About us
Nordic Geoservices Oy is the result of the merging of two prior consulting companies, Markku Iljina Geoconsulting Oy and Minerale Geoconsulting Oy. Founders combined experiences cover mineral project generation, conducting of operations and project management, stakeholder and authority management, and collaboration with the academic community.
Nordic Geoservices Oy provides wide range of services in every stages of your mineral exploration project along with detailed mineralogical studies with focus based on your needs. Company is well networked and utilizes it depending of the need of the project.
Management
Markku Iljina
Co-Founder (PhD, EurGeol)
Over 30 years of Experience includes supervision of field operations, planning and conducting of exploration projects 3-5 years in duration, conducting and participation in international research and mining community related projects.
Past employers and hosting organisations include major Finnish mining and metals house Outokumpu Oy, Geological Survey of Finland, and private sector actors. Geographical experience outside of Finland includes: Australia, NW Russia, and neighbouring countries Sweden and Norway.
Platinum Group Metals (PGM) and other commodities related to mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks have formed the key area of interest.
Jukka-Pekka Ranta
Co-Founder (PhD, Docent)
Jukka-Pekka Ranta has over 10 years of post-graduate experience in research and mineral exploration in Finland. Jukka-Pekka has a strong understanding of the Fennoscandian geology and formation of mineral deposits during the complex geological evolution of the region.
He is a specialist in petrography, ore microscopy and geochemical data processing. Jukka-Pekka is specialized especially to gold and its characteristics and exploration within Scandinavia, but has experience in other mineral deposits types as well (e.g. Li-pegmatites, magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits). Jukka-Pekka has been actively involved in multidisciplinary research/business projects aiming to develop low-impact mineral exploration methodologies, especially in areas with former glaciations, such as Finland, where outcropping bedrock is rare.
In addition, Jukka-Pekka holds a position of University lecturer in mineralogy and economic geology in the Oulu Mining School (University of Oulu) where he also holds a title of Docent in applied mineralogy and hydrothermal ore-forming processes.
