Articles - Geol Mbugua Githae

A Guide to Structural Geology Mapping for Resource Exploration

Ore doesn’t deposit itself randomly. Faults, fractures, folds, and shear zones create the pathways and traps that control where mineralizing

Not every piece of land is equally safe to build on. Landslides, seismic activity, expansive soils, flooding, and subsidence can

Lithium demand has surged alongside the growth of battery manufacturing and electric vehicle adoption, pulling a wave of new exploration

Mineral exploration has always been a game of narrowing down possibilities. Traditional methods — ground surveys, drilling, and airborne geophysics

Ground doesn’t move quickly — until it does. Subsidence and deformation often unfold over months or years, invisible to the

Choosing the right imaging technology can make or break the value of a remote sensing survey. Multispectral and hyperspectral imaging

Vegetation has always been the enemy of geological mapping. Dense forest canopy can hide fault scarps, landslide scars, and outcrops

Every successful construction project rests, quite literally, on what’s beneath it. A geotechnical site investigation is the process of understanding

Groundwater is often called the world’s hidden buffer against climate variability — the reservoir that keeps wells flowing during drought

Ground doesn’t usually move fast enough for people to notice — a few centimeters a year is invisible to the

Remote sensing and satellite data can narrow a search area from thousands of square kilometers down to a shortlist of

Groundwater is, by its nature, invisible from the surface — which has historically made finding it one of hydrogeology’s more