Dimension stone:
- Location of deposit to be exploited for dimension stone production
- Geological and structural characterization of the deposit
- Resources & Reserves evaluation according to international standards (2012 JORC Code)
- Evaluation of the material properties and identification of penalizing occurrence
- Structural and geo-mechanical characterization of deposits in order to evaluate the recovery rate
- Evaluation of the quarry fronts stability
- Commercial evaluation of a dimension stone deposit
- Economical feasibility study and evaluation of the production cost
- Market inquiry aimed to locate the existing competitor in the market and the range of selling price in order to establish a market strategy.
- Planning of the quarry exploitation in the short, medium and long term
- Drawing up of the necessary documents for the quarry opening according to the existing laws
- Planning of the quarry safety plan
- Selection of the most appropriate exploitation method
- Support in the choice of the quarry equipment
- Technical assistance to the exploitation
- Geological, structural and geo-mechanical studies in order to improve the productivity and to reduce the waste in existing quarries
- Environmental and morphological rehabilitation plan
Geofield has actively contributed to the identification, evaluation and assistance in the early stages of the cultivation of the following ornamental stones:
- Blue Eyes, Canada,
- Arctic Brown, Canada,
- Brown Fossil limestone, Morocco
- Mendicino stone, Italy
- Emerald Quartzite, Brazil
- Black Mamba granite, Pakistan
- Labradorite Austral, Madagascar
- Kaesar Brown Limestone, Tunisia
- Galala, Egitto