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http://www.agiusa.com) is a manufacturer of geophysical resistivity survey and IP imaging systems ">Mining is a complicated task that often calls for extra examinations before anyone can embark in. There are lots of surveys that one has to carry out just to confirm whether or not the ground in question has whatever you might be interested in. Among the tests to be undertaken, the resistivity meter is a key instrument. The use of measuring instruments such as then one described above is useful in finding out the resistance of a substance or material to electricity. One may wonder why someone would want to find out the resistance of any material against electricity. The answer is very simple. Electricity is a major source of energy and many situations in ordinary life demand for the use of electric current. Therefore materials with less resistance to electricity will be good conductors and can thus be useful in transmitting electric current form one source to the next. This same principal will apply in the case of mining. The main reason being that most of the minerals that are excavated from the ground have some level of resistance to electricity; thus they are either grouped as conductors or non conductors. After establishing the resistance of different metals within the ground to electricity, it can be easy to determine what kind of metals one might get at a certain place by measuring the resistance of the soil samples. This gives anyone aspiring to embark on mining activities around the area a good guideline on what to expect from the area long before embarking on the expensive task of bringing along the expensive equipment that may be needed to carry out the task. Therefore the use of resistivity meter will always go a long way in helping in the planning and feasibility evaluation of a certain area before one can start taking part in mining activities within the area. This should save a lot of money that would have gone into the research. Advanced Geosciences. Inc. (http://www.agiusa.com) is a manufacturer of geophysical resistivity survey and IP imaging systems
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