Geophysical Consultancy Services
Turning
Data into Discoveries
Founded in 1980 by Dr John Bishop, we provide high level geophysical consultancy services to the global mining, engineering and energy sectors,
Specialties
Clients range from the major mining houses to small unlisted explorers and our efforts have often resulted in new discoveries or increased near-mine resources and reserves.
Mitre has a long and extensive experience in base metal exploration and it still forms the core of our business.
We have oil & gas experience worldwide
Groundwater is an important topic in Australia and increasingly globally.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are the backbone of Geomatics.
Meet The Team
Our team comprises of highly experienced award-winning geoscientists and geophysicists, with decades of expertise in their respective fields. They bring extensive knowledge, technical proficiency, and a proven track record of delivering exceptional results to every project they undertake.
John Bishop
John started his career with the NSW Geological Survey and then worked for small Australian consulting firms before joining the Geophysics Department at Macquarie University. In 1980, he formed Mitre Geophysics Pty. Ltd.
Kate Hine (née Godber)
Winner of two ‘best paper’ awards at ASEG conferences, Kate is a versatile, experienced and successful geophysicist who has worked on a wide variety of commodities in a range of different geological settings.
Dawn Hendrick
Dawn started her career in the UK seismic exploration industry before emigrating to Australia in 1985. In 1991 she started her own mapping consultancy based in Brisbane and moved to Tasmania in 2010.
Nick Direen
Nick is a multi-award winning geoscientist, recognised for his contributions in both geophysics and geology by both ASEG and the GSA (Stillwell & Howchin Medals). He is also one of Australia’s most versatile geoscientists.
Fionnuala (Finn) Campbell
Starting in 2019, Fionnuala gained geophysical experience as a Vacation Student and as a Student Geophysicist during her final year of studies with IGO, focusing on time-domain electromagnetic data collection, analysis, and processing for Ni sulphides in Western Australia.
Kelly Vaughan-Taylor
Prior to joining Mitre, Kelly worked at the Institute of Mine Seismology in real time seismic monitoring of mines and passive seismic monitoring of tailings dams. She also worked in seismic exploration with the acquisition and modelling using ambient noise tomography in Tasmania.
Rob Angus
Rob joined Mitre Geophysics at the start of 2023, bringing over 30 years of experience as an Exploration Geophysicist working across a broad range of techniques and applications as both a company geophysicist and an independent consultant.
Exploration Geophysics is a complex and rapidly changing field. Let us help you.
Upon request Mitre also runs fully tailored in-house courses focusing on the clients objectives and datatsets. This option can be a very cost-effective when a large number of staff are to attend.
Our Clients
We are proud to have had the opportunity to work with a diverse range of mining and resource clients across Australis. Each partnership has allowed us to expand our expertise and grow as a team.
