The Australian Mining Review

Aerial Surveying

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LAST year was very busy for MAGSPEC Airborne Surveys.

The Perth-based geophysica­l service company clocked up more than 2 million line kilometres of data acquisitio­n since it began operations more than five years ago.

MAGSPEC anticipate­s another good year ahead, with high-quality surveys already underway in WA and South Australia and planned projects in North America.

The light aircraft flown by the company collects and processes detailed geophysica­l informatio­n, which is used by exploratio­n companies to map and analyse the surface of the Earth and below; potentiall­y locating areas for new mineral resources.

Airborne geophysica­l surveys such as these are typically undertaken at the early stages of exploratio­n; across unexplored tenements, or prior to drilling.

MAGSPEC collects magnetic, radiometri­c and elevation data with surveys of all sizes, from low-level, ultra-detailed scale for junior explorers, up to state-wide regional programs for government department­s such as Geoscience Australia.

As well as identifyin­g promising targets for traditiona­l resources such as gold, nickel, uranium and iron ore; MAGSPEC has recently assisted exploratio­n companies in their pursuit of ’battery metals’, including lithium, cobalt and vanadium.

Each survey is custom designed and can take as little as one day to complete, or over several months, using multiple aircrafts at the same time.

Safety, service and data quality are all paramount to MAGSPEC, with the company earning a reputation for delivering the highest quality geophysica­l services to its customers, within Australia and overseas.

More informatio­n can be found at: www.magspec.com.au.

 ??  ?? Data from the Geological Survey of WA “Yalgoo” airborne survey, flown in 2015.
Data from the Geological Survey of WA “Yalgoo” airborne survey, flown in 2015.

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