conetec
ConeTec is a private Canadian geotechnical site investigation contractor providing CPTu, drilling, sampling, geophysical testing, and instrumentation monitoring for mining, infrastructure, energy, and environmental clients across more than 20 global offices.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersBurnaby, Canada
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What conetec does
ConeTec is a private, Burnaby, British Columbia-headquartered geotechnical site investigation contractor providing subsurface characterization services to the mining, infrastructure, energy, environmental, marine, and urban/commercial development sectors. The company employs 501–1,000 staff across more than 20 office locations in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, the United Kingdom (via subsidiary Lankelma), South Africa, and Australia, and describes itself as having over 30 years of global operating experience. Services are delivered as project-based professional engagements, with revenue generated through tailored quotes rather than standardized pricing and billing structured around multi-year contracts. Customer acquisition is driven by enterprise field sales, direct outreach, project inquiries, and active sponsorship of industry bodies including ASCE, AUSIMM, CDA, and PDAC, supported by a technical content library, webinars, and LinkedIn presence.
The company's core technical offering centers on Cone Penetration Testing (CPTu) and an unusually broad portfolio of sub-variants (Seismic SCPTu, Resistivity RCPTu, Gamma GCPTu, Hyperspectral-CPTu, Full-Flow BCPTu), supplemented by vane shear testing, dilatometer (DMT/SDMT), pressuremeter (PMT), instrumented Becker (iBPT), sonic/mud rotary/air rotary/auger/heliportable drilling, geophysical methods (MASW, seismic refraction, DST/CST, P-S logging, HVSR, televiewer, magnetic resonance, sonar, ERT), and a deep specialty in tailings sampling (MOSTAP, AquaLock, GUISON, DORIS, Sharky, Parky, fluid and piston samplers). Data and monitoring are delivered through the proprietary ConeTec Data Services (CDS) 3D geospatial platform, the cloud-based VEGA data logger, and the HyperScan hyperspectral imaging module, which combines visible/NIR/SWIR reflectance with machine-learning models calibrated against laboratory results for oil sands tailings characterization. Notable capital assets include CPT rigs rated 18–35 tons / 180–350 kN capable of 300 m/day production and 175 m penetration, overwater vessels, amphibious equipment, and heliportable rigs.
ConeTec's competitive positioning rests on capital-intensive specialized fleet, deep ISO 22476-1:2022 Class 0/1 calibration capability, an experienced workforce (some with 40+ years in the trade), a JV with Mikisew Group for northern Alberta, and an instrumentation partner ecosystem spanning Sixense, Measurand, Geokon, WorldSensing, RST Instruments, Slope Indicator, and Campbell Scientific. The business is privately held with no public funding, M&A, or revenue disclosures, operating as a globally distributed project services firm whose growth is tied to mining capex cycles, infrastructure spending, energy transition projects, and tailings dam regulation.
conetec firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- conetec
- Legal name
- ConeTec, Inc.
- Website
- https://conetec.com.au
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- ConeTec is a private Canadian geotechnical site investigation contractor providing CPTu, drilling, sampling, geophysical testing, and instrumentation monitoring for mining, infrastructure, energy, and environmental clients across more than 20 global offices.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
conetec industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Geotechnical Site Investigation Services
- NAICS
- Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Support Activities for Mining (213), Support Activities for Mining (2131)
- SIC
- Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling) (IMAKAKAA)
Keywords
Where conetec is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Burnaby
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices19 records
Markets served
conetec business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Geotechnical Site Investigation Services: Project-based professional services providing site characterization for mining, infrastructure, energy, and environmental sectors. Services include Cone Penetration Testing (CPTu), seismic testing, drilling, sampling, geophysical testing, instrumentation installation, and data reporting. Revenue is generated through quotes tailored to specific project requirements with no standardized pricing publicly disclosed.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom project-based pricing based on specific client requirements |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
conetec product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ConeTec is a full-service geotechnical site investigation contractor providing site characterization through Cone Penetration Testing (CPTu), drilling, sampling, geophysical testing, and instrumentation monitoring. Services are delivered globally to mining, infrastructure, energy, marine, environmental, and urban development projects via project-based contracts, with data management and reporting delivered through the proprietary ConeTec Data Services (CDS) platform.
Product overview
ConeTec provides integrated geotechnical, geoenvironmental, and mining site characterization services through a multi-method portfolio combining in-situ testing, drilling, sampling, geophysics, data management, and instrumentation monitoring. The core service is Cone Penetration Testing (CPTu) with various sensor modules (Seismic, Resistivity, Gamma, Hyperspectral, Full-Flow) deployed from specialized rigs. Supporting services include vane shear testing (eVST), dilatometer (DMT/SDMT), pressuremeter (PMT), and instrumented Becker testing (iBPT). Drilling services span sonic, mud rotary, air rotary, auger, and heliportable methods with coring and sampling capabilities. Geophysical testing includes MASW, seismic refraction, borehole seismic (DST/CST), P-S logging, HVSR, borehole televiewer, magnetic resonance, sonar, and electrical resistivity. Specialized sampling covers soil, rock, tailings (with HyperScan hyperspectral analysis), groundwater, vapor, and sediment. Data management is delivered through ConeTec Data Services (CDS), a web-based 3D geospatial platform with analysis tools, reporting, and remote instrumentation monitoring. Instrumentation monitoring uses the proprietary VEGA data logger connected to CDS for real-time sensor data. The company operates CPT rigs, drill rigs, amphibious equipment, limited access/portable systems, marine platforms, and heliportable units globally.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ConeTec Data Services (CDS): Web-based 3D geospatial data management system providing data archiving, 3D visualization, detailed analysis, design tools and remote instrumentation monitoring.
- HyperScan™
Products and services
- Cone Penetration Testing (CPTu)
- Drilling Services
- Geophysical Testing Services Geophysical methods including Downhole Seismic Testing (DST), Crosshole Seismic Testing (CST), P-S Suspension Logging, MASW, Seismic Refraction Tomography, HVSR, Borehole Televiewer, Magnetic Resonance Testing, Sonar (bathymetric/sidescan/sub-bottom), and Electrical Resistivity Tomography for subsurface characterization.
- Sampling Services Specialized sampling for soil, rock, groundwater, vapor, vibracore sediment, and mine tailings using thin-walled tubes, Shelby tubes, piston samplers, fluid samplers, direct push samplers, and wireline coring systems.
- ConeTec Data Services (CDS) Web-based 3D geospatial data management platform providing data archiving, 3D visualization, detailed analysis, design tools (liquefaction, pile analysis, shallow foundation design), and remote instrumentation monitoring. Exports reports in PDF, Excel, and KML formats.
- HyperScan Hyperspectral imaging technology for rapid in-field analysis of oil sands tailings constituents including bitumen, solids, water, MBI, Total Fines, and FFW using visible, near-infrared, and short-wave infrared reflectance with machine learning calibration against laboratory results.
- VEGA Data Logger Cloud-based data logger for real-time geotechnical instrumentation monitoring, supporting vibrating wire and analog sensors including piezometers, earth pressure cells, Measurand ShapeAccelArrays, and sonar altimeters for terrestrial and marine applications.
- ROSON CPTu System Seafloor-mounted CPT system for nearshore and marine geotechnical investigation that does not require drilling vessels.
Quantifiable outcome
- CPTu penetration depths up to 175m with qc = 120 MPa capability
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use conetec
Customer profileSegments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
conetec technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration12 records
AI capability4 records
Feature5 records
conetec partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and preferred.
- Strategic Regional Partners (Australia)coreStrategic partnerships in Australia enable ConeTec to increase capacity for full-service drilling, sampling, and in-situ testing services in the region, complementing their existing CPT and equipment fleet.
- SixensepreferredSixense provides monitoring solutions integrated with ConeTec's instrumentation and data management services. ConeTec has a preferred commercial relationship with Sixense and enhanced expertise partnership for monitoring solutions combining multiple sensors and vendors.
- MeasurandpreferredMeasurand ShapeArray (SAA) sensors are integrated into ConeTec's instrumentation monitoring solutions. Preferred commercial relationship maintained for geotechnical monitoring applications.
- GeokonpreferredGeokon instrumentation products integrated into ConeTec's monitoring solutions. Preferred commercial relationship maintained for geotechnical monitoring applications.
- Slope IndicatorpreferredSlope Indicator products integrated into ConeTec's instrumentation monitoring solutions. Preferred commercial relationship maintained.
- WorldSensingpreferredWorldSensing LoadSensing products integrated into ConeTec's remote monitoring solutions. Preferred commercial relationship maintained for geotechnical monitoring applications.
- RST InstrumentspreferredRST Instruments products integrated into ConeTec's instrumentation monitoring solutions. Preferred commercial relationship maintained.
- Campbell ScientificpreferredCampbell Scientific data acquisition equipment integrated into ConeTec's monitoring solutions. Preferred commercial relationship maintained.
- Mikisew ConeTeccoreJoint venture partnership with Mikisew Group for geotechnical services in Fort McMurray and northern Alberta regions, combining ConeTec's technical capabilities with Mikisew's local presence and relationships.
- LankelmacoreLankelma operates as ConeTec's subsidiary for CPT and geotechnical services in the United Kingdom and Europe, representing the ConeTec brand in the region with offices in Rye, East Sussex.
- Mud Bay DrillingpreferredMud Bay Drilling operates as a sister company and partner for drilling services in British Columbia, providing complementary drilling capabilities to ConeTec's geotechnical services.
- Geotech DrillingpreferredGeotech Drilling operates as a partner company providing drilling services in British Columbia and Alberta locations including Prince George, Grande Prairie, Vernon, and other regions where ConeTec has operations.
- All Service DrillingpreferredAll Service Drilling operates as a partner company in Leduc, Alberta providing drilling services complementing ConeTec's geotechnical operations in the region.
- Dr. Paul Mayne (Georgia Institute of Technology)coreCollaborative development of comprehensive CPTu design parameter manual in conjunction with Dr. Paul Mayne from Georgia Institute of Technology, representing academic-industry partnership for technical knowledge development and dissemination.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
conetec competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Fugro: Fugro is a global leader in geo-data and site characterization, offering CPT, geophysical surveys, and geotechnical services to offshore, marine, and onshore markets. Direct competitor to ConeTec across virtually all service lines, with broader scale and offshore capabilities.
- Golder Associates (now part of WSP): Golder (acquired by WSP in 2021) was a leading global geotechnical, environmental, and mining consulting firm with deep expertise in mine tailings, site investigation, and ground engineering. Highly comparable to ConeTec in mining and infrastructure verticals, now operating within WSP's broader platform.
- Knight Piésold: Knight Piésold is an employee-owned global consulting firm specializing in mining, water resources, and energy, with strong geotechnical and tailings management practices. Directly comparable to ConeTec in mining-focused site characterization and tailings engineering.
- Itasca International: Itasca International specializes in geomechanics and numerical modeling for mining, civil engineering, and energy applications. Comparable to ConeTec's mining-focused site characterization and tailings work, though Itasca emphasizes consulting/modeling versus ConeTec's field-data collection emphasis.
- GeoEngineers: GeoEngineers is an employee-owned geotechnical and environmental sciences firm serving transportation, water, energy, and development markets in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Direct competitor to ConeTec in CPTu, drilling, and geophysical site investigation services.
Broad incumbents
- Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a large diversified engineering and consulting firm with significant geotechnical, environmental, and water resources practices. Competes with ConeTec in environmental site assessment and infrastructure characterization as part of a much broader portfolio.
- Stantec: Stantec is a major global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with geotechnical capabilities. Overlaps with ConeTec in infrastructure and environmental site characterization, though Stantec's broader portfolio dilutes its specialist positioning.
- Boart Longyear: Boart Longyear is a global provider of drilling services, equipment, and performance tooling for mining and exploration. While broader in scope than ConeTec, Boart Longyear's drilling services and drilling products overlap with ConeTec's sonic, rotary, and auger drilling offerings.
- GHD: GHD is a global professional services firm with significant geotechnical, environmental, and mining practices across Australia, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Comparable to ConeTec particularly in Australian mining and infrastructure markets, though broader in service scope.
- Major Drilling Group International: Major Drilling is a leading provider of drilling services to the mining industry with global operations. Overlaps with ConeTec's drilling services (sonic, rotary, core drilling) for mining and exploration applications, though Major Drilling is more focused on production drilling versus ConeTec's site characterization.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance1 record
conetec financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
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conetec leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
conetec funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about conetec
What does conetec do?
ConeTec is a full-service geotechnical site investigation contractor providing site characterization through Cone Penetration Testing (CPTu), drilling, sampling, geophysical testing, and instrumentation monitoring. Services are delivered globally to mining, infrastructure, energy, marine, environmental, and urban development projects via project-based contracts, with data management and reporting delivered through the proprietary ConeTec Data Services (CDS) platform.
Is conetec a public or private company?
conetec is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was conetec founded?
conetec was founded in -1. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is conetec based?
conetec is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada, in the North America region.
How does conetec make money?
One revenue line is on record: geotechnical Site Investigation Services.
Who are conetec's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Fugro, Golder Associates (now part of WSP), Knight Piésold, Itasca International and GeoEngineers. Broad incumbents are Tetra Tech, Stantec, Boart Longyear, GHD and Major Drilling Group International.
Does conetec have an API?
No public API is recorded for conetec.
What industry is conetec in?
conetec's product category is Geotechnical Site Investigation Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKAKAA, Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling). Its NAICS code is 541360 and its SIC code is 1389.