Services
Project Generation:

CCIC has the ability to recommend various sized exploration programs built around a wide variety of mineral targets. Experience includes, but is not limited to, platinum-palladium, volcanic- and sedimentary-hosted copper-zinc, intrusive related copper-nickel and copper-gold, lode and alluvial gold, diamonds, coal, uranium and petroleum/gas exploration.

Project Management:

CCIC has experience in managing small and large exploration projects in a wide range of mineral commodities such as:

  • gold (structurally hosted; orogenic; epithermal)
  • lead-zinc (stratiform carbonate; manto-type)
  • platinum group metals (reef; contact-type)
  • copper-gold porphyry
  • iron-oxide copper-gold
  • base metal (VMS; magmatic Ni-Cu sulphide)
  • diamonds (kimberlite; lamprophyre)
  • coal
  • uranium

CCIC's success has been driven by their ability to provide technical and professional management skills that include:

  • Design and implementation of geological mapping programs
  • Bedrock mapping
  • Stream sediment sampling
  • Soil sampling
  • Geophysical surveys
  • Planning, implementing and monitoring of diamond drilling programs
  • Core logging/Sampling
  • Labour and field camp supervision
  • Core yard management
  • Geological and ore body modelling
  • Data capture and database management
  • Quality assurance - Quality control programs
  • Liasing with land owners
  • Report writing
  • Regular reporting to clients

Mineral Rights and Land Management:

CCIC has the ability to negotiate and acquire mineral rights for clients as well as monitoring the status of the proposed/acquired mineral properties. This includes working with the government and the landowners directly.

Geotechnical:

  • Planning and management of geotechnical projects
  • Geotechnical logging of drill core
  • Structural geological mapping and joint surveys
  • Orientated core logging and rock-mass classification
  • Geotechnical underground and open-pit mapping

      Geohydrology:

      CCIC geohydrological services combines experience from geological, mining and geohydrological fields in order to create a dynamic understanding of the complexities of groundwater and problems associated with it. CCIC are capable of conducting both geohydrological as well as environmental services to their clients.

      CCIC's geohydrological services include the following:

      • DNAPL and LNAPL soil and water investigations
      • Soil vapour surveys
      • Implementation of appropriate remedial actions for hydrocarbon contamination
      • Assessment of hydrocarbon contamination of groundwater
      • Diesel and petrol tank removals
      • Geophysical investigations for borehole positioning and structural analysis
      • Pump tests/Aquifer tests
      • Dewatering of open cast and underground mining operations
      • Regional groundwater surveys
      • Soil vapour surveys
      • Baseline environmental studies
      • Minewater management
      • Integrated environmental planning and management
      • Environmental impact assessment
      • Environmental risk assessment

      Property Evaluation:

      CCIC has experience in database compilation (geological, geophysical and geochemical) including data interpretation and management, and in composing Independent Technical Reports (Competent Persons' Reports, 43-101 Technical Reports, Qualified Persons' Reports) on properties involving numerous commodity types. For the purpose of due diligence and/or completing public listings on the AIM (UK), OFEX (UK) and TSX (Canada) exchanges, CCIC has completed technical reviews and reports for its international clients.