Murgana Geological Consulting Ltd. (MGC)

MGC is a geology consultancy group specialising in mapping and geological, structural and geotechnical analyses as well as in providing array of geology services to mineral exploration and mining projects. Our history: In 2002 professor Zhivko Ivanov (Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”) established a geology research and consultancy group administrated by the Scientific Research Center (NIS) at Sofia University. The group worked mainly in Central Bulgaria on numerous projects investigating the geological setting and evolution of the Late Cretaceous magmatic arc system and related Cu-Au mineralised systems. Since 2004 prof. Ivanov’s group also provides geotechnical services for one of the largest open-pit mines on the Balkans (Elatsite) (see our projects). Besides the exploration and exploitation services work, team members of the group produced several PhD and MSc theses and numerous scientific papers, conference abstracts, presentations and company reports. Prof. Ivanov and his team worked in close collaboration with the academia, research institutes, and laboratories in Bulgaria and abroad. Murgana (MGC) is a geology consultancy company founded in 2015 by team members of prof. Ivanov’s group and continues to provide outstanding consultancy services and in-depth geological research. Principal geologist at MGC is Dr Neven Georgiev. Mapping Services: ◾Regional-scale Geology investigations ◾Mine/project scale Geological Mapping ◾Structural Mapping ◾Geotechnical Mapping Structural Analysis Services: ◾Kinematic analysis (both in brittle and ductile regime) ◾Geometry analysis (faults, shear zones and folds) ◾Palaeostress analysis ◾AMS analysis (anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility) ◾Microstructural analysis Drilling project management, drill-hole planning and core analysis services. We provide field- and lab-based training and short coerces as well as internship programs.