Resource World Magazine

62 www.resourceworld.com D E C E M B E R / J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 0 MININGWORLD SIMCOE GEOSCIENCE LIMITED, headquartered in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian and Pakistani-based geophysics company providing specialized ground geophysical surveys and consulting services to the exploration, environmental and engi- neering industries. Simcoe's management has over 50 years of industry related experience and employs a team of geoscientists and consultants. The company states that, "In the last four years, we conducted numerous state-of-the-art Alpha IP and Omega MT surveys for top mine-finders, resulting in discoveries, and we have continued this trend in 2019." Companies exploring British Columbia's prospective Golden Triangle region have been using Simcoe Geoscience's technologies with success. The company states that many of the rich deposits in the Golden Triangle appear as "discontinuous groups of multiple bodies". In order to locate these ore bodies, exploration compa- nies are using Simcoe's deep seeking and high resolution, Alpha IP and Omega MT surveys. A number of Simcoe Geoscience's clients are now looking further into interesting new discoveries, including Ascot Resources, Tudor Gold Corp., Teuton Resources and American Creek Resources. The two survey types Simcoe's customers are finding suc- cess with, in the Golden Triangle, are the Alpha IP (Induced Polarization) and the Omega MT (Magnetotellurics) surveys. Greg M. Hollyer, M.Eng., P.Eng., Vice President of Simcoe Geoscience, spoke with Resource World magazine about their unique geophysical surveys and how they are particularly suited to exploration in the Golden Triangle. Hollyer is a senior explo- ration executive with 35 years of experience in all disciplines of exploration geophysics and subsurface geophysics. Riaz Mirza, another principal at Simcoe Geoscience, is a geologist with a mas- ter's degree in geophysics and he is also a design geophysicist. Hollyer explained, "He reached new resolution and depth mile- stones in our latest IP technology." In an interview, I asked Hollyer about Simcoe Geoscience's technologies and their applications. RW: How does the Omega MT (Magnetotelluric) survey work and how does it compare to conventional Magnetotelluric surveys? Hollyer: Magnetotellurics is a geophysical method that mea- sures naturally occurring EM (electromagnetic) fields and their electrical and magnetic responses. Every day, there are 50,000 lightning strikes globally. These lightning strikes generate elec- tromagnetic electricity and then, ancillary magnetic fields which travel around the world. When these magnetic fields encounter conductive materials such as in a VMS deposit in BC, they generate a detectable signature. Magnetotellurics is a great way to go pros- pecting in BC because the equipment goes anywhere. You can be on top of a mountain, you can be at the base of a valley, it doesn't matter. Magnetotellurics surveys can be set up in a very small area of approximately 20 square feet or 8 square metres with several electrodes and three magnetometers. Once this is all set up, then you can start to record data. We set up many of these Simcoe Geoscience – high-tech geophysics proving its worth by Kathrine Moore Simcoe Team celebrating successful Alpha IP and Omega MT surveys in the Golden Triangle, BC. Riaz Mirza, Simcoe Chief Geophysicist and Director is third from the left. Photo courtesy of Simcoe Geoscience.

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