Your Crew Needs a Place to Sleep. We’ll Handle Everything Else.

Running an exploration program in remote terrain is complicated enough without managing camp logistics. Since 1987, Minconsult has planned, mobilized, and constructed field camps across North America’s most isolated locations: from Newfoundland’s rugged coast to Banks Island in the Northwest Territories, from northern Ontario through northern Alberta and into the Yukon. We deliver complete turnkey camp solutions that let your team focus on geology and drilling rather than generator fuel and kitchen supplies.

Whether you’re running a lean grassroots program with a handful of geologists or supporting active drilling with 50+ people on-site, we can handle the full scope. Cost comparisons, equipment sourcing, helicopter mobilization, camp construction, and decommissioning at program end. Our camps are built for northern conditions: portable, flyable, and designed to function reliably when you’re weeks from the nearest supply run.

Our Field Camp Services

We work with your project geologists or geophysicists to establish optimal grid spacing, orientation, and coverage for your exploration objectives. Grids are designed to account for terrain constraints, target geometry, and survey methodology while minimizing unnecessary cutting.

Camps accommodate 20-50 people, depending on program scope. Early-stage reconnaissance programs typically need smaller, more portable setups. Active drilling operations with multiple crews require larger installations with dedicated facilities for different functions. We design camp size and configuration around your actual operational requirements rather than forcing programs into standardized templates.

Remote camp mobilization requires coordinating helicopter lifts, equipment staging, and construction sequencing. We plan mobilization logistics considering site access constraints, weather windows, and program start dates. Equipment is selected and packaged for efficient helicopter transport to fly-in locations or configured for truck and ATV access where road or trail networks exist.

Standard camps include sleeping quarters (configuration depends on crew size and client preferences), kitchen and dining facilities with appropriate capacity for crew size, shower and sanitation facilities, office and communications space, and heated work areas. Drilling programs receive dedicated core shacks with sample processing facilities, storage areas, and proper lighting for core logging work.

Generator systems sized for camp electrical load, backup power capacity for critical systems, and fuel storage appropriate to program duration and resupply logistics. Communications infrastructure supports satellite phone and internet connectivity where required for operational coordination and safety protocols.

Northern camps face conditions that would shut down operations further south. Our installations are engineered for sustained operation through extreme weather: high winds, heavy snow loads, temperature swings from +30°C to -40°C, and months of continuous use in locations accessible only by helicopter. Every camp includes backup systems for critical infrastructure, proper insulation and heating for year-round habitability, and equipment selected for reliability in remote conditions.