Abitibi Géophysique inc

What Abitibi Géophysique inc does

Abitibi Géophysique inc is a privately held Canadian geophysical services company headquartered in Val-d'Or, Quebec, founded in 1993/1994. The firm provides a full range of ground, borehole, and drone-based geophysical survey services — including electromagnetics (TDEM, VLF), induced polarization/resistivity, gravity, magnetics, magnetotellurics (AMT, CSAMT), ground-penetrating radar, radio imaging tomography, near-surface seismic, acoustic/optical televiewer, and physical rock property testing — to mining and mineral exploration companies, with extensions into geotechnical, engineering, and environmental applications. Its core technical differentiation rests on a portfolio of proprietary, in-house developed instruments and methods, notably OreVision® 2D/3D IP, DasVision® 2D/3D IP, InfiniTEM® and InfiniTEM® XL (TDEM), H2H 3D IP, OmniVision, ARMIT 3-TDEM, TerraScope®, Gravilog, and AeroVision drone-based magnetometry/LiDAR, several of which are registered trademarks.

The company operates from four Canadian offices (Val-d'Or headquarters, Montréal, Thunder Bay, and Goulds, Newfoundland) and extends international service delivery through a network of regional partners (SERCEL in France, GRCI in Oman/Middle East, SAGAX in Morocco, SODEMI in Maghreb/Senegal/Ivory Coast, ARGAS in Saudi Arabia, Terragold in Serbia/Balkans, and Nomad Geoservices in Kazakhstan). Revenue is generated on a project-by-project basis through direct contracting with mining and exploration firms; pricing is quote-based, tailored to survey type, scope, terrain, and location, and is not publicly disclosed. The company states it serves more than 100 mining and exploration clients worldwide, including reference logos such as Barrick Gold, Osisko Mining, Rio Tinto Exploration, Signal Gold, Winsome Resources, SAYONA Mining, Stallion Uranium, and TomaGold. Marketing is conducted primarily through industry conferences (PDAC, Saskatchewan Geological Open House, CCMEC, Xplor, Mineral Resources Review, Thunder Bay Mining Day), technical case studies, a newsletter (GeoVision), and a website with a Survey Selection Tool. In 2022 the company acquired Paysage Boréal, a landscaping business, as a wholly-owned subsidiary; in July 2026 it expanded its Board of Directors with external members Michel Jébrak and John Mason. Certifications include UL ECOLOGO® (environmental responsibility) and GGSSA (field safety) compliance.

Name

Abitibi Géophysique inc

Legal name

Abitibi Géophysique Ltd.

Website

https://ageophysics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Abitibi Géophysique inc is a Quebec-based geophysical services firm that provides ground, borehole, and drone-based IP, TDEM, gravity, magnetic, and other surveys to more than 100 mining and exploration companies worldwide, leveraging proprietary instrumentation including OreVision, DasVision, and InfiniTEM systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geophysical Surveying Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Support Activities for Mining (213)

akta.pro primary industry

Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling) (IMAKAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

Keywords

• Geophysical survey services
• Mineral exploration services
• Induced polarization surveys
• Electromagnetic surveys
• Borehole geophysics

Headquarters

HQ city

Val-d'or

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Geophysical Survey Services: Abitibi Geophysics provides contract geophysical surveying services to mining companies and exploration firms. Services include survey design, data acquisition, compilation, project reporting, interpretation, modeling, inversion, and quality control. Revenue is generated on a project-by-project basis as a professional services engagement, with pricing based on survey type, scope, and technical requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Abitibi Géophysique inc provides a full range of ground, borehole, and drone-based geophysical survey services to mining and exploration companies worldwide. The offering spans the full project lifecycle including survey design, data acquisition, processing, interpretation, modeling, inversion, and quality control. The company also develops and deploys proprietary in-house geophysical systems (OreVision, DasVision, InfiniTEM, AeroVision drone, etc.) to deliver deep and high-resolution survey data for mineral exploration, geotechnical, engineering, and environmental applications.

Product overview

Abitibi Geophysics is a geophysical survey services company with over 30 years of experience offering a comprehensive portfolio of ground, borehole, and drone-based geophysical services. The company provides integrated solutions spanning survey design, data acquisition, processing, interpretation, modeling, inversion, and quality control for mineral exploration, geotechnical, engineering, and environmental applications. The service portfolio includes EM (TDEM, VLF), Ground Penetrating Radar, Gravimetry, Induced Polarisation/Resistivity, Magnetics, Magnetotellurics (MT, AMT, CSAMT), Physical Rock Property Testing, Radio Imaging Tomography (FARA), Seismic, and Televiewer surveys. The company has developed proprietary innovations including AeroVision (drone magnetics/LiDAR), ARMIT 3-TDEM, DasVision 2D/3D IP, Gravilog, H2H 3D IP, InfiniTEM and InfiniTEM XL (enhanced TDEM), OmniVision TDEM, OreVision 2D/3D IP, and TerraScope Transmitter. Services are delivered globally through international partnerships, with operations across Canada's mining regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EM – Electromagnetics (TDEM, VLF) Surveys Time Domain Electromagnetic (TDEM) and Very Low Frequency (VLF) electromagnetic survey services used to detect subsurface conductors and map geological structures for mining and exploration clients.
• GPR – Ground Penetrating Radar Surveys Ground Penetrating Radar survey service for subsurface imaging, used to detect discontinuities, faults, fractures, and to assess ice thickness in support of safe drilling operations.
• GRAV – Gravity Surveys Gravimetric survey services for detecting density variations in the subsurface, applied in mineral exploration and geological mapping.
• IP – Induced Polarisation / Resistivity Surveys Induced Polarisation and Resistivity survey services for detecting polarizable minerals and mapping subsurface resistivity, essential for mineral exploration projects.
• MAG – Magnetics Surveys Magnetic survey services for detecting magnetic mineral concentrations and mapping geological structures and lithologies.
• MT – Magnetotellurics (AMT & CSAMT) Surveys Magnetotelluric survey services including AMT and CSAMT methods for deep subsurface conductivity mapping, particularly useful for lithium brine exploration.
• Physical Rock Property Testing Laboratory testing services for measuring physical properties of rocks to support geophysical data interpretation.
• Radio Imaging Tomography (FARA System) Surveys Radio Imaging Tomography survey using the FARA system for subsurface imaging applications in boreholes.
• Seismic Surveys Near-surface seismic survey services for geological and engineering applications.
• Televiewer – Acoustic and Optical Surveys Acoustic and optical televiewer survey services for borehole imaging and geological analysis.
• AeroVision Drone – MAG, LiDAR and Imagery Surveys Proprietary drone-based airborne geophysics service combining magnetometry, LiDAR, and imagery to deliver high-resolution magnetic surveys at lower cost than ground surveys without line cutting.
• ARMIT 3-TDEM Borehole Surveys Proprietary borehole electromagnetic survey system for deep investigation of conductors in borehole environments.
• DasVision 2D & 3D IP Surveys Proprietary distributed array 2D and 3D Induced Polarisation survey system using independent receivers with no physical cable connections, enabling surveys in vegetated, urbanized or rough terrain and providing high-density datasets for 3D inversion models.
• Gravilog Borehole Gravity Surveys Proprietary gravimetric survey service for high-resolution density measurements in borehole environments.
• H2H 3D IP Surveys Proprietary 3D Induced Polarisation survey technology designed for deep exploration applications.
• InfiniTEM Ground and Borehole TDEM Surveys Proprietary ground and borehole TDEM system optimized for deep investigation of steeply dipping conductors and exploration under conductive overburden.
• InfiniTEM XL Ground and Borehole TDEM Surveys Enhanced version of InfiniTEM offering 4x the dipole moment for greater exploration depth, increased lateral reach, and rapid reconnaissance with larger line and station spacing.
• OmniVision Ground and Borehole TDEM Surveys Proprietary high-powered TDEM survey service using three switched loops for deep investigation of conductors at all dips.
• OreVision 2D & 3D IP Surveys
• TerraScope Transmitter TDEM Surveys Proprietary TDEM transmitter survey service using a high-power transmitter for deep electromagnetic exploration applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Signal Gold discovered continued gold mineralization extending 450 m west of known deposit through OreVision surveys
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• GRCI (Oman & Middle East)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGRCI is the Middle East partner for Abitibi Geophysics, helping deliver services in Oman and the broader Middle East region.
• SAGAX (Morocco)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSAGAX serves as the Morocco partner for Abitibi Geophysics, enabling service delivery in the Moroccan market.
• SODEMI (Maghreb, Senegal & Ivory Coast)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSODEMI enables Abitibi Geophysics to deliver services across the Maghreb region, Senegal, and Ivory Coast.
• ARGAS (Saudi Arabia)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorARGAS is the Saudi Arabian partner for Abitibi Geophysics, facilitating service delivery in the Saudi mining sector.
• Terragold (Serbia & Balkans)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTerragold enables Abitibi Geophysics to deliver geophysical services in Serbia and the Balkans region.
• Nomad Geoservices (NGS) (Kazakhstan)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThrough its partnership with Nomad Geoservices, Abitibi Geophysics is active in the Kazakh mining market, delivering geophysical services in a country with significant mineral potential including uranium, zinc, copper, nickel, gold, silver, and iron.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Iris Instruments: French manufacturer and provider of borehole and ground IP/resistivity instrumentation, including systems used in mineral exploration programs comparable to Abitibi's borehole EM and IP offerings.
• Discover Geoscience (formerly GAP Geophysics): Specialist in ground and downhole EM and IP survey methods targeting mineral exploration, with comparable customer base among junior and mid-tier mining companies.

Direct peers

• SkyTEM Surveys: Danish airborne TDEM specialist serving mineral exploration clients globally; comparable through proprietary airborne EM technology and international mining sector focus.
• Quantec Geoscience: Specialist in deep-penetrating IP and resistivity surveys for mineral exploration, overlapping directly with Abitibi's OreVision and DasVision service lines.
• Sander Geophysics: Canadian airborne geophysical survey company offering magnetic, radiometric, and electromagnetic surveys for mineral and geological mapping, comparable on technology stack and mining customer base.
• SJ Geophysics: Canadian mining-focused geophysical services firm offering ground IP, TDEM, and borehole surveys directly comparable to Abitibi Geophysics' core service portfolio and target customer base.
• Geotech Airborne Geophysical Surveys: Canadian airborne geophysical survey provider offering VTEM, magnetic, and radiometric systems for mineral exploration, directly competing in the airborne/drone segment where Abitibi's AeroVision operates.
• Zonge International: US-based geophysical services firm providing IP, CSAMT, MT, TDEM and other surveys to the mineral exploration sector, comparable in service breadth and mining-client focus.
• Phoenix Geophysics: Specialist in magnetotelluric (MT, AMT, CSAMT) surveys for deep mineral exploration, directly comparable to Abitibi's MT service line and deep-targeting focus.

Broad incumbents

• Viridien (formerly CGG): Global geoscience and geophysical services major with a multi-segment portfolio including mining-related data acquisition; competes for large international mineral exploration tenders with broader resources than Abitibi.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AbitibiGeophysique
• Xx.com/AGeophysics

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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