Geology, Energy & Minerals

The mission area most clients meet first. Impartial scientific information on the continent's geologic resources and on the construction ground beneath every dam, port and pipeline — from critical minerals to foundation design parameters.

What we deliver

Engineering geology

Geological and geomorphological mapping
Rock mass classification and core logging
Tunnel geology and underground excavation advice
Rockface stabilisation and rock removal
Planning of blasting operations
Geological 3D models and geomonitoring

Geotechnics + site development

Dimensioning of shallow, piled and combined piled-raft foundations
Dimensioning of excavation pits and protective measures
Stability calculations and dam structure design
Excavation water management systems
Construction-ground modelling and evaluation of site investigations
Geotechnical and geological construction supervision

Ground investigation + geophysics

Rotary core drilling on land, in swamp and over open water
Standard Penetration Testing (SPT), CPT / SCPT and Dynamic Probing Light (DPL)
Trial pits, bulk and undisturbed sampling
Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) and Vertical Electrical Sounding
Seismic Refraction Tomography (SRT) and MASW
Acoustic and optical borehole imaging (televiewer)
Lugeon, falling head and constant head permeability testing

Laboratory testing

Classification: moisture content, PSD, Atterberg limits, specific gravity
Strength: triaxial (UU/CU/CD), direct shear, unconfined compression
Compaction and pavement: Proctor, CBR, DCP correlation
Rock mechanics: UCS, point load, RQD, density and porosity
Chemistry: pH, acid reserve, sulphate, chloride, organic content
Concrete and aggregate: core compressive strength, aggregate quality

Raw materials

Prospection and site evaluation for gravel, sand, limestone, clay and ores
Feasibility studies and resource assessment
Extraction planning, supervision and recultivation

Landfills + geothermal

Landfill siting, planning, permitting, operation and monitoring
Leachate and groundwater surveillance, recultivation
Geothermal feasibility, borehole heat exchanger design and simulation
Thermal Response Testing (TRT / ETRT) and soil temperature measurement

Selected references

Delivered on real ground.

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Geotechnical and geophysical investigations, Arua / Enyau Water Dam — Ministry of Water & Environment / Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG
Kabuyanda multi-purpose earth dam investigation, Isingiro — MWE / Inyatsi Construction
Swamp geotechnical investigations for the New Kampala Port at Bukasa — MoWT / GAUFF Engineering
2,000 m limestone exploration, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kasese
1,000 m iron ore exploration drilling, Muko, Kabale
500 m gold exploration campaign, Nwoya District, northern Uganda

We make it happen

We read the ground. We de-risk the build.

From dam foundations on the Nile to transmission lines across the Great Lakes, our crews turn Africa's toughest sites into certainty you can build on.

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