Irish firm provides geological services in South Africa

Participants in the Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to South Africa, BMA GeoServices today have agreed a €2m contract with NuCoal to provide specialist geologically related services to enable NuCoal to carry out coal exploration on their numerous South African properties.

In addition, BMA will provide environmental management and legal services so that prospecting and mining rights may be secured on Greenfield targets.

Follow-on studies will include hydrogeology, engineering geology, geophysics, geotechnics.

From South Africa, Minster Martin said: “This is a great example of a small Irish company providing state of the art technology based solutions into niche segments of a growing market. Both companies are confident that their relationship will lead to further business over the coming years."