Name

Southern Geoscience Consultants

Legal name

Southern Geoscience Consultants

Website

https://sgc.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geophysical Consulting Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)

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 consulting services
• Mineral exploration surveys
• Airborne electromagnetic surveys
• Groundwater exploration services
• Geophysical data interpretation

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Geophysical Consulting Services: SGC provides consulting geoscientist services including survey planning, management, data QC, processing, modelling, interpretation, and target generation. Services span mineral exploration, groundwater exploration, basin analysis, environmental site assessments, engineering and geotechnical investigations, and geomatics.
2. Training and Workshops: SGC offers in-person and online workshops on geophysical topics including AMAG (Aeromagnetics), AEM (Airborne Electromagnetic), and Gravity methods, conducted in various cities and online platforms.
3. Multi-client Data Sales: SGC acts as custodian of airborne geophysical survey data for multi-client sales, with datasets available for purchase through an interactive map and direct contact.
4. Geophysical Equipment Rental: SGC offers a wide range of geophysical equipment for short- and long-term rental or hire, including training on equipment usage and data acquisition techniques.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Southern Geoscience Consultants (SGC) provides integrated geophysical consulting services to the global resource industry. The firm delivers full-spectrum services spanning survey planning, field data acquisition, quality control, processing, modelling, interpretation, and target generation for mineral exploration, groundwater, basin analysis, geotechnical, and environmental projects. SGC also offers multi-client data licensing, training workshops, and geophysical equipment rental.

Product overview

Southern Geoscience Consultants is a specialist geoscience consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of integrated geophysical solutions. The company provides a full geophysical service spanning survey planning, management, data QC, processing, modelling, interpretation, and target generation. Key service lines include Mineral Exploration to Discovery, Groundwater Exploration and Management, Basin Analysis, and Engineering/Geotechnical Investigations, supported by Field Services for in-house data acquisition and Geomatics for spatial data management. The company has developed specialized capabilities in Machine Learning for mineral exploration and maintains public EM Test Ranges at Forrestania and Nepean in Western Australia. Additional offerings include Survey De-risking (physical property testing), Environmental Site Assessments, Multi-Client Data services, equipment rental, and professional training workshops.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mineral Exploration to Discovery Services Comprehensive geophysical consulting services guiding clients from greenfields exploration through target delineation and discovery for precious and base metals, iron ore, rare earth elements, uranium, diamonds, and more. Targeted at mining and exploration companies.
• Groundwater Exploration and Management Services Geophysical services for urban planning, agriculture, mining, industrial and recreational water sourcing, employing magnetics, gravity, radiometrics, electrical, electromagnetic, NMR, and seismic survey methods. For government, agriculture, mining, and industrial clients.
• Basin Analysis Services Integration of gravity, magnetics, seismic reflection, and drillhole data to determine basin geometry, depth, structure, and identify sedimentary and igneous intrusions for hydrocarbon and mineral exploration. For mining and energy companies.
• Machine Learning Solutions AI-powered mineral exploration combining machine learning algorithms with geological and geophysical expertise for precise data interpretation and improved identification of potential mineral deposits. For mining and exploration companies.
• Field Services In-house geophysical data acquisition for challenging terrain, including electromagnetics, magnetics, electrical resistivity imaging, and passive seismic surveys, with experienced field geophysicists providing instant data interpretation. For mining, environmental, hydrological, and construction sectors.
• Engineering and Geotechnical Investigations Investigation of soil and bedrock geotechnical properties using MASW, Seismic Refraction, ERI, EMI, and Ground-Penetrating Radar for construction and infrastructure projects. For construction, infrastructure, and mining companies.
• Survey De-risking Services Physical property testing on drill core and grab samples including magnetic susceptibility, density, conductivity, resistivity, chargeability, and P-wave velocity measurements to optimize survey planning and geophysical modelling. For mining exploration companies.
• Environmental Site Assessments Non-destructive geophysical imaging for contaminated site investigations and environmental assessments using TDEM, FDEM, ERI, IP, MASW, magnetometry, seismic refraction, and GPR. For environmental consulting firms and industrial clients.
• Multi-Client Data Services SGC acts as custodian of airborne geophysical survey data for multi-client sales, including Western Australia multi-client airborne geophysical surveys and the Nick Lockett Remote Sensing Interpretation Archive, with interactive map access for purchasing datasets. For mining and exploration companies.
• Training, Workshops and Presentations Educational programs including AMAG (Aeromagnetics), AEM (Airborne Electromagnetic), Gravity workshops and online courses for geoscientists building practical geophysical interpretation skills. For practicing geoscientists and exploration professionals.
• Geophysical Rental Equipment Short- and long-term rental of geophysical equipment with training on equipment usage, data acquisition techniques, and best practice. For mining and exploration companies.
• Geomatics Services Spatial data expertise providing GIS, data management, processing and imaging for geophysical datasets, producing high quality vector and raster image products for interpretation and target generation. For mining and exploration companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85+ km/day average acquisition rate for towed TEM surveys over 2+ weeks
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GRMC (Gold Rashid Malleck Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal partner - Saudi Arabian geophysics company listed on the Saudi Exchange, providing geophysical services in the region.
• AGIP (Australian Geophysics and Instrumentation Proprietary)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal partner providing geophysical instrumentation services.
• Sahara Mining ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaborator providing mining services in Africa.
• TEMcompanycoreTechnology or IntegrationDanish company that built SGC's tTEM system - a towed TEM system for near-surface applications used in mineral exploration, groundwater, environmental, and geotechnical surveys.
• Axis Drone SurveysminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConducted drone magnetic and LiDAR survey for Zodiac Gold's Arthington-Youth Camp trend at Todi Gold Project in Liberia.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hiseis Pty Ltd: Australia-based seismic acquisition and interpretation specialist focused on hard-rock mineral exploration. Overlaps directly with SGC's basin analysis, seismic reflection and integrated geophysical interpretation offerings.
• Mira Geoscience: Software and consulting company focused on 3D/4D geoscience data management, GOCAD-SKUA modelling and integrated interpretation for mineral exploration. Competes for the most technically demanding interpretation mandates and benefits from the same "deeper undercover" market tailwind as SGC.
• Cube Consulting: Perth-based mining and exploration consultancy offering resource geology, geotechnical and geophysical advisory. Direct Australian peer for ASX-listed gold and base metals explorers using SGC's typical customer base.
• AMC Consultants: Australian mining consulting firm providing mine planning, geotechnical and geoscience advisory services. Frequently tenders for the same ASX-listed junior and mid-tier clients that hire SGC, particularly on integrated study mandates.
• CSA Global: CSA Global is one of SGC's most direct competitors — a Perth-based geoscience and mining consulting firm offering resource estimation, geometallurgy and exploration consulting. Now part of ERM but still operating in a highly comparable niche, and a known employer of multiple SGC alumni (e.g., Patrick Maher's prior role).
• SRK Consulting: Global mining consulting firm offering resource geology, geotechnical and exploration support. Competes with SGC on integrated exploration programs for mid-tier and major miners across the same commodities (gold, copper, nickel, REE) and geographies.
• Newexco Services: Australia-based EM specialist providing SQUID and conventional EM surveys for nickel, copper-gold and base metals exploration. Highly comparable specialist offering, particularly on airborne and ground EM — directly overlaps with SGC's DHEM and AEM interpretation work.
• Nordic Geoscience: Specialist EM and airborne geophysical services firm with strong ties to Australian mineral exploration. Directly comparable on EM acquisition, interpretation and TEM systems — competing for similar AEM/TEM mandates in greenfields exploration.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Global engineering and consulting firm with a deep mining, water and environmental practice after its acquisition of Coffey. Operates as a broad incumbent that increasingly competes on integrated mining and groundwater studies that historically might have gone to specialist firms like SGC.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability and mining consultancy that acquired CSA Global in 2022. Much broader portfolio but overlaps on environmental site assessments and integrated geoscience mandates — relevant as both a peer and a competitor for ESG-driven mining projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/southerngeo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southern-geoscience-consultants

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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