Geologist - Mineralogist
Geological Consultancy and Training
A small well-established geological - mineralogical consultancy providing a personal service to mining and quarrying companies and related organisations in UK and other countries. It has specialist knowledge in Industrial Minerals and Rocks, Mineralogy and Ore Geology, and Extractive Industry Geology. These are supported by substantial geological fieldwork experience in UK and overseas.
Director:
Emeritus Professor Peter W. Scott,
BSc, PhD, DIC, FGS, CGeol, MRSC, CChem, CSci.
formerly Head of Geology at Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall, UK.
Scope of work:
Industrial Minerals and construction raw materials:
Market studies
Fieldwork, mapping and geological continuity
Industrial properties and applications
Regional resource studies
Aggregate resources
Market studies
Fieldwork, mapping and geological continuity
Industrial properties and applications
Regional resource studies
Aggregate resources
Geology, Mineralogy and Petrography:
Metal ores
Industrial minerals
Construction materials
Metal ores
Industrial minerals
Construction materials
Rock descriptions
Slags and other mineral wastes
Slags and other mineral wastes
Training:
Courses in industrial minerals, ore geology, mineralogy and petrography
Courses in industrial minerals, ore geology, mineralogy and petrography
Analytical techniques available:
Optical microscopy in transmitted and reflected light
Mineralogy by XRD
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Electron Microprobe Analysis
QEMSCAN
Chemical Analysis by XRF
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Electron Microprobe Analysis
QEMSCAN
Chemical Analysis by XRF
Particle size analysis
Experience as an Expert Witness on geological and mineralogical topics
Geodiversity in quarries:
Reviews, audits, action plans and condition monitoring
Reviews, audits, action plans and condition monitoring
The company has direct access to extensive in-house and external library resources devoted to industrial minerals, metalliferous deposits, ore geology and mineralogy.
Contact details:
Address: Kinloss, Port Navas, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 5RL, UK.
Also at 36, Church Street, Cromarty, Ross-shire, IV11 8XA, Scotland.
Email: p.w.scott@ex.ac.uk or p.w.scott@btinternet.com
Phone: (+44)(0)1326-340214