Globally recognised expertise.
Established in 2005.
Over 20 years of cutting-edge geophysical acquisition and modelling services.
Established in Perth, Western Australia, Moombarriga offered state-of-the-art MT acquisition and modelling services, establishing a small but loyal customer base in government agencies, mineral and geothermal exploration companies. Moombarriga established a reputation for delivering the highest quality data, remaining on the leading edge of hardware and software developments, providing expertise in all aspects of MT surveying.
Moombarriga Canada was originally established in 2018 to expand the company’s service provision into Canada. In that same year, Moombarriga acquired Search Exploration Services, a specialised IP acquisition company known for developing proprietary high-powered IP transmitters, enabling Moombarriga to deliver advanced IP/RES surveying services to the Australian market.
In 2024, Moombarriga transitioned its international operations from Canada to the United States, opening a new office to serve a receptive market for its high-quality data acquisition, expert data analysis, and modelling services.
Moombarriga continues to foster collaborative relationships with MT and IP experts across public and private companies, universities, and research institutions to enhance technical services and adopt new technologies. Our technical team brings over 100 years of combined experience in MT survey design, data analysis, modelling, and interpretation.
Moombarriga strive to deliver highest value to our customers, this means the highest quality data, delivered safely and efficiently.
Our team.
Thomas Hoskin PhD
General Manager
Tom graduated from the University of Western Australia in 2009 and began his career as an exploration geologist. He completed his PhD in 2017, using magnetotellurics (MT) to map deep sedimentary basins, gaining industry experience with Moombarriga along the way.
He joined Moombarriga full-time in 2018 and now serves as
General Manager, overseeing technical delivery, client engagement, and strategic growth across mineral, geothermal, and energy exploration projects
Shane Evans MSc
Director
Shane graduated from Curtin University in 1998 with an honors degree in geophysics and began working in diamond exploration for DeBeers, developing a keen interest in large scale crustal investigation using MT. He completed his Master’s degree in Geophysics at Queens University, Canada, under the supervision of Alan Jones. In 2003, he returned to DeBeers, this time in Johannesburg, conducting numerous surveys in central and southern Africa, Canada and India, including the SAMTEX experiment.
In 2005, Shane returned to Perth and established Moombarriga Geoscience.
Jessica Spratt MSc
Senior Geophysicist
Jessica graduated from Carleton University, Canada, in 2001. During her studies she interned with the Geological Survey of Canada (Ottawa) in the MT group, and completed her honours thesis in MT in 2001. Jessica completed her Master’s thesis in applied MT in 2003 at Syracuse University, New York, returning to the Geological Survey of Canada as an MT specialist, later moving to the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies.
Since 2006, Jessica has been providing specialised MT services as an independent contractor .
Benjamin Murphy PhD
Senior Geophysicist
US-based Ben comes to us from the USGS, specialised in MT inversion for mineral systems.
A Physical scientist with a strong, diverse background in the Geosciences, Ben has a special interest in synthesising geophysical, geochemical, geospatial, and geological data and observations in order to understand the Earth.
Noelene Evans
Project Lead & HR
Noelene has worked with Moombarriga since 2017, cutting her geophysical teeth and leading acquisition teams. She moved into management in 2023, bringing her broad range of skills and experience, developed across multiple industries, to her role as Project Leader and HR.
Mike Donovan
Operations Manager
Mike has worked globally in several primary industries, particularly rural agricultural and mineral exploration.
His extensive experience and tenacity made him an exemplary candidate for operations manager at Moombarriga, a role he started in 2018.
Marie White
Administration Manager
Marie has worked in a diverse range of industries, including trucking, international shipping, and multinational corporate logistics.
Marie joined Moombarriga in 2017, bringing extensive expertise and experience to the company.
