SGL Completes Large-Scale Gravity Survey over Australia

November 2024 - Sander Geophysics has completed an extensive airborne gravity survey over Victoria, Australia. The survey provides the State Government of Victoria with consistent, high quality, evenly distributed gravity data, including over areas that are difficult to access on the ground. According to the State Government, the new gravity data will greatly improve Victoria’s gravity model and the accuracy of real-world heights from GPS positioning, as well as aiding in the understanding of southeast Australia’s geology.

Airborne Gravity Survey: new airborne gravity survey to improve the vertical accuracy of GPS and advance the understanding of Victoria's geology

State Government of Victoria (land.vic.gov.au), 12 November 2024

SGL Completes Major Airborne Survey over Oman

September 2024 - Sander Geophysics was pleased to have been part of the comprehensive exploration project launched by Minerals Development Oman (MDO) to identify and evaluate mineral resources across specific areas of Oman.

Minerals Development Oman completes Geophysical Airborne Survey Project

Times of Oman (timesofoman.com), 4 September 2024

MDO wraps up major airborne survey of Oman’s mineral wealth

Zawya (zawya.com), 5 September 2024

SGL Flying a Large Fixed Wing and Helicopter Survey over the Eastern US

August 2024 - Sander Geophysics is pleased to have been selected to fly a large magnetic and radiometric fixed wing and helicopter survey over the eastern US that includes broad areas of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. This survey will be flown between 300 to 1,000 feet above the ground as part of the USGS Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI) project. This nationwide initiative coordinated by the USGS will enhance the fundamental knowledge of the geologic framework of the area and according to the USGS the benefits provided include the ability to evaluate natural resources such as critical minerals, groundwater and earthquake hazards.

Media Alert: Low-level fixed-wing, helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina

USGS (usgs.gov), 14 August 2024

SGL Contributes to the New South Wales, Australia Gravity Model

August 2024 - Sander Geophysics is delighted to have been involved in creating NSW's statewide gravity model. Sander Geophysics flew the airborne geophysical survey with AIRGrav (SGL's purpose-built airborne gravimeter) from the end of 2022 through much of 2023. The government of NSW Spatial Services describes the benefits of this kind of model along with existing data sets as a "game changer" and also states “The future global economy and the pathway to lower emissions will be founded on minerals that NSW is rich in, such as cobalt, rare earth elements and copper” Once the work on the data set is complete the Geological Survey of NSW will make it freely available to the public.

NSW completes statewide Airborne Gravity Model

Spatial Source (spatialsource.com.au), 20 August 2024

SGL Flying a Helicopter Survey over Montana and Idaho

August 2024 - Sander Geophysics is pleased to have been selected to fly this helicopter survey which encompasses a section of western Montana and eastern Idaho. This survey is part of the USGS Earth Mapping Resource Initiative to increase the geologic framework knowledge of the United States, and in this case within the Great Falls tectonic zone and the Montana-Idaho Porphyry Belt, with the aim to encourage exploration, and also to map faults for earthquake hazard studies. SGL's helicopters will be flying the survey in a grid pattern at about 300 feet (100 meters) above the ground and higher (1,000 feet) over populated areas.

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Montana, Idaho

USGS (usgs.gov), 9 August 2024

Sander Geophysics to Resume Flying in Ireland

June 2024 - Sander Geophysics will be flying a high resolution geophysical survey during the summer over the counties of Kerry, Cork and parts of Limerick as part of the Geological Survey of Ireland's ongoing Tellus project. Dr James Hodgson, Geological Survey Ireland and Tellus project manager, says: "With over 80% of the island already covered, our team is looking forward to tackling the remaining portion of this substantial project. The airborne data already produced has helped us to improve our geological maps, enhance radon risk mapping and facilitated new research on environmental pollution, agricultural productivity, and the study of peatlands."

Geological Survey plane collecting geophysical data in southwest Ireland in summer 2024

Republic of Ireland, Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (gov.ie), 17 June 2024

AIRGrav Data to Improve Geological Knowledge and Refine the Geoid Around Melbourne, Australia

February 2024 - Sander Geophysics is flying a high resolution magnetic and gravity survey over the Melbourne area as part of a larger project covering parts of Victoria and South Australia. The survey is being flown with AIRGrav, which is SGL's purpose-built airborne gravimeter. Susan Haydon, Senior Geophysicist, Geological Survey of Victoria states that the aim of the survey work is to "build a more consistent and accurate map of Victoria's gravity to improve the vertical precision of GPS and our understanding of the state's geological architecture."

Airborne survey helping to improve our geological knowledge around Melbourne

Resources Victoria (resources.vic.gov.au), 27 February 2024

SGL Flying Large Survey over Alabama, Florida and Georgia

January 2024 - Sander Geophysics is very pleased to have been selected to fly a large magnetic and radiometric fixed wing survey for the USGS, Geological Survey of Alabama and the Florida Geological Survey. This survey is part of the USGS Earth Mapping Resource Initiative to increase the geologic framework knowledge of the United States employing various techniques including geophysical surveys.

Low-Level Flights to Image Geology over part of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia

USGS (usgs.gov), 5 January 2024

Australian Gravity Data Released

October 2023 - Preliminary gravity data acquired by Sander Geophysics for the Geological Survey of Victoria and Geoscience Australia have been released. Gravity grids covering areas of Greater Melbourne and eastern Victoria can be downloaded from Earth Resources Victoria or the Geological Survey of Victoria Catalogue. Further processing is going to be performed on this high quality preliminary data, so minor updates are to be expected when the final data are released.

Haydon, S.J./Bates, M., 2023. Greater Melbourne and Eastern Victoria Airborne Gravity Survey - Stage 1 Preliminary Grids. Geological Survey of Victoria Technical Record 2023/2. Geological Survey of Victoria

Geological Survey of Victoria (gsv.vic.gov.au), October 2023