International Geoscience Services Ltd (IGS)
International Geoscience Services Ltd (IGS)
About

About

IGS Ltd, previously trading as BGS International, is a “spin out” from the British Geological Survey built on extensive overseas experience of the BGS.

Their work includes large, complex and strategic-level studies with national governments, development agencies and the World Bank, as well as competitively priced, quality services to industry.​

Their service is highly specialised, focused entirely on the collection, compilation, value adding, interpretation and serving of geodata to incentivise and support mineral exploration.​

They:

- Assist national governments to implement large geodata mapping programmes to update and modernise their data holdings. This includes compiling terms of reference, implementing and supervising programmes and quality control monitoring;​
- Provide objective technical, financial and organisation assessments of governmental mineral support programmes through detailed scoping studies. They review and formulate policy and build capacity at technical and managerial levels;​
- Use and manage a large network of experienced geoscientists and project managers;​
- Compile mineral resource inventories, metallogenic and prospectivity maps;​
- Compile mineral promotion materials such as brochures and CDs at a regional and national scale to publicise prospective terrains for investors;​
- Develop geodata management systems to improve accessibility of geodata to the mineral exploration sector;​
- Build capacity in the geosciences at a technical and managerial level;​
- Provide expert advice and draw on experience of many national geological surveys to assist in restructuring, strategic review and implementing strategic plans.

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Company Offices

  • United Kingdom
  • Nottingham
  • Nicker Hill Keyworth