Geotechnical projects involve exploratory drilling combined with testing and instrumentation installation to determine sub-surface ground characteristics for infrastructure development purposes including, but not limited to; tailings storage feasibility or upgrades, pipeline alignment investigations, hydro-electric dam feasibility investigations or upgrades, road network evaluation, and construction/ foundation design for buildings. Many mining, consulting, construction and utility companies, contract Geotech’s drilling services to complete subsurface investigations to evaluate their properties. Unlike exploration drilling, these geotechnical projects focus on the characteristics and structure of the subsurface material, rather than the value of the mineral composition. Geotech was founded in 1996 with an emphasis on geotechnical specific programs, after identifying a need within British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation division. Geotech facilitates investigations to obtain information required by clients including the drilling of multiple boreholes, completed with various in-situ tests and installations. These testing techniques include, but are not limited to; standard penetration tests, cone penetration tests, packer tests (pneumatic and hydraulic), shelby tubes, piston sampling, core orientation, vane shear (nilcon and standard), and hydro fracturing tests. Geotech also offers an array of instrumentation installation services, including, but not limited to; monitoring wells, vibrating wires, slope inclinometer casings, extensometers, de-watering pumps, and nested installations. Similar to Geotech’s exploration services, these geotechnical services have grown significantly and include projects in; the Canadian Arctic, Western Canada, USA, Chile, Greenland and Suriname.