Geologic Mapping, Inc. provides a full range of geologic and ground-water hydrologic consulting services. Our expertise is based on broad experience, not only in all aspects of the geological sciences, but also in regional experience throughout the Western U.S. and other areas. We are based in the small town of New Harmony, southwestern Utah, which looks east across the Hurricane fault zone to the northern tip of Zion National Park. New Harmony is between Cedar City and St. George, Utah, and is centrally located with respect to other parts of the Southwest, including Denver (600 miles away), Las Vegas (150 miles), Los Angeles (400 miles), Phoenix (400 miles), and Salt Lake City (250 miles). We collaborate with a wide variety of senior scientists in other fields and locations, who provide help and expertise in additionally broad areas. In our analysis of geologic and hydrologic problems, we rely on geologic maps, whether those of others or those we make. The images above and below present an assortment of geologic maps and geologic cross sections that we have published.
Business Philosophy: To produce useful reports and to issue objective advice at deadline on a wide range of practical topics in geology and ground-water hydrology. Our geologic studies, which specialize in field work, deal with real-world applications of these two scientific fields. In other words, solving problems and studying issues relevant to practical concerns are emphasized. Assessments and reports are done at the highest professional standards and are understandable to both the professional and the layman.
Business Products Offered:
- Geologic studies and project management relevant to real-world applications, done by a senior scientist
- Reports done at deadline, written at the highest professional standards, relevant and useful to the problem at hand, and understandable whether read by the professional or the layman
- Geologic mapping, any scale, Western U.S.A.
- Geologic framework of ground-water flow systems and siting of production well fields
- Expert testimony on many geologic topics, including the geologic framework of ground water
- Hazard assessments, seismic potential of building sites, and pollution mitigation
- Mineral-resource and geothermal-energy-resource exploration and assessment, all types
- Environmental studies and assessments to satisfy Federal/State compliance requirements (NEPA, CEQA)
- Technical reviews of geologic documents
Senior-Scientist Expertise:
- Expert on the geology of southwestern Utah and southern Nevada
- Broad regional knowledge of the geology of the western U.S.A., notably the Great Basin and other parts of the Basin and Range, as well as the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains
- Application of geologic knowledge to solving practical problems and questions
- Structural geology, especially faults and their geophysical interpretation
- Metallic and nonmetallic mineral deposits
- Volcanic rocks and other igneous rocks
- Ground-water flow systems and water resources, and expert testimony in courts and public hearings
- Present-day (Quaternary) sediments and landforms, including engineering implications, geomorphology of archeological sites, and potential impact of building sites by seismicity and other geologic hazards
- Geologic mapping experience in Utah, Nevada, Colorado, California, Wyoming, Mount St. Helens, Antarctica, and Saudi Arabia
- Dealing with the TV, radio, and print media, based on handling press conferences during the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens and on other work with reporters
Subcontractor to Southwest Geology, Inc., Blackfoot, Idaho, to analyze ground-water flow; to prepare 1:250,000-scale geologic maps, cross sections, and structure contours; to write geologic reports; and to provide expert-witness testimony concerning the White River ground-water flow system and adjacent areas, Nevada and Utah, for the Southern Nevada Water Authority (1/03-present).
Geologist for Robert E. McDonald, Pismo Beach, California, to conduct geologic mapping of the Cave Canyon and Adamsville 7.5’ quadrangles (1:24,000 scale), Utah, and to prepare them as digital maps for publication with the Utah Geological Survey (1/02-present).
Contractor to the EXAFS Company (Farrel Lytle), Pioche, Nevada, to provide geological and geomorphological expertise on his project to date desert varnish and petroglyphs by X-ray fluorescence, under funding from the Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation (11/03-present).
Contractor to the Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, to geologically map the Goldstrike and part of the Docs Pass quadrangles (1:24,000 scale), to assist with the geologic mapping of the St. George 30’ x 60’ quadrangle (1:100,000 scale), and to prepare them for publication (7/03-present).