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Haldor Gems & Geosciences logo — line-art emerald crystal with bronze facet over three strata lines HALDOR Gems & Geosciences

The geoscience division

Know what lies beneath before you commit.

Land does not lie, but it does keep secrets. Our field teams and laboratory find them and report them plainly, so builders build safely, miners drill wisely and investors commit with eyes open.

Registered Professional Geologist Licensed & Insured, State of Idaho County-Ready Deliverables Documented Chain of Custody

Services

Five ways we read the ground

Licensed surveyor sighting a total station on a tripod at a construction boundary

Land Survey

Boundary, topographic and construction staking surveys to county-ready standards.

For builders, developers, attorneys

Geologist mapping an outcrop with hand lens, hammer and field notebook

Mineral Exploration

Geological mapping, systematic sampling and assay coordination for prospective ground.

For mining companies, prospectors

Soil auger cores laid in a sampling tray with depth markers for laboratory testing

Soil Testing

Bearing capacity, compaction and classification testing before the pour.

For construction firms, engineers

Laboratory bench with XRF instrument and microscope beside labelled sample vials

Laboratory Analysis

XRF, microscopy and gemstone grading with documented chain of custody.

For miners, jewelers, courts

Mining consultant reviewing labelled drill core boxes in a core shack

Mining Consultancy

Feasibility studies, compliance guidance and independent reporting.

For operators, lenders, investors

How an engagement runs

Consult, walk, test, report

01

Consult

We define the question precisely and quote the work in writing.

02

Fieldwork

Crews survey, sample and log on site, chain of custody begun immediately.

03

Laboratory

Analysis under controlled conditions, instrument logs retained.

04

Report

A document you can read, file and defend, with support after delivery.

Who we serve

Mining companies

Construction firms

Builders & developers

Engineers

Investors & lenders

What you receive

A report you can file, defend and reuse

Laboratory bench with XRF instrument and microscope beside labelled sample vials
Turnaround
2–3 weeks
Format
PDF + CAD/GIS
Chain of custody
Fully logged
Signed by
Registered PG

Every report is written to be read — by a builder, a banker, a jeweler, or a judge. Plain language, defensible numbers, and a phone number that gets answered after delivery.

The ground will answer. Let us ask it properly.