What Pt Geo Search does

PT Geo Search is a privately held, Jakarta-headquartered mining and mineral exploration consultancy that delivers end-to-end technical services to exploration and mining companies across Southeast Asia, with an operational focus on Indonesia. Founded in 2012 and operating as part of the broader Danmar group of companies, the firm is led by President Director Tobias Maya, VP Director Michael Maya, and founder Daniel Madre, drawing on more than 30 years of regional mining experience and prior operating roles at PT Danmar Explorindo. PT Geo Search's services span geological consulting, geophysical surveys, drilling, digital resource modeling, reserve optimization, JORC and KCMI compliant reporting, due diligence, and project generation for investors.

The company's central technical differentiator is its status as the sole authorized provider of International Groundradar Consulting's UltraGPR low-frequency ground-penetrating radar in Southeast Asia. The UltraGPR platform delivers up to 64,000-stack waveform capture, up to 75 meters of subsurface penetration in ideal conditions, wireless Bluetooth/Wi-Fi connectivity, sub-10 kg portability, and Android-based data capture. PT Geo Search packages UltraGPR alongside complementary methods (downhole logging, shallow seismic, ground magnetometer surveys) with specialized applications in nickel laterite, bauxite, and mineral sands exploration, and supports the offering with downstream services such as digital resource modeling in SURPAC, Whittle, Minescape, Deswik, ArcGIS, and Mapinfo.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional services under quote-based, project-priced engagements structured in three UltraGPR tiers (full, partial, and rental) plus standalone geological and drilling service lines. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with a consultation-led motion, supplemented by industry events, technical workshops, published papers, and direct outreach via LinkedIn and email. Customers are large and mid-cap mining enterprises across Southeast Asia (Adani, Vale, PT Antam, Nickel Industries, Merdeka Battery Materials, Weda Bay Nickel, JOGMEC, Thiess, Mercuria, Noble Group, and others), with multi-year anchor engagements spanning from 2015 to present across projects in Sulawesi, Papua, and Halmahera.

Name

Pt Geo Search

Legal name

PT Geo Search

Website

https://ptgeosearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PT Geo Search is a Jakarta-based mining and mineral exploration consultancy serving Southeast Asian mining enterprises with geological, geophysical, drilling, and UltraGPR ground-penetrating radar survey services, specializing in nickel laterite, bauxite, and mineral sands projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining Exploration & Geophysical Survey Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Mining (213), Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)

SIC

Metal Mining (1000)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Exploration & Production Drilling Services (RC, Core, Directional, Sonic, Auger) (IMAKAKAB), Mine Surveying & Geospatial Services (Survey, Drone/LiDAR, GIS, Grade Control) (IMAKAKAK)

Keywords

• Mining exploration services
• Geophysical surveys
• Ground penetrating radar
• Mineral resource modeling
• Exploration drilling

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. UltraGPR Survey Services: PT Geo Search offers UltraGPR surveys and services on full, partial, or rental packages customized to client needs. Full packages include complete project management (labour, logistics, survey preparation and acquisition). Partial packages have clients managing some survey requirements. Rental packages provide training, support, maintenance and spare parts for larger projects.
2. Geological and Geophysical Services: End-to-end technical services including professional consultation, geologist support for field projects, resource modeling, mine planning, downhole logging, shallow seismic, ground magnetometer surveys.
3. Drilling Services: Follow-up exploration drilling services provided to clients, with data recorded to meet JORC and KCMI code standards.
4. Digital Resource Modeling Services: Services using software such as SURPAC, Whittle, Minescape, Deswik, ArcGIS, and Mapinfo for resource optimization and mine design.
5. Due Diligence and Investor Advisory Services: Due diligence studies and investor advice services focused on Indonesia for coal and mineral commodities, leveraging over 35 years of archival data and experience.
6. Project Generation Services: Connecting mining companies with project opportunities based on a large network of investors and projects in Indonesia.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PT Geo Search provides end-to-end technical geology, geophysics, drilling, and resource modeling services for mining and mineral exploration companies across Southeast Asia. The company is the only authorized provider of Groundradar's UltraGPR low-frequency ground penetrating radar system in the region, offering survey services for nickel laterite, mineral sands, and bauxite exploration. Services span professional consultation, geophysical surveys, exploration drilling, digital resource modeling, reserve optimization, JORC/KCMI compliant reporting, due diligence studies, investor advisory, and project generation.

Product overview

PT Geo Search is a mining and mineral exploration consultancy that operates as a unified service offering rather than a software platform. The core product is the UltraGPR (Ultra Ground Penetrating Radar) system, the only authorized provider of Groundradar's low-frequency UltraGPR technologies in the South East Asia region. This specialized radar tool is offered alongside a comprehensive suite of geological and exploration services including geophysical surveys, drilling services, digital resource modeling (using SURPAC, Whittle, Minescape, Deswik, ArcGIS, Mapinfo), reserve optimization and mine design, JORC compliant resource estimates, drone photogrammetry, due diligence studies, investor advice, and project generation. The UltraGPR system is available for nickel laterite, mineral sands, and bauxite exploration applications, with services offered through full, partial, or rental packages tailored to client needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UltraGPR Survey Services End-to-end ground penetrating radar survey services for mineral exploration, available as Full (turnkey), Partial, or Rental packages, covering nickel laterite, mineral sands, and bauxite targets.
• UltraGPR for Nickel Laterite Exploration Specialized UltraGPR application for nickel laterite deposits that maps laterite thickness for volume estimates and defines bedrock contact depths to optimize drill programs.
• UltraGPR for Mineral Sands Exploration UltraGPR application for alluvial or placer mineral deposits (gold, iron, chromite, titanium, silica) that reduces interpretation uncertainty through long-range low-frequency ground penetrating radar.
• UltraGPR for Bauxite Exploration UltraGPR application that identifies the lithological contact between bauxite zones (massive clays) and saprolites (weathered rocks) down to the bedrock of the laterite weathering profile.
• Geological Services Professional geological consultation, field geologist support, resource modeling, and mine planning services with in-house Competent Persons for international standard JORC and KCMI reporting.
• Geophysical Survey Services Multiple geophysical survey methods including downhole logging, shallow seismic, and ground magnetometer surveys for mineral exploration applications.
• Exploration Drilling Services Follow-up exploration drilling services with data recorded to meet JORC and KCMI code standards.
• Exploration Program Design and Management Design, execution, and management of exploration programs using latest technologies, international-standard database management, and decades of Indonesian mineral experience.
• Digital Resource Modeling Resource modeling services using SURPAC, Whittle, Minescape, Deswik, ArcGIS, and Mapinfo software for resource estimation and visualization.
• Reserve Optimization and Mine Design Reserve optimization and mine design services to support ore reserves assessment and economic scenario analysis.
• JORC and KCMI Compliant Resource Estimates International-standard resource estimates delivered by in-house Competent Persons under JORC and KCMI reporting codes.
• Mine Plan Monitoring and Reconciliations Monitoring of mine plan scheduling and production reconciliations from early stage exploration through to production execution.
• Drone Photogrammetry Drone-based photogrammetry services for mining and mineral exploration applications.
• Due Diligence Studies Range of due diligence study options focused on Indonesian coal and mineral commodity projects.
• Mining Investor Advisory Investor advice services for mining and mineral exploration opportunities in Indonesia, drawing from 35+ years of archival data and local experience.
• Project Generation Services Project generation services that connect mining companies with project opportunities through a large network of investors and projects across Indonesia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 75 meters depth penetration in ideal conditions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers34 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• DeswikminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 August 2024PT Geo Search and Deswik co-hosted an event focusing on 'Underground Coal Mining Optimization Techniques and Strategies' in Jakarta, August 2024. Deswik is a global leader in mining software and consulting, offering solutions for mine planning, design, and operations.
• International Groundradar Consulting Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationPT Geo Search is the only authorized provider of Groundradar's UltraGPR low frequency ground penetrating radar technologies and equipment in the South East Asia region. The UltraGPR system was developed by Dr. Jan Francke in Canada. PT Geo Search manages many units located in Indonesia available for short to long term leases. Data processing and interpretation is done directly by Dr. Jan Francke, inventor of the UltraGPR tool.
• PT Danmar ExplorindocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPT Geo Search is part of the Danmar group of companies along with PT Danmar Explorindo. Prior to founding PT Geo Search, founders Tobias and Michael Maya were key employees of PT Danmar Explorindo. PT Geo Search has access to specialist field geologists from PT Danmar Explorindo as part of their holistic mine services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mining Plus: Mining consultancy covering geology, geophysics, resource modeling and mine planning. Comparable in offering end-to-end technical services to mid-tier and major miners across multiple commodities and geographies.
• SRK Consulting: Global mining consultancy offering exploration support, resource estimation, geophysics and mine design. Direct competitor for the same enterprise mining clients seeking integrated, international-standard (JORC/PERC) technical services.
• Nordic Geoservices: Specialized mineral exploration services firm operating across APAC with a comparable model of providing geophysical surveys, drilling supervision and geological services to mining clients.
• Geos Mining: Mining exploration and resource consultancy providing geological, geophysical and resource estimation services. Comparable scope and client base among mid-tier and junior miners.
• CSA Global (ERM): Mining consulting and resource estimation firm (now part of ERM) offering geoscience, due diligence and JORC-compliant reporting. Competes for the same mining-explorer mandates and competent-person engagements as PT Geo Search.

Broad incumbents

• Maptek: Established mining software and services vendor serving a global base of mining operators with planning, modeling and geoscience workflows. Overlaps with PT Geo Search's resource-modeling and mine-design capability from a much larger base.
• Fugro: Large global geoservices firm providing site investigation, surveying and geophysical services across energy, infrastructure and mining. Useful as a benchmark for what at-scale geoservices looks like, though its core is oil & gas rather than mineral exploration.

Others

• Deswik: Global mining software and consulting firm whose tools (Deswik) PT Geo Search uses for resource modeling and mine design, and co-hosted the 2024 Underground Coal Mining Optimization event. Ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor.
• International Groundradar Consulting: Canadian developer and licensor of the UltraGPR system and the firm from which PT Geo Search derives its exclusive SE Asia rights. Adjacent as the upstream technology partner rather than a competitor.
• PT Danmar Explorindo: Sibling company in the Danmar group, founded by the same family. Provides specialist field geologists and integrated mine services that complement PT Geo Search, rather than directly competing for UltraGPR-led projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pt-geo-search

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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