Dias expands geophysical survey technologies with purchase of Discovery International Geophysics
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Dias, headquartered in Saskatchewan, with offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Chile and Mexico, offers ground and airborne geophysical survey services to the mineral exploration, energy, engineering and environmental markets around the world.
Dias expands their technologies with the addition of Discovery (Photo: CNW Group/Dias Geophysical)
SASKATOON —Dias Geophysical Limited and Discovery International Geophysics Inc. announced that Dias is acquiring Discovery.
Dias, headquartered in Saskatchewan, with offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Chile and Mexico, offers ground and airborne geophysical survey services to the mineral exploration, energy, engineering and environmental markets around the world. Dias has developed and deploys several technologies, including DIAS32 (ground 3D DCIP), QMAGT (airborne full tensor gradient mag), QAMT (passive airborne EM), and DIASMT (MT, CSAMT).
Discovery, founded in 1996 by Dennis Woodsand Brent Robertson, has a long history of innovation, including early use of HT and LT SQUID EM systems in partnership with IPHT & Supracon AG of Germany, the HeliSAM system in partnership with GAP Geophysics of Australia, and their patented HeliWinder system. Discovery provides borehole EM services.
“We are extremely pleased to hand over the reins of the company we started 26 years ago – an extremely capable group of geoscience and mineral exploration professionals at Discovery, to new leadership at Dias,” said Dennis Woods, former President of Discovery, and Director of Dias. “Dias continues to focus on geophysical innovation and is taking this to a higher level of technological excellence.”
