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Geofield srl
Advice & Services in the field of geo-resources
Geofield is a fully private company operating all over the world in the field of geo-resources search, evaluation and mining, with his in-house staff and/or with external associates, all very experienced. The company has been incorporated on September 2006, as natural evolution of the professional activity of some free-lance geologists, operating under the same company name since 1987. At the moment the company technical personnel is constituted by four Senior Geologists and two experienced quarry masters. A Senior Professor of the Geo-resources Dept. of the Florence University is in charge of the projects’ scientific supervision and Geofield also has a strictly co-operation with the same University Geofield services in mining are guaranteed to provide an effective support to companies seeking to increase their business in exploration and mining, offering individual specialists or complete teams for short and long term assignments Geofield provides technical, marketing expertise and project management from initial exploration, target selection and feasibility studies through to mine evaluation, feasibility and development. Moreover expertise includes exploitation, mining and environmental planning, excavation design (open pits & underground), equipment layouts, groundwater and waste management, risk management, natural and environmental hazards, working safety and health. Due to the experience got by its associates, Geofield is also in the position to provide its clients with very skilled & updated geo-mechanical and structural studies to evaluate the stability of the exploitation fronts in the open pits as well as in the underground quarries in order to guarantee the safety of the workers and equipments. New important area of intervention, in any case related to the company main core business, is the search, location and evaluation of the construction materials for housing and building construction in As regarding Mines and Minerals Geofield provides its clients with the following services
DIMENSION STONES AND INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
Geological - technical survey for the evaluation of the exploitation suitability.
Search, evaluation and geo-mining studies for dimension stones, industrial minerals and construction materials in general
Selection of the most appropriate quarrying equipments and investment plan.
Structural and geo-mechanical study of the deposits.
Evaluation of the labour risk during exploitation and planning of the Quarry Safety Plan.
Planning of the quarrying activities in the short, medium and long period and drawing of the Exploitation Plan
Quarry direction and production management.
Training of personnel (for quarrying activities or quarry management)
Marketing researches and analyses for dimension stones, industrial minerals and construction materials.
Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies APPLIED GEOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Planning and attending drilling campaign Geological, geo-technical and geo-
mechanical studies for civil engineering projects Hydro-geological analyses, water well
location and assistance to the well drilling. Waste management and feasibility studies
for waste facilities Technical support to developing projects in
developing countries References Geofield clients are private, SME as well as Public Institutions; a detailed list of the main projects carried out from the company since 2006 could be seen visiting the company web site Apart from those, it is important to remark that Geofield signed two important contracts with the Marble & Quarries Technology Center belonging to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Egypt and a co-operation contract for the dimension stone sector with WGM Ltd, Canada and Behre Dolbear Inc. Co., Colorado, USA
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical assistance to the opening and exploitation of a Brown Fossil Limestone quarry
Erfoud, Morocco
The context The quarry is located in the sand desert starting east of Erfoud; in this area there were many quarries for the exploitation of a limestone level for carving and dimension stones
Quarry has been opened for the production of fossil limestone blocks containing Ammonites and Belemnites.
The project
Client Demetra Italia srl, Massa, Italia
Duration April 2005 – December 2006
Project status Expoitation temporarely interrupted
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Location of the most suitable area for quarrying • Technical assistance to exploitation by means of periodical visit
of a Geofield srl geologist • Local personnel professional training
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical assistance to the opening and exploitation of the Kaesar Brown limestone quarry
Kesra, Tunisia
The context The quarry is located southward of the city of Siliana, at the top of calcareous plateau
Exploitation is carried out on the highest portion of the stratigraphic series constituted by a limestone brown in colour due to the presence of asphalt.
Quarry has been opened by local company and another one has been opened near by, even if in a different level of the limestone deposit.
The project
Client Demetra Italia srl, Massa, Italia
Duration Aprii 2005 – March 2007
Project status Working quarry
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Opening of the exploitation fronts • Local personnel professional training
• Technical assistance to the quarry exploitation and production management by means of the presence of a Geofield geologist for 2 weeks per month
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical assistance to the opening and exploitation of the Emerald Quartzite quarry
Mirangaba, Bahia State, Brasile
The context The quarry is located in a metamorphic quartzitic belt well known for the presence of some gold ores.
Another quarry has been opened in the same belt, but material was crossed by several veins white in colour.
The quarry has been opened in the eastern side of a big hill where the morphological and structural frames as well the colour of the stone will allow the exploitation more profitable
The project
Client Quema srl, Pietrasanta (LU), Italia
Duration July 2006 – September 2007
Project status Working quarry by local management
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Location of the exploitation site • Technical assistance to the opening of the quarry
• Technical assistance to the quarry exploitation by means of the periodic presence of a Geofield geologist (1 week every 40 days) and the permanent presence of a Geofield quarry master (4 months after the opening of the first quarry front)
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical economical feasibility study on some marble deposit in the Yen Bai and Vinh provinces
Viet Nam
The context The Indian client was interest to find a source for the production of white marble block to be processed in Viet Nam and exported to India and to far east countries.
The sites were selected on the basis of their geological and chemical characteristics in order to be used as dimension stones as well as high quality calcium carbonate to be used as filler in the paper industry
The project
Client Alliance Minerals PVT Ltd, Chennai, India
Duration September 2006 – January 2007
Project status Quarry not yet opened, processing plant already operative
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Location, of the most suitable sites for quarrying • Geological and structural field survey, technical and economical
feasibility study on the 4 most suitable site for quarrying
• Mapping and sampling of the 4 selected sites, laboratory analyses on samples
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Pre feasibility study of a blue calcite deposit Madagascar
The context The blue calcite deposit located in the centre of the country is well known since many years and a local firm already start with an artisanal exploitation for calcium carbonate production.
Field work was mostly addressed to verify the consistency of the deposit in order to start with an industrial exploitation of the resource for the production of high quality calcium carbonate.
The project
Client Madagascar Investment Co., Antananarivo, Madagascar
Duration January 2007 – June 2007
Project status Drilling campaign and opening of a trial quarry not yet carried out
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Location of the most promising areas for quarrying • Field geological and structural study, mapping of the most
interesting sites, sampling and laboratory test on samples, location of the boreholes to be drilled and location of the trail quarry pit to be opened.
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical & commercial evaluation of some granite deposit and quarries in order to select the most suitable for quarrying
Andhra Pradesh State, India
The context As soon the client ended the building of a processing plant it decided to start with the opening of some granite quarries belonging to the company .
Geofield was charged with the tusk of the selection of the most promising site among those already selected in the Andhra Pradesh State by the technical staff of the company.
The project
Client Alliance Minerals PVT Ltd, Chennai, India
Duration February 2007 – March 2007
Project status One quarry of Black galaxy granite has been opened
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Field geological and structural survey, sampling and production of polished samples for each visited site
• Technical and commercial evaluation carried out on 7 granite deposits (virgin sites) and 3 existing granite quarries
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Safety & Security Project Plan (DSS – DLgs 626/94 e 624/96) for two granite quarries
Elba island, Italy
The context Following the changes of the law concerning the Safety & Security of the operator in the working site, Geofield was requested to update the existing documentation in order to be in accordance with the law.
The project
Client Coop. F. Corridoni srl, S. Piero in Campo (LI), Italy
Duration May 2007 – July 2007
Project status Completed
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Acquiring of the field data regarding equipments noise, air pollution, dust presence, vibration analyses during the quarry working phases and their elaboration for two granite quarries named Pozzondoli and Beneforti
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical and commercial evaluation of some deposits of dimension stone and industrial mineral
Madagascar
The context The client decided to investigate the potentiality of dimension stone, industrial minerals, chromites and graphite in the country, for that reason a team of Indian geologist start sampling and mapping the country.
Geofield srl was charged to organize and coordinate the field job of the geologist team for what concerning dimension stones and industrial minerals (bauxite, mica and kaolin)
The project
Client Alliance Minerals Madagascar PVT Ltd, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Duration June 2007 – November 2007
Project status Field job completed, development of the project in stand-by
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Organization and coordination of the field job • Selection of the most interesting areas and targets on the basis
of the existing data • Evaluation of the field job outcomes
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical and economical evaluation of some marble and granite deposits
NWF Province, Pakistan
The context IML belong to a big industrial group and has been created for the development of the dimension stone sector.
After the opening of the first quarry the company decided to investigate many other deposits already selected by a local geologist in order to start a more developed production of raw blocks for the national and international market of dimension stones
The project
Client Indus Mining Ltd, Lahore, Pakistan
Duration June 2007 – September 2007
Project status One granite quarry is already opened and a marble quarry will be opened soon
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Field geological and structural survey, sampling, boreholes drilling and preparation of polished samples of the material coming from 4 black granite deposits and 2 marble deposits
• Technical & commercial evaluation of the investigated materials
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Project for the production of ceramic raw material (K/Na feldspar) from the waste of a Sardinian granite quarry
Italy
The context Geofield srl carried out a detailed sampling and laboratory tests of all the existing Sardinian granite quarries in order to find the best quality for the production of feldspar.
Scope of the project is the production of an medium – high quality raw material for ceramic using the waste of the existing Sardinian granite quarry
The project
Client Mistral Graniti srl, Olbia, Italia Geofield srl, San Miniato, Italia
Duration September 2007 – October 2008
Project status Project in stand-by due to the ceramic sector crisis
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Field geological study, sampling of different type of granites from the waste areas, laboratory test .
• Selection of the most interesting material, detailed study of the deposit and evaluation of reserves, detailed laboratory tests and preparation of the first quantity of the sellable product
• Technical and commercial evaluation of the final product
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical evaluation of some marble deposits in order to select the most promising for the opening of a quarry
Turkey and Ethiopia
The context Classic Marble is the biggest marble importer of India and decided to open a marble quarry belonging to the company so to have the exclusivity on its proper material.
Geofield srl has been charged to carry out the field survey in order to select the best deposit where to open the quarry among those already selected by the company commercial management
The project
Client Classic Marble Impex Ltd, Mumbai, India
Duration April 2008 – August 2008
Project Status Field job completed, a marble quarry has been opened in Ethiopia
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Field geological and structural survey, sampling, drilling of boreholes and preparation of polished samples on 11 deposits in Turkey and 3 in Ethiopia
• Technical and commercial evaluation of the investigated deposits
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Drawing-up of the security plan for the historical “Giallo Siena” quarry
Italy
The context Granital srl acquired recently the property of the historical “Giallo Siena” quarry from which were exploited the marbles for many ancient monuments and churches around the city of Siena.
The quarry is visited by many tourist and Geofield srl requested to study and drawn up the security plan for the quarry in order to allow visitors to a safety exploration
The project
Client Granital srl, Colle Val d’Elsa (SI), Italia
Duration September 2008 –
Project status project in stand-by waiting for a sector law approval
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Geological, structural and geo-mechanical field survey of the quarry
• Drawing-up of the 3D topographic map • Drawing-up of the security and rehabilitation plan of the quarry
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical assistance to the “AAA” black granite quarry exploitation
NWF Province, Pakistan
The context IML belong to a big industrial group and has been created for the development of the dimension stone sector.
The most suitable deposits for quarrying were inspected by Geofield srl and a granite quarry has been opened in one of them.
IML requested to Geofield srl to provide the needed technical assistance for the rational and updated exploitation of the quarry
The project
Client Indus Mining Ltd, Lahore, Pakistan
Duration August 2008 – August 2011
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Structural survey aimed to determine the direction of the quarry fronts
• Technical assistance to the exploitation carried out by means the continuative presence of a Geofield quarry master and the periodical visit (1 week every 2 months) of a geologist
• Lay out and drawing up of the exploitation plan
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical and commercial evaluation of some granite deposits
Orissa State, India
The context The Client decided to enter in the market of dimension stone blocks with an ambitious project: the opening of 2 black granite quarries, 2 white granite quarries and 1 yellow granite quarry.
The Client got the exploitation rights in many virgin deposits and charged Geofield srl to carry out the field survey in order to select the quarries to be opened
The project
Client Sri Ravinandan Mineralss, Chennai, India
Duration September 2008 – February 2009
Duration Field job completed, opening of the quarry in stand-by
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Geological and structural field survey, sampling, drilling campaign and polishing of samples carried out on 16 granite deposits
• Technical and commercial evaluation of the investigated materials
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Evaluation of the outcomes of a drilling and seismic campaign carried out in the Black Galaxy granite quarry
Andhra Pradesh State, India
The context After the opening of the quarry on the basis of the Geofield srl suggestion, the client decided to start a deep investigation of the area in order to plan the commercial strategies.
Drilling and seismic campaign were carried out by local geologist, but Geofield srl was charged with the evaluation of the campaign outcomes.
The project
Client Alliance Minerals PVT Ltd, Chennai, India
Duration February 2008 – March 2008
Project status Completed
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Detailed inspection of the core at the quarry site. • Analyses of the outcomes of the seismic campaign.
• Drawing up of the stratigraphic situation of the area surrounding the existing Black Galaxy granite quarry
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical assistance to the exploitation of the yellow limestone quarry in Ras El Garib
Egypt
The context A field survey aimed to evaluated the possibility of upgrading the exploitation of the quarries was carried out by Geofield, in co-operation with CEM, during last February 2009.
Following the outcomes of that report, Geofield and CEM are requested to provide a long term technical assistance to the management of the 4 quarries located in the Ras el Garib area
The project
Client Sinai Marble, Cairo, Egitto
Duration November 2009 – December 2010
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Structural survey aimed to determine the direction of the quarry fronts
• Technical assistance to the exploitation carried out by means the continuative presence of a Geofield quarry master and the periodical visit (1 week every 2 months) of a geologist
• Lay out and drawing up of the exploitation plan
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical assistance to the exploitation of the Galala limestone quarry
Egypt
The context A field survey aimed to evaluated the possibility of upgrading the exploitation of the quarries was carried out by Geofield, in co-operation with CEM, during last February 2009.
Following the outcomes of that report, Geofield and CEM are requested to provide a long term technical assistance to the management of the limestone quarry located in the Galala area
The project
Client Sinai Marble, Cairo, Egitto
Duration April 2009 – April 2011
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Structural survey aimed to determine the direction of the quarry fronts
• Technical assistance to the exploitation carried out by means the continuative presence of a Geofield quarry master and the periodical visit (1 week every 2 months) of a geologist
• Lay out and drawing up of the exploitation plan
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical assistance to the baseline study on the Nigerian dimension stone industry
Nigeria
The context Nigeria is well known in the market of dimension stone and many foreigners went there opening some granite quarry.
World Bank and Ministry of Mines asked to have a detailed and updated photograph of the dimension stone situation in the country.
Due to the lack of time the project has been limited to some states of Nigeria, but its extension will be approved soon.
The project
Client Wo.D.A. srl, Padova, Italia World Bank and Ministry of Mines and Steel Development of Nigeria
Duration February 2009 – June 2009
Project status completed
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Location of the dimension stone quarries and deposits in Nigeria • Technical and commercial evaluation of the materials
• Organization of a workshop on dimension stone sector addressed to the private entrepreneurs and public institutions
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical assistance to the exploitation of the Galala limestone quarry
Egypt
The context A field survey aimed to evaluated the possibility of upgrading the exploitation of the quarries was carried out by Geofield, in co-operation with CEM, during last February 2009.
Following the outcomes of that report, Geofield and CEM are requested to provide a long term technical assistance to the management of the limestone quarry located in the Galala area
The project
Client Al Gazeera Marble, Cairo, Egitto
Duration February 2009 – September 2009
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Structural survey aimed to determine the direction of the quarry fronts
• Technical assistance to the exploitation carried out by means the periodical visit (1 week every 2 months) of a geologist belonging to Geofield
• Lay out and drawing up of the exploitation plan
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Pre-feasibility study of a Baryte deposit, Nasarawa State Nigeria
The context Asada group is already involved in granite exploitation and also have some exploitation right on some industrial mineral deposits. Geofield srl was charged to carry out the feasibility study of one barite deposit located in Nasarawa.
The project
Client Asada Group, Abuja, Nigeria
Duration June 2009 – October 2009
Project status completed
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Geological and structural field survey of the barite dike as well as the surrounding rocks; preliminary evaluation of the reserves
• Sampling, laboratory tests and evaluation of the barite quality. • Planning of the future exploitation method
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Geological and structural field survey on the limestone deposit of Kesra (Tunisia) and Oued Amlil -Taza (Morocco)
Morocco and Tunisia
The context The exploitation of the limestone quarry of Kesra has been started in 2005 with the Geofield srl technical assistance.
Actually the same company is starting with the exploitation of a new quarry in Morocco and decided to charge Geofield srl with the geological studies needed for the opening of the quarry and to reduce waste in Tunisia
The project
Client Demetra Italia srl, Massa, Italia
Duration August 2009 – October 2009
Project status Completed
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Geological, structural and geo-mechanical field survey of both deposits aimed to located the most productive direction of the quarry fronts in order to reduce waste .
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Hydric emergency on the eastern side of the Elba island (LI)
Italy
The context Among the many public intervention for solving the problem of the lack of water in the Elba Island, Geofield srl has been charged by the Province administration and the pipe line management with the census of all the existing water sources, both underground and superficial, in 4 municipalities (Rio Marina, Porto Azzurro, Rio Elba and Capoliveri).
The project
Client ASA SpA, Livorno Amm.ne Provinciale di Livorno,
Duration May 2007 – November 2007
Project status Completed
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Existing wells research and census, data elaboration and location of the most interesting acquifer
• Location of new areas where start a campaign for new wells drilling
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical and commercial evaluation of the dimension stone historically exploited as ornamental stones in a disused quarry
Frabosa Sottana, Cuneo (Italy)
The context The Monregalese marble basin represented in the past the most important marble basin of Piedmont Region in Italy; deposits of white marble, blacks and grays are already exploited since Roman times.
In the Frabosa Sottana territory there are many abandoned mining areas of materials which are ornamental stone regarded as historical resources.
The restarting of mining activities, for productive purposes or environmental restoration of the mining area, fit into the enhancement of important historical stone resources.
The Project
Client Frabosa Sottana Municipality (CU) - Italy
Duration Giugno – Settembre 2008
Project status
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Definition of the existing emergencies on the quarry areas and of the planning and regulatory framework.
• Identification and characterization of disused mining sites
• Identification and technical-commercial evaluation of the ornamental stones historically exploited and volumetric estimate of the potential residual deposits
• Directions for future exploitation of the deposits: methodology of exploitation and excavation techniques
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Evaluation & beneficiation of the quarry raw materials of the construction buildings industry practices in Egypt
Egitto
The context IMC (Industrial Modernization Centre) of Egypt financed a project aimed to evaluate “the state of the art” of non ferrous minerals utilized by the construction sector of Egypt.
Tender was won by WGM, a Canadian consultancy company, who request the intervention of Geofield for the dimension stone and construction material sectors
Unfortunately the project has been interrupted due to the Egyptian revolution.
The Project
Client WGM Co., Toronto, Canada
Duration November 2009 – december 2010
Project status interrupted
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Analysis of the dimension stone and construction materials sectors in Egypt
• Identification of the “bottle necks” in the investigated sectors and evaluation of the solutions to bypass them
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Kingstone marble project – CPR of the Jiangyou limestone dimension stone project for the IPO in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
China
The context The client decided to attract investment to his project through the IPO in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Behre Dolbear, the oldest consulting company in the mining sector, was charged with CPR issuing.
Thanking to the wide experience in the dimension stone sector gained by Geofield in this field, Behre Dolbear requested his intervention for the dimension stone project evaluation
.
The Project
Client Behre Dolbear Inc. Denver, Colarado, USA
Duration June 2010 – September 2010
Project status Completed
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Geo mining field survey and economical evaluation of the deposit and of the processing phases in order to verify the feasibility of the project
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical assistance to the exploitation of a white marble quarry in the Buner valley, NWF province
Pakistan
The context IML is a branch of a giant industrial group of companies mostly involved in the agri – food sector.
The company is already managing the exploitation of a black granite quarry and decided to open a marble quarry to increase the range of material offered to its clients.
Following the positive performances gained in the black granite quarry management, Geofield has been charged with the technical management of the exploitation
The Project
Client Indus Mining Ltd, Lahore, Pakistan
Duration October 2010 – Augost 2011
Project status Project interrupted due to local political problems
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Location of the area to be destined to exploitation • Technical assistance to exploitation carried out by means of the
permanent presence of a quarry master and a periodical presence of a geologist, both belonging to Geofield
• Planning of the exploitation phases and drawing up of the exploitation plan
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical assistance to the exploitation of two white marble quarries in Luc Yen and Qui Hop
Viet Nam
The context Technical co-operation between Alliance Minerals of India and Geofield started before many years ago.
Geofield has been charged by the client with the specific tusk of improving the productivity of both quarries reducing the high quantity of waste produced by the Indian management
The Project
Client Viet Nam Alliance Minerals, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Duration January 2011 – Augost 2011
Project status Project completed
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Location of the area to be destined to exploitation • Technical assistance to exploitation carried out by means of the
permanent presence of two quarry masters and the periodical presence of a geologist, all belonging to Geofield
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical assistance to the exploitation of three limestone quarries in Oman
Sultanate of Oman
The context Client started the quarry exploitation since many months, but results in term of quantity and quality were very poor.
Geofield has been charged by the client with the specific tusk of to locate the new quarries to be opened and to improve the quality and the quantity of the blocks produced from the existing limestone quarry and destined to the processing plant belonging to the client.
The Project
Client Gulf Mining Minerals LLC, Muscate, Sultanate of Oman
Duration January 2011 – September 2011
Project status Project completed
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Geo-mining field survey of the deposit to be destined to exploitation and identification of the quarry front direction
• Technical assistance to exploitation carried out by means of the permanent presence of a quarry master and the periodical presence of a geologist, both belonging to Geofield
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical training for dimension stone quarrying operators in Nigeria
Federal Repubblic of Nigeria
The context The training course has been organised in order to provide the Nigerian dimension stone operators with the basic information about the management of the sector
The training course has been developed with some theoretical meetings and two practical session in the field one week each in two local quarries: the first one near Kaduna, the latter near to Llorin
The Project
Client Internazionale Marmi & Macchine SpA, Carrara, Italy
Duration June 2011 – September 2011
Project status Project completed
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Technical training course focussed on the exploitation methods and equipments carried out in a granite quarry located near Kaduna and in a marble quarry located near Llorin
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical assistance to the exploitation of a black granite quarry in Obudu
Federal Republic of Nigeria
The context In the beginning the quarry was opened in order to create employment in the area, place of birth of the two owners of the company.
After the production of the first blocks, some Italian customers consider the material interesting for the international market of the dimension stones and AMEL Mining decided to charge Geofield with the technical management of the exploitation
The Project
Client Amel Minerals Co. Ltd, Obudu, Nigeria
Duration August 2011 -
Project status On going project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Location of the area to be destined to exploitation
• Technical assistance to exploitation carried out by means of the permanent presence of a quarry master and a periodical presence of a geologist, both belonging to Geofield
• Planning of the exploitation phases and drawing up of the exploitation plan
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical and economical feasibility study on KFeldspar, Diatomite, Dolomite, Calcium Carbonate and Barite deposits
Algeria
The context Since the end of 1960 ENOF, the State company for not metallic mineral management, financed so many studies in order to verify consistency and quality of their industrial mineral deposits.
Geofield won an international tender aimed to provide the client with a final reply to their question under a technical and economical point of view
The Project
Client ENOF SpA, Alger, Algeria
Duration September 2011 -
Project status On going project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Collection and review of all the existing data • Planning of all the test needed to evaluate consistency and
quality of the deposits
• Identification of the best use for each commodity, market analysis, lay out of the treatment plants
• Identification of potential partners
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Naigai Mining project – CPR of the marble and granite quarries development project for the IPO in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
China
The context The client decided to attract investment to his project through the IPO in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Behre Dolbear, the oldest consulting company in the mining sector, was charged with CPR issuing.
Thanking to the wide experience in the dimension stone sector gained by Geofield in this field, Behre Dolbear requested his intervention for the dimension stone project evaluation
.
The Project
Client Behre Dolbear Inc. Denver, Colarado, USA
Duration October 2011
Project status On going project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Geo mining field survey and economical evaluation of the deposit and of the processing phases in order to verify the feasibility of the project
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Due Diligence on the Shine project; Medmar Marble quarry Turkey
The context A Chinese client decided to purchase a relevant number of shares of the Turkish company that is managing the quarry, one of the biggest of the world.
On behalf of Medmar, Goldman Sachs bank charged Behre Dolbear with the issuing of a Due Diligence report.
Thanking to the wide experience in the dimension stone sector gained by Geofield in this field, Behre Dolbear requested his intervention for the dimension stone project evaluation
The Project
Client Behre Dolbear Inc. Denver, Colarado, USA
Duration November 2011 – June 2012
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Geo mining field survey and economical evaluation of the deposit and of the processing phases in order to verify the feasibility of the project
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Jiangxi Jueshi marble project – CPR of the limestone mining project for the IPO in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
China
The context The client decided to attract investment to his project through the IPO in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Behre Dolbear, the oldest consulting company in the mining sector, was charged with CPR issuing.
Thanking to the wide experience in the dimension stone sector gained by Geofield in this field, Behre Dolbear requested his intervention for the dimension stone project evaluation
.
The Project
Client Behre Dolbear Inc. Denver, Colarado, USA
Duration December 2011 – May 2012
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Geo mining field survey and economical evaluation of the deposit and of the processing phases in order to verify the feasibility of the project
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Geo-mining field survey on some onyx and limestone deposits in order to select the most suitable for quarrying
Pakistan
The context The client decided to open almost one quarry in Baluchistan, the western state of Pakistan.
The preliminary geo-mining field survey addressed to determine the most suitable deposit for quarrying among those visited were carried out on 5 onyx and 1 beige limestone outcrops by two Italian consulting companies: Geolapa srl from Rome and Geofield srl. At the end of the study the beige limestone deposit was considered as the most suitable for quarrying and opening of the quarry should be start within the end of 2014
The Project
Client FIRST Marmo Co., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Duration April 2013 – August 2013
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Structural & geo mining field survey of deposits • Preliminary evaluation of Resources and reserves • Planning of the drilling campaign
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Drawing of the “Exploitation and rehabilitation plan of the Sbasso Confine quarry” Seravezza (LU)
Italy
The context The client purchased a land located in Seravezza where is located a dismissed marble quarry and decided to re-open it.
The quarry is famous for the high level “bardiglio” marble production, with the commercial name of Blue Turquin this marble has been utilised in many prestigious applications worldwide. The planning of exploitation in this quarry is very complicated due to the slope stability and the project faced the problems due to the production as well as the safety of the workers.
The Project
Client Demetra Italia srl, Massa, Italia
Duration April 2013 – October 2013
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Planning and drawing of the project “Exploitation and rehabilitation plan of the quarry Sbasso – Confine according to the LR 78/1998 and LR 1072010
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Due Diligence on the Latmos Luna Limestone quarry in Antalya
Turkey
The context The client, a Turkish Investment Company, requeted a very detailed evaluation of the potentiality of this quarry in order to decide if trustable for a financial investment.
The Due Diligence has been mostly concentrated on the detailed evaluation of the structural and aesthetic features of the quarry, as well as on the Recovery Rate and on the economical sellable Reserves
The Project
Client Mediterra Capital Management Ltd, Istanbul, Turkey
Duration May 2013 – July 2013
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Geological, geo-mechanical and commercial evaluation of the quarry
• Recovery rate, Resources & Reserves evaluation
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Competent Person Report on the Alabama Marble quarry located in Sylacauga (AL)
USA
The context Before taking its final decision about the purchasing of this marble quarry, the Client requested a CPR in order to receive a technical support to his decision.
The field survey was not easy to be carried out due to the opposition of the actual quarry tenant; despite of that problem, the CPR was initially concentrated in the comprehension of the regional geological frames and later in the evaluation of the structural and aesthetical features of the outcropping marble. Special attention was also attributed to the evaluation of possible “bottle neck” in the actual exploitation method
The Project
Client TBGS Holding Co, Bessemer, AL - USA
Duration August 2013 – December 2013
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Analysis of the regional geological frames, detailed evaluation of the structural and aesthetical features of the cropping marble
• Detailed evaluation of the actual exploitation method
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Van Khoa white marble project – CPR
VIET NAM
The context The CPR has been carried out on an active quarry and on two virgin deposits. Main scope of the work in the quarry was the reconstruction of the geology of the area so to address the exploitation in those areas where colour is more white and in the meantime a detailed evaluation of the structural frames of the quarry so to modify the exploitation direction in order to obtain bigger sized blocks, In the two virgin sites scope of the work was the location of the boreholes needed to evaluate the main characteristics of the marble
The Project
Client Van Khoa investment Jsc, Ha Noi – Viet Nam
Duration September 2013 – February 2014
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Analysis of the regional geological frames, detailed evaluation of the structural and aesthetical features of the cropping marble
• Preliminary evaluation of the deposits and location of boreholes
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Drawing of the “Exploitation and rehabilitation plan of the Broccatello della Gherardesca quarry” Castagneto Carducci (LI)
Italy
The context The client purchased a land located in Castagneto Carducci where is located a dismissed marble quarry and decided to re-open it.
In the past the quarry was famous for the high level marble production, characterized by the white background and pink or yellow levels. This material has been utilised since the Middle Age in very significant application. The quarry is located in a uncontaminated forest and planning of exploitation was very complicated since the project faced the problems due to the environment protection as well as the blocks production.
The Project
Client MDM - Marmi di Maremma srl, Castagneto C.cci (LI), Italia
Duration April 2013 – January 2014
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Planning and drawing of the project “Exploitation and rehabilitation plan of the Broccatello della Gherardesca quarry according to the LR 78/1998 and LR 1072010
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
IQPR for the Litmus Calcium Carbonate Project in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Malaysia
The context The client purchased the mining licence on two large limestone deposits and already started with their exploitation for the production of PCC and GCC calcium carbonate.
Property decided to list the project in the Singapore Sock Exchange and for that reason the IQPR must be issued by a specialized company as technical support to the book prepared by the financial sponsor. Geofield has been requested by the GCA, the general contractor, to carry out the geological, structural and geo-mining field survey, the resources/reserves evaluation and the filling of the Jorc Table 1.
The Project
Client GC Appraisal Group, Hong Kong
Duration May – October 2014
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Geological, structural and geo-mining field survey • Resources/Reserves estimation • Jorc method Table 1 filling
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Geo-mining field survey and marketing evaluation of some granite deposits located in northern Nigeria addressed to identify the most suitable for quarrying
Nigeria
The context The client purchased the mining lease on many granite deposits located in northern Nigeria. In the meantime he already started with the construction of a granite processing plant in Kano.
Main scope of Geofield was the detailed geo-mining field survey on all the mining lease areas in order to identify the 4 more suitable areas to be destined for quarrying.
Selection has been carried out taking into consideration the morphological and geological features of each site as well as their aesthetical characteristics
The Project
Client Dutse granite Co., Kano, Nigeria
Duration July – August 2014
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Geological, structural and geo-mining field survey • Resources/Reserves estimation • Evaluation of the aesthetical and commercial characteristicsi
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
USAID FIRMS Project: Marketing support for Marble & Quarry Sales and Exports in Pakistan
Pakistan
The context Geofield has been requested by Chemonics Int’l to create business linkages between 12 selected dimension stone Beneficiaries and possible clients or partner worldwide.
After a detailed analysis of the Beneficiaries characteristics, Geofield attended to the 2014 Marmomacc Fair in Verona where many companies were contacted. In a second time other meetings were held with other companies in their facilities.
50 possible clients belonging to 17 different countries were contacted and many directly visited in their countries (Italy, France, Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar)
The Project
Client Chemonics Int’l INC. Co., Washington, DC, USA
Duration August – October 2014
Project status Completed project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Overview of the situation of the dimension stone sector in Pakistan and worldwide and evaluation of Beneficiaries
• Marketing action carried out on a sample of 50 companies • Suggestion and advice for the 12 Beneficiaries
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Preliminary fatal flow study of two polymetallic deposits (Pb – Zn and Ni – Cu) in Cao Bang Province, Viet Nam
Viet Nam
The context Bao Lam Mineral Investment and his partner invested a lot of money in many small scales mining activities in northern Viet Nam, but outcomes were not yet satisfactory. Client decided to charge Geofield with the preliminary evaluation of two mineral deposit in order to verify consistency of the mineral resources and provide advice about the exploitation methods
The project
Client Bao Lam Mineral Investment JSC, Cao Bang, Viet Nam
Duration July 2015
Project status Completed
Description fo the Geofield intervention
• Review of the existing technical data and of previously ended work • Evaluation of the geological & structural frames of the deposits
• Assesment of mineral potential and recommendations for additional exploration
• Advice ore processing and metallurgical technology
Geofield srl Consulenze & servizi nel settore delle geo-risorse
Geofield srl Via Volta, 34a - 56028 San Miniato Basso (PI) Tel & fax: +39 0571 418231 email: [email protected]
Technical management of the exploitation of a blue granite quarry located in Balakot, KPK Prov., Pakistan
Pakistan
The context Mehram marmi Industries decided to re-open a blue granite (gneiss) quarry northern ward of the city of Balakot where exploitation was interrupted in 2004. After the removal of the stone fallen down from the mountain due to a strong earthquake the Client decided to charge Geofield with the technical management of the quarry start-up
The project
Client Mehran Marmi Industries, Karachi, Pakistan
Duration August 2015 –
Project status On-going project
Description of the Geofield intervention
• Geo-mining field survey of the deposit • Technical management of the quarry start-up and exploitation • Professional training of workers