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Many critical mineral resources including lithium, uranium and potash are produced as brine groundwater resources. These critical minerals are typically found in highly saline groundwater in arid closed basins, and beneath dry lake beds. Production of brine-based mineral resources entailspumping mineral-rich brine from permeable brine aquifers and separating the minerals from water at the surface. […]

Vista Clara is pleased to announce a major revision to the Javelin® and Dart™ NMR logging tools. Introducing Numax™, a collection of NMR sensor electronics innovations that enable increased NMR signal amplitudes, reduced susceptibility to noise sources, and faster logging speed for the same resolution compared to previously available NMR logging tools. Vista Clara is […]

Watch the video by Vista Clara Chief Scientist, Darya Mozorov, PhD, on “In Situ NMR Measurements to Quantify Crude Oil at Bemidji Crude Oil Spill Site” that was presented at the Battelle Chlorinated Conference on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 1:50 PM. The primary objective of this study was to use diffusion NMR with high-resolution […]

For our colleagues who attended the 35th Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (SAGEEP) in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, many were able to attend Dr. Darya Mozorov’s presentation that detailed Vista Clara’s recent research and development of gradient-based imaging methods for surface NMR. Gradient-based imaging is the basis for 2D […]

Coastal ecosystems play an important role in interfacing between marine and terrestrial environments. These systems host complex dynamic processes associated with strong physical gradients between freshwater and saltwater, ground water and surface water, and between high and low permeability soils. Therefore, the structure and stability of coastal environments have a critical impact on environmental resources, […]

During a recent training trip to Germany, Vista Clara provided extensive, on-site, training and equipment demonstrations for customers to highlight magnetic resonance (NMR) technology, which enables them to directly detect and image subsurface hydrogeologic properties. The training conducted near Hanover, Germany, provided a comprehensive understanding of how NMR Geophysical Equipment helps clients image the subsurface […]

Vista Clara, ConeTec, Geoprobe and Georgia Tech researchers recently partnered to deploy a Vista Clara Dart Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) probe via a cone penetrometer test (CPT) rig to measure water content and porosity in a mine tailings facility. Vista Clara geophysicists collected CPT-NMR logs to depths of 75ft in tailings material at the mine […]

Vista Clara Inc recently delivered Javelin wireline tools to Australia for immediate hire. Tools include the Javelin Slim and the Javelin Micro. These tools successfully completed wireline logs for projects in groundwater resources, environmental remediation, and mining in Australia. The Javelin Slim is a 60 mm outside diameter tool that is perfect for logging open […]

In early 2022, Vista Clara delivered a GMR system to COSAN Chile.  COSAN offers non-invasive surface NMR geophysical surveys to deep, water well drilling customers.  By offering this service they have increased their customers certainty of finding groundwater and reduced the risk associated with drilling a dry well.  Since taking delivery, COSAN had surveyed more […]

The all-new GMR Flex Pre-polarization Module provides a controlled and boosted static magnetic field to enable precise, high signal to noise ratio measurement and imaging of water content in the top 3 meters of the subsurface, even when using very small detection loops. The GMR Flex Pre-polarization Module and software also enable effective detection and […]

The Javelin Micro ultra-small NMR logging tool has completed testing and is released to manufacturing – with new orders already shipping. With a 1.75in (44mm) diameter, Javelin Micro is the world’s first wireline NMR tool capable of logging 2in ID PVC cased boreholes. Javelin Micro provides high-resolution, continuous measurements of principal aquifer properties for groundwater […]

In June 2022, Vista Clara completed the purchase of our existing headquarters building at Cyrus Way in Mukilteo. This purchase is enabling us to expand into the full 13,000 sqft of contiguous office and manufacturing space, and provides room for future growth via a planned expansion of additional ~5,000 sqft of manufacturing space. With ownership […]

The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) site is a former uranium ore-processing facility managed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL). The highest remediation priority for the site is hauling and disposal of mill tailings. Additional efforts of the site are focused on remediation of […]