

• Coal/ Coalbed methane (open pit coal development and production)

• Industrial Minerals (high lime, carbonate deposits, dimension stone, aggregates, gypsum)

• Onshore oil and gas (basin analysis for structure and stratigraphy)