What Computational Geosciences Inc does

Computational Geosciences Inc (CGI) is a Vancouver-based geoscience technology company founded in 2010 that applies proprietary 3D geophysical inversion and machine learning to natural resource exploration and subsurface imaging. The firm operates across three markets — mining (gold, copper, uranium, and other critical minerals), energy (oil and gas, geothermal, carbon capture and storage), and water (groundwater aquifer discovery and monitoring) — serving clients in more than 20 countries through both project-based consulting and software licensing. CGI's core technology stack comprises (1) 3D Geophysical Inversion on adaptive octree meshes, supporting joint, constrained, and multi-parameter inversions across magnetics, gravity, electromagnetic (TDEM, FDEM, ZTEM, MobileMT, CSEM), DCIP, and MT/CSAMT datasets; (2) GiLi (Geophysically-Informed Lithology Interpolation), the world's first geophysically-informed 3D lithology modeller that jointly optimizes sparse drillhole data with dense geophysical surveys via neural-network parameterization; and (3) VNet, a multi-resolution deep-learning convolutional neural network for mineral prospectivity mapping. Real-time Logging-While-Drilling inversion and stochastic level-set imaging methods extend the stack into drilling optimization and uncertainty-aware inversions.

The company's revenue model blends three streams: recurring software licensing of its inversion and AI/ML tools, professional services and consulting engagements on a project basis, and collaborative research arrangements with majors (Halliburton, Chevron, bp, BHP) and mid-tier explorers. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct enterprise sales through a global footprint spanning Canada, the United States, Chile, Saudi Arabia, Australia, the United Kingdom, and other jurisdictions, supplemented by technical publications, conference participation, and a steady cadence of case studies and press releases. Customer mix spans startups and juniors (Auryn Resources, Greenridge, Stallion Uranium, Copper Road Resources), mid-tier producers (Kenorland Minerals, IsoEnergy, F3 Uranium, Cosa Resources, P2 Gold), and large enterprises (Halliburton, Chevron, BHP, bp, Ivanhoe Electric, SQM, Ma'aden, Ocean Floor Geophysics).

CGI is a majority-owned subsidiary of Ivanhoe Electric, the critical-minerals exploration company led by Robert Friedland; outside that relationship CGI operates as an independent service provider. With approximately 14 listed team members including PhD-level geophysicists, ML researchers, and senior software developers, the firm has completed more than 300 projects for over 50 external customers since inception. No public funding rounds, revenue figures, or valuation disclosures are available, and the company has no subsidiaries, no public listing, and no app or API distribution surface.

Name

Computational Geosciences Inc

Legal name

Computational Geosciences Inc.

Website

https://compgeoinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Computational Geosciences Inc applies proprietary 3D geophysical inversion and AI (VNet, GiLi) to subsurface imaging for critical mineral exploration, oil and gas, geothermal, CCS, and groundwater — serving 50+ clients across 20+ countries as a Vancouver-based subsidiary of Ivanhoe Electric.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geophysical Inversion Software

NAICS

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

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Seismic & Geoscience Services (Acquisition, Processing, Interpretation) (EUALABAK), Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB), Geotechnical Design, Engineering & Consulting (Analysis, Design, Peer Review) (IMAFAOAK)

Keywords

• Geophysical inversion software
• Mineral prospectivity mapping
• Subsurface imaging services
• Lithology modelling software
• Critical minerals exploration

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Geophysical Inversion Software Licensing: Licensing of proprietary 3D inversion software to mining, energy, and water exploration companies. Provides high-resolution subsurface modeling capabilities for exploration targeting.
2. Professional Services and Consulting: Project-based consulting engagements providing geophysical data processing, 3D inversion modeling, survey design, and AI/ML-based prospectivity mapping services. Serves clients across mining, energy, and water sectors.
3. AI/ML Software Solutions: Proprietary machine learning tools including VNet prospectivity mapping and GiLi lithology modeling delivered as software-as-service or project-based engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Computational Geosciences Inc provides proprietary 3D geophysical inversion software, AI-driven mineral prospectivity mapping (VNet), and geophysically-informed 3D lithology modeling (GiLi) to mining, energy, and water resource exploration companies. The company combines these tools with project-based consulting services to help clients image subsurface geology, identify blind deposits beneath cover, and reduce exploration risk across more than 300 completed projects in 20 countries.

Product overview

Computational Geosciences Inc (CGI) offers a portfolio of proprietary geoscientific software products centered around 3D geophysical inversion technology. The core offering includes 3D Geophysical Inversion software that reconstructs subsurface properties from survey data, complemented by GiLi (Geophysically-Informed Lithology Interpolation) for integrating lithology with geophysics, and VNet for AI-powered mineral prospectivity mapping. The products work together as an integrated workflow: 3D inversion provides the foundational physical property models, which feed into GiLi for lithological interpretation and VNet for target ranking. The company serves mining, energy, and water markets through these specialized tools, with particular focus on critical mineral exploration including copper and uranium.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 3D Geophysical Inversion CGI's proprietary 3D inversion codes reconstruct subsurface physical properties (density, conductivity, magnetism) from surface geophysical surveys using adaptive octree mesh architecture. Supports joint, constrained, and multi-parameter inversions integrating magnetics, gravity, EM, DCIP, MT/CSAM, and CSEM datasets. Used by mining, energy, and water exploration companies to image targets through cover.
• GiLi (Geophysically-Informed Lithology Interpolation) The world's first geophysically-informed 3D lithology modeller that integrates sparse drill data, geological and surface mapping with geophysical surveys through neural network parameterization. Performs joint optimization of borehole data with geophysical surveys to bridge the gap between sparse drillhole information and dense geophysical coverage.
• VNet Mineral Prospectivity Mapping A proprietary deep learning convolutional neural network (CNN) using multi-resolution architecture for mineral prospectivity mapping. Captures geo-spatial relationships across varied length scales and data types to identify subtle mineral signatures through heavy cover. Transforms massive geoscientific datasets into ranked exploration leads by integrating multiple geophysical inversions and geological data layers.
• Professional Services and Consulting Project-based consulting engagements providing geophysical data processing, 3D inversion modeling, survey design, and AI/ML-based prospectivity mapping services to mining, energy, and water exploration clients globally. Delivered across more than 300 projects in 20 countries since 2010.

Quantifiable outcome

• Validated discovery of 6g/t Au exactly where VNet predicted mineralization at Committee Bay
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Copper Road ResourcesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2026Provided 3D inversion modeling for MobileMT data at Ben Nevis Volcanic Complex project in Ontario. Identified 36 exploration targets including seven high-priority deep-seated conductors indicating VMS discovery potential.
• Greenridge ExplorationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026CGI collaborated with Convolutions Geoscience to deploy GiLi at the Carpenter Lake Uranium Project, marking the first commercial deployment of the world's first geophysically-informed 3D lithology modeller. The project integrated historical airborne geophysical data with 2025 drilling data to produce coherent 3D physical property models.
• Convolutions Geoscience Corp.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Ongoing collaboration partner for lithology modeling projects. Joint work on Carpenter Lake Uranium Project combining CGI's GiLi platform with Convolutions' geological expertise for integrated 3D modeling.
• Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2026SQM has committed $9 million minimum funding over a three-year term for copper exploration across 2,002 km² in northern Chile's Atacama Desert. CGI's inversion software combined with Ivanhoe Electric's Typhoon system will explore beneath electrically resistive caliche cover to identify copper deposits with potential for at least 1 million tonnes of contained copper.
• Stallion UraniummajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 January 2026Partnership for joint inversion modeling at Coyote Target in Moonlite Property, Saskatchewan. Integrated Ground TEM and MobileMT data to identify nine discrete electromagnetic conductors, six with conductance values exceeding 10 Siemens.
• IsoEnergymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025CGI performed joint inversion of EM and resistivity data at the Larocque East Project to identify underexplored conductive trends including a 2,500m northern conductivity trend. Results guided winter 2025 drilling campaign which successfully intersected elevated radioactivity at Target Area D, validating the modeling approach.
• BHPmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2024Ivanhoe Electric and BHP Exploration Alliance to accelerate discovery of copper and critical minerals across the United States. BHP providing $15 million initial funding over three years. CGI provides machine learning-based inversion software for Typhoon survey data processing.
• Invert GeophysicscoreTechnology or Integration · 3 May 2024Collaborative research partnership to pioneer neural network methods for inverting airborne electromagnetic data. Invert Geophysics provided synthetic training model generation (H3DTD) for training deep neural networks.
• University of British ColumbiacoreTechnology or Integration · 3 May 2024Academic collaboration for pioneering neural network-based AEM inversion research. Provided research expertise and validation for the machine learning approach to airborne electromagnetic data interpretation.
• F3 UraniummajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024CGI implemented integrated geoscientific framework at F3 Uranium's PLN property in the Athabasca Basin using co-operative inversion. Multiparameter inversions including SQUID EM, 3D DC Resistivity, and MobileMT helped identify targets leading to discovery of the JR Uranium Zone.
• Ma'adenmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2024Ivanhoe Electric and Ma'aden joint venture for copper exploration in Saudi Arabia's Arabian Shield. CGI's inversion software helped identify massive chargeability anomalies at Umm Ad Dabah, leading to discovery drilling intersecting copper sulfides at depths exceeding 700 meters.
• Cosa ResourcesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Partnered with Cosa Resources for industry-leading 3D inversion of MobileMT survey data at Ursa and Orion uranium projects. Defined over 110 km of basement conductive trends and identified 11 high-priority target areas never tested by historical drilling.
• Basin Energy LimitedmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2023Advanced 3D inversion and processing of legacy ZTEM and Transient Electromagnetic surveys at Marshall Project in the Athabasca Basin. Successfully mapped conductive anomalies suggesting deep-rooted folding and potential alteration zones.
• bpmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2023Ground-breaking carbon capture and storage project in Texas supporting low-carbon hydrogen production. CGI brings expertise in subsurface EM imaging for monitoring CO2 storage reservoirs with potential capacity of up to 15 Mt per year.
• P2 Gold IncmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 February 2023Developed advanced 3D inversions of ZTEM and NSMT electrical conductivity data for BAM Project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Joint inversion modeling identified two high-priority gold-copper porphyry exploration targets.
• Chevron CorporationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020Developed semi-supervised clustering method based on constrained Graph Laplacian for processing massive 3D seismic datasets. Applied to SEAM Life of Field and offshore West African Field datasets for oil prospectivity mapping.
• Kenorland MineralsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020High-resolution 3D inversion of DCIP data at Frotet Gold Project in Quebec. Models integral to imaging gold-bearing structures concealed by glacial deposits and lakes, leading to Regnault discovery in March 2020.
• Auryn ResourcesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2019Deployed proprietary VNet deep learning algorithm at Committee Bay project in Nunavut to identify new high-grade gold targets across 300 km strike length. Successfully generated 12 new targets including extensions of Three Bluffs deposit and new 15km structural corridor.
• HalliburtoncoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Partnership to deploy CGI's real-time 3D inversion technology for ultra-deep resistivity Logging-While-Drilling (LWD) data. Applied at Aker BP's North Sea offshore operations to optimize well placement and identify bypassed hydrocarbons.
• Aker BPmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Landmark application of real-time 3D inversion for LWD data in North Sea. CGI's inversion revealed true shape and connectivity of erosive turbidite channels, allowing optimal well landing and identification of bypassed hydrocarbons.
• Devon EnergymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Worked alongside CARBO Ceramics and Devon Energy to utilize electromagnetic techniques for imaging propped fractures in Oklahoma's STACK Play. Provided parametric inversions to assess fracture dimensions with confidence intervals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Seequent: Geoscience software vendor (Leapfrog, GeoStudio, Oasis montaj) serving mineral exploration and resource modelling — overlaps CGI's mining-segment go-to-market with integrated 3D geological modelling tools and similar junior-to-mid-tier exploration clients.
• CGG: Global geoscience technology and services company offering seismic imaging, inversion, and subsurface data processing for oil & gas and mining; competes with CGI in joint inversion, AI-driven prospectivity, and multi-physics interpretation.
• Emerson Paradigm (Emerson E&P Software): E&P interpretation and subsurface modelling software suite (Paradigm) for oil & gas and adjacent geoscience — directly comparable 3D inversion / multi-physics modelling positioning, with broader product portfolio and incumbency.
• Petrosys: Subsurface data integration and mapping software for upstream oil & gas and mineral resource exploration; comparable in serving geoscience analysts needing integrated spatial models from geophysical and geological inputs.

Emerging players

• KoBold Metals: AI-native critical minerals exploration company applying machine learning to mineral prospectivity — direct functional overlap with CGI's VNet deep-learning prospectivity mapping targeting critical minerals (copper, nickel, lithium).
• Fleet Space Technologies: Satellite-enabled mineral exploration platform combining proprietary geophysics sensors with AI targeting for critical minerals — overlaps CGI on AI-driven prospectivity and the critical-minerals mining customer base.
• Earth AI: AI-powered mineral exploration company using predictive targeting for greenfield discoveries — adjacent overlap with CGI's VNet prospectivity mapping for similar junior-to-mid-tier critical-minerals explorers.

Broad incumbents

• SLB (Schlumberger): Largest oilfield services company with extensive in-house geophysics, seismic inversion, and digital subsurface offerings — competes broadly with CGI in O&G exploration workflows and as a potential in-house replacement for external inversion vendors.
• TGS: Provider of multi-client geoscience data and subsurface imaging services for oil & gas and mining — competes in seismic-to-reservoir interpretation and inversion-adjacent services for similar operator clients.
• Halliburton / Landmark (a CGI customer): Major oilfield services incumbent with Landmark E&P software portfolio covering inversion and reservoir navigation; also a documented CGI partner/customer for real-time LWD inversion, representing both a competing broad incumbent and a channel for CGI's tech.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles14 records

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