Inside an artisanal gold mine, Mozambique 2022 #mining #mocambique #mozambique #geology #goldmining #gold

Inside an artisanal gold mine, Mozambique 2021 #mining #mocambique #mozambique #geology #goldmining #gold

Spending time inside a radioactive hole. Inside a tantalite artisanal mine #geology #mining #rareearths #Africa

In search of aquamarines #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Relaxing by the pool with intruders #geology #mining #Africa

Inside an artisanal tourmaline mine (no shoes, spirits don't allow to use it, if not stones would run away) #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa

Emerald vein. #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Sometimes you find yourself in awkward situations, like being alone in front of hundreds of illegal miners. The miners' reaction, when they found out we were there by chance, and not to cause trouble, was really good

in honor of African truckers, they manage to go where no one goes

Spirituality (in the sense of spirits) and geology. Traditional ceremony #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa

why 13 days to move a gold plant for 2500 km?. #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #africa

how to repair gear box in 12 hours in the middle of nowhere. #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Traditional ceremony. #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa

Ready for the TBM Kenya 2018 #renewableenergy #construction #geology #dam #geotechnics #tunnel

Environmental drilling inside a building reclaimed from asbestos 2017 #geology #hydrogeology #environmental #drilling

Effective recycling lesson. Cameroun Loum 2019 2019 #renewableenergy #construction #geology

wind turbine foundation in Lappland Sweden 2019 #renewableenergy #construction #geology

Let's go to work

gold panning 2019 #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

gold panning 2021 #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

gold panning 2018 #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

How can 2 guys without money, without machinery but with quite a lot of good will, find a 1 billion dollar mining deposit? A 10 kg sledgehammer and a shelby pipe are enough, as well as a fair amount of strength to extract it from the ground (as well as repeating the exercise 350 times) 2016 Mozambique #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

When rock mass push. Tunnelling in Squeezing Rock Italy 2002 #geology #geotechnics #construction #tunnels #geotechnicalmonitoring #geohazards

When rock mass push. Tunnelling in Squeezing Rock Italy 2002 #geology #geotechnics #construction #tunnels #geotechnicalmonitoring #geohazards

Hunting the snake. geomechanical surveys for hydroelectric project Cameroon 2019 #geology #geotechnics #hydrogeology #hydrology #renewableenergy #construction #tunnels

Site visit in a 3 GW wind farm. Sweden 2019 #geology #geotechnics #renewableenergy # windfarm #construction

Rift valley view. Kenya 2018 #geology #geotechnics #renewableenergy # dam #construction

Geology and gastronomy. Geohazards assessment in the western alps, Bettelmat valley 2002 (Italy). By the way, this little valley produces one of the most famous cheese of the Alps, the “Bettelmat”. Little withe dots at the bottom are the cows and the cheese is made in the small stone house at the bottom of the valley. #geology #geotechnicalmonitoring #geohazards

Souvenir photo after a traditional ceremony with the villagers and the shamans, to ask an help from the spirits to protect our expedition. I must say that the work after the ceremony went better than usual #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #titanium

Manual drilling in Romania in 2002. They were able to make a piezometer at 12 meters per day manually. #geology #hydrogeology #environmental #drilling

Sometimes guardian angels also have an angelic smile. Kenya 2018 #geology #geotechnics #renewableenergy # dam #construction

Relationships are everything and everything is relationship #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Finding our way in the bush. 2016 Mozambique #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #titanium

Geomorphological and hydrogeological study in a humid forest. 2011 #geology #geomorphology #hydrogeology #hydrology #mapping #environmental

I have always loved abandoned factories, in the end it like archeology, you can find, as in Pompeii, everything crystallized to the day when the factory closed. The calendar pointed to a date of 20 years ago, the list of the last load, .... a time capsule #geology #geotechnics #environmental #brownfields

See gold come out from concentrate, I don't know why, but it is always intriguing to see, especially at the end of the day, after turning off all the machines. Only the noise of the pan in the water remains, and no one wants to talk until the cleaning is finished, everyone just observes the skillful moves of the garimpero, waiting for the final result. 2021 #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Downhill on volcanic ash. Parícutin volcano, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Michoacan Mexico 1996 #geology #mining #Mexico

Site visit in a 3 GW wind farms. Sweden 2019 #geology #geotechnics #renewableenergy # windfarm #construction

A drop of gold inside quartz 2021 #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Parícutin volcano, one of the seven natural wonders of the world (excluding the geologist obviously) Michoacan Mexico 1996 #geology #mining #Mexico #Granite

Tourmaline 2021 #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Site visit in a dam construction site. Kenya 2018 #geology #geotechnics #renewableenergy # dam #construction

Tourmaline 2021 #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Parícutin volcano, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. We were working on granites, but we needed a vacation, so we switched to volcanic. Michoacan Mexico 1996 #geology #mining #Mexico #Granite

Geomorphological and hydrogeological study in a humid forest. 2011 #geology #geomorphology #hydrogeology #hydrology #mapping #environmental

Crossing Equator. Hakuna Matata. Kenya 2018 #geology #geotechnics #renewableenergy # dam #construction

Site visit for wind farms. Korea Bigeum Do 2019 #geology #geotechnics #renewableenergy # windfarm #construction

Drilling in the cold 2018 #geology #geotechnics #construction #drilling

Archean-Quaternary direct contact, we have lost a billion years in between. Kenya 2018 #geology #geotechnics #renewableenergy # dam #construction

When rock mass push. Tunnelling in Squeezing Rock Italy 2002 #geology #geotechnics #construction #tunnels #geotechnicalmonitoring #geohazards

Parícutin volcano, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. We were working on granites, but we needed a vacation, so we switched to volcanic. Michoacan Mexico 1996 #geology #mining #Mexico #Granite

mapping during exploration for heavy sands 2016 #Photogrammetry #UAV #drone #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #titanium

Drilling in the cold 2019 #geology #hydrogeology #environmental #drilling #well

Columnar basalts, a pity for the geologist who blocks the view. Rift Valley 2018 #geology #geotechnics #renewableenergy # dam #construction

Rise and shine men! Time to start drilling. Geological and geotechnical study for a gas pipeline. Northern Italy 2015 #geology #geotechnics #drilling #construction #pipeline

Vogogna Castle Val d'Ossola Northern Italy #geotechnicalmonitoring #geohazards #drone

It's all a bit damp, though, isn't it? geomechanical surveys for hydroelectric projects Cameroon 2019 #geology #geotechnics #hydrogeology #hydrology #renewableenergy #construction #tunnels

A drop of gold inside quartz 2021 #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Maybe because I have Irish roots, but I've always loved green

I love geoarchaeology, but I never imagined that one day I would participate in the dismantling of an obelisk. (ground penetrating radar to search iron bars connecting the granite blocks) Torino 2007 #construction #tunnels #geotechnicalmonitoring

I love sand, especially heavy sands #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Manual drilling in Romania in 2002. They were able to make a piezometer at 12 meters per day manually. #geology #hydrogeology #environmental #drilling

Ruby chips 2016 #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

We have done our best, the orizontal borehole extensometer works perfectly, but if even God is on our side, success should be guaranteed Italy 1997 #geology #geotechnicalmonitoring #geohazards

I have always loved abandoned factories, in the end it like archeology, you can find, as in Pompeii, everything crystallized to the day when the factory closed. The calendar pointed to a date of 20 years ago, the list of the last load, .... a time capsule #geology #geotechnics #environmental #brownfields

"A Landslide with a View" #geology #geotechnicalmonitoring #geohazards

Interesting perspective; in any case church roof is ok; Italian Alps 2017 #geology #drone #geohazards

Environmental investigations inside a fuel depot 2009. #geology #drilling #environmental

Kenya Rfit Valley, geological assessment for hydroelectric project 2018 #geology #geotechnics #renewableenergy #construction

It had been a hard day's work, but that day the effort was not proportional to the result. A bad blow to morale. Fortunately, the team was strong, and at the end of the day, they found a way to raise everyone's spirits with some football. We were dirty, sweaty and tired, but we needed to release the stress. From the smiles in the photo the mission was accomplished. The next day was a success. #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Angled boring in an urban center with a dense network of underground service lines 2014. #geology #hydrogeology #environmental #drilling

A nice piece 2021 #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Meeting in Monrovia Liberia, with the Minister of mineral resources (nice to find out he was a geologist). Liberia 2018 #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa

Sorry to crash your meal, but I’m really starving.. #mining #rareearths #gemstone #titanium #Africa #Mozambique

How can you not love Proterozoic? #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Environmental investigations inside a fuel depot 2009. #geology #drilling #environmental

Inside an aquamarine artisanal mine. #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Our pilot plant for gold ready to start test 2021. #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Drilling holes for explosives. 1999 #geology #geotechnics #construction #tunnels #geotechnicalmonitoring #geohazards

Geotechnical investigations in a former mining penal colony. 1998 Construction of toxic waste dumps. #geology #drilling #hydrogeology #construction #geotechnicalmonitoring #geohazards #environmental

I had always dreamed of going to the Rift Valley, since I had studied it at university, . Then one day comes a phone call... "we need a geological survey for an hydroelectric project, on an area of about 150 square km up and down the Rift Valley, if you are interested ...". It didn't take me more than a split second to ask "ok, when do we start?" Sometimes you are asked to go to work where you would like to go on vacation. Kenya Rift Valley 2018 #geology #geomechanic #renewableenergy #construction #Dam #tunnels

Inside a tantalite artisanal mine. #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Site visit for wind farms. Korea Gojang-ri 2019 #geology #geotechnics #renewableenergy # windfarm #construction

Pegmatite in Proterozoic schists #geology #drone #Africa #Mozambique #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #titanium

When rock mass push. Tunnelling in Squeezing Rock Italy 2002 #geology #geotechnics #construction #tunnels #geotechnicalmonitoring #geohazards

Amethyst 2021 #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

120 m orizontal borehole extensometer installation. 2002 eastern italian alps #geology #drilling #geotechnicalmonitoring #geohazards

Turin 2006 Winter Olympics. Drilling well for artificial snow system. 2002 Bardonecchia. #geology #drilling #hydrogeology #construction #Olimpicgames

Geomorphological and hydrogeological study in a wet forest. 2011 #geology #geomorphology #hydrogeology #hydrology #mapping #environmental

Artisanal mining 2019 #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Environmental investigations in a dismissed textile plant. 2008 #geology #hydrogeology #drilling #environmental

Geophysical and geotechnical investigations for photovoltaic plant. 2020 #geology #geotechnics #renewableenergy #construction

Parícutin volcano, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. We were working on granites, but we needed a vacation, so we switched to volcanic. Michoacan Mexico 1996 #geology #mining #Mexico #Granite

Exploring these places is a challenge, but they hide incredible mineral and naturalistic treasures

Television inspections inside the main refinery in northern Italy. 2004 #geotechnicalmonitoring #geohazards #pipeline

Environmental investigations in a former tank factory. Soviet era drilling rig URB-2. Bucarest Romania 2002 #geology #hydrogeology #drilling #environmental

Artisanal tantalite mine 2021 #geology #mining #gold #rareearths #gemstone #Africa #Mozambique

Study for new racehorse breeding center, North-West Italy 2004. #geology #geotechnics #construction #drilling