Who are we?

The Czech Geological Survey is a highly respected state organization that compiles, stores, interprets and provides objective expert geological information for the state administration, the private sector and the public. It is a state-funded body, the departmental research institute of the Ministry of the Environment responsible for functioning as the state geological survey in the Czech Republic. It is the only institution tasked with the systematic investigation of the geological structure of the entire Czech Republic.

The well-established reputation of the Czech Geological Survey is based on the optimum combination of services to society with top-ranking research in geological science, natural resources, geohazards and environmental protection.

As an internationally respected scientific institution, it responds to the requirements of society for sustainable development and plays a significant role in education and in the popularization of geology.

Ambition statements

Czech Geological Survey is conducting basic and applied research in the field of minerals for sustainable economic development. Extensive exploration using deep boreholes is relatively difficult in the Czech Republic as a cultural landscape with a relatively high population density. The low impact geochemical methods for the exploration and investigation of deeper mineral deposits that will be developed and used in the DeepBEAT project are an ideal first phase option for the exploration of concealed deposits. Case study Hůrky with REE-Zr-(Mo) mineralisation is a suitable test site for these methods.

Technologies

The Czech Geological Survey operates a certified laboratory equipped with modern analytical techniques including e.g. Field emission scanning electron microscope Tescan Mira3 GMU, Laser Ablation system Agilent 7900 ICP-MS, Thermo Scientific Neptune MC ICP MS for analysis of “non-traditional” stable isotopes, IRMS mass spectrometry DELTA V Advantage, 2 AAS SPECTROMETERS A-Analyst 200 A-Pin