Independent consulting across the exploration-to-mine-planning chain — spectral targeting, structural field verification, resource and reserve estimation, open pit design, and LiDAR terrain analysis. Available worldwide.
Get in touchI'm Jacob Gowon, a geologist and PhD candidate at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, working at the intersection of satellite remote sensing and hands-on exploration geology. My background spans multispectral and hyperspectral analysis (Sentinel-2, ASTER, EnMAP), structural field mapping, and geochemical validation across gold, pegmatite, base-metal, and critical raw material systems in Nigeria and Sweden. I now consult for exploration teams looking to pair desk-based targeting with results that hold up on the ground.
PhD research (WUST) in DTM/DEM accuracy, subsidence detection, and InSAR deformation analysis is supervised by Prof. Kazimierz Bęcek, whose published work spans land subsidence via global DEMs, SRTM correction, and InSAR vegetation-bias mitigation.
Jacob leads Jacob's Boon Resources Ltd as CEO and Managing Director. He graduated top of his M.Eng. Mining and Geology cohort (ranked 1st) at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, and earned his B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Jos with a CGPA of 4.48/5.00. He is a Gold Medalist of the International Earth Science Olympiad and a TIMREX alumnus of the EIT RawMaterials Academy.
Multispectral and hyperspectral targeting using Sentinel-2, ASTER, and EnMAP data in Google Earth Engine to map alteration halos, lithology, and structural corridors.
On-the-ground mapping and ground-truthing of remote sensing anomalies, fracture and vein network analysis, and digital field profiling.
Handheld XRF screening and ICP-OES interpretation to test and refine spectral and structural targets.
QGIS and GRASS GIS workflows, PCA band analysis, and client-ready exploration reports and maps.
Target generation and technical advisory for pegmatite (REE, Nb-Ta, Li), gold, base-metal, and manganese systems.
Grade modeling using Leapfrog Edge (implicit modeling, IDW, kriging) and Datamine Studio RM, from exploration data through to reportable resource and reserve figures.
Pit layout, bench and ramp design, and phased mine planning built directly on the resource model.
Pillar sizing and slope stability assessment to keep pit and underground designs within safe operating limits.
Ground-filtering ALS/UAV LiDAR point clouds to strip vegetation returns and extract clean bare-earth DEMs for structural and hydrological analysis.
Evaluating and correcting Digital Terrain Model and Digital Elevation Model errors (SRTM and other spaceborne sources) to ensure reliable terrain input for mine design, resource modeling, and structural interpretation.
Detecting land subsidence over active pits, underground workings, and tailings storage facilities using global and satellite-derived DEMs, in support of pit and pillar safety.
Satellite radar interferometry (InSAR) for ground movement detection, including correction for vegetation-impenetrability bias in vegetated and forested terrain.
Precise positional control and survey accuracy underpinning mine surveying, resource/reserve estimation, and open pit design.
Remote sensing pass across multispectral and hyperspectral imagery to flag alteration, lithology, and structural anomalies.
Field mapping and ground-truthing to confirm or discard each anomaly against real structural and lithological evidence.
XRF screening and ICP-OES geochemistry test the surviving targets against mineralogical and geochemical thresholds.
Findings compiled into GIS-ready maps and a client report, with targets ranked for follow-up.
Toto, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Gold exploration in schist belts — delineated quartz veins yielding grades ≥2 g/t Au through combined structural mapping and remote sensing.
Pepe Gyangyang, Nigeria
NYF pegmatite exploration — identified an unreported, highly fractionated pegmatite corridor bearing Nb-Ta, HREEs, gold, and silver (M.Eng. thesis research).
Akwana, Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria
Base-metal exploration — mapped fault-hosted galena and sphalerite veins and associated hydrothermal alteration.
Isanlu-Egbe Schist Belt, Kogi State, Nigeria
Manganese exploration — mapped metasedimentary manganese ore bodies with the National Steel Raw Material Exploration Agency.
Jos Plateau, Nigeria (PhD research)
Automated extraction and statistical analysis of fracture networks from ALS/UAV LiDAR data, with implications for groundwater flow and mineral exploration.
Registered in Nigeria — available for remote spectral targeting or on-site fieldwork worldwide.