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March 2023 | Newsletter

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at the following: Drillers in the Mist Setting Up Camp - Malawi Super Troopers - Safely to Site Human Rights Month Outreach Read all the articles here: ...

Core Writer Training

In the month of February, we needed to appoint many new recruits for the various projects lined up. As we get closer to the deployment date, we had in-house Core Writing Training to get all the new core writers up to date and ready to head to site.We wish you all the best for the upcoming project.Welcome to the Team! ...

The New Secon Combination Drill Rig

The Secon combination drill rig is a sonic and rotary core combination drill rig. Designed with mobility and safety in mind, this crawler-mounted rig can easily reach any destination. Equipped with the dual head mast, the operator can seamlessly transition between both Sonic and Rotary Core drilling methods. The Secon is fitted with a wireless remote control system connected t ...

Drilling On Water Bodies and in Ports

The GeoGroup was recently contracted to conduct Geotechnical Investigations in various South African ports. In order to drill on water bodies, the Jack-up Barge (designed and built by the GeoGroup) had to be certified by SAMSA (South African Maritime Safety Authority) before it could set sail. Before the final inspection was passed, a series of submissions and assessments had t ...

Botswana, Here We Come!

We are incredibly excited to announce the opening of the Geomechanics Botswana branch in Selibe Phikwe.  We offer the following services in the country: Geotechnical Investigations Exploration Drilling Sonic Drilling CPTu & In-Situ Testing Geotechnical Instrumentation, Monitoring & Testing For a full overview of what we do, click HERE to view our company profi ...