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Murphy Geological Services (MGS) provides a value for money, high quality satellite image interpretation (Sentinel-2, Landsat ETM+, Landsat 8, ASTER, SPOT, Pleiades, WorldView, GeoEye etc.) and structural analysis service to the mining and mineral exploration industry. Since 2002 MGS have undertaken over 225 remote sensing GIS and/or structural field analysis projects for gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, iron ore, nickel, diamonds, REE and PGE exploration in a wide range of tectonic settings across the World. Our clients include many of the leading international exploration and mining companies, as well as a large number of intermediate and junior exploration companies. |
What we do
MGS specialize in the application of structural techniques to determine the controls on mineralization and the generation of predictive models that can be used to identify new exploration targets. We endeavour to provide results that are exploration orientated and can be easily understood and directly applied by the client’s staff in the search for new resources.
A synopsis of an ASTER interpretation project in Chile for gold and copper exploration is presented in the Project Example page.
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Who we are
MGS were established in June 2002. Our principal consultant is Dr. Francis Murphy, one of the World's leading experts in remote sensing. He has over 40 years experience as a structural geologist and over 31 years experience in the application of structural geology and remote sensing to worldwide mineral exploration.
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Satellite image interpretation
A sound understanding of the structural controls on mineralization is vital for successful mineral exploration. Geological structures can play an important part in ground preparation, in controlling hydrothermal fluid flow, localization of a mineral deposit and the subsequent deformation of a deposit. A prerequisite for any exploration programme should be the acquisition and interpretation of satellite imagery in order to define the structural setting of a mine or prospect using data such as Sentinel-2, Landsat ETM+ and ASTER imagery. More detailed analysis of mines and prospects can be undertake using high resolution imagery such as Pleiades or WorldView imagery.
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