Sudan Geological Survey receives returned geophysical instrument
The General Authority for Geological Research received a Swedish-made Terrameter LS2 on October 17, Sudan News Agency reported. It had been lost during the war and was handed by the person who found it to the manufacturer’s representative in Sudan.
Event / data period: 2026-10-17
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The agency said the authority bought the instrument in 2017 and put its current value at US$80,000. The Geological Survey received it from Geo Earth Integrated Solutions. Its recovery restores access to a tool used in geophysical, geological and mineral exploration; the source reports no new survey or mineral discovery.
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Sudan Geological Survey recovers Terrameter instrument
SUNA reported that a Terrameter LS2 lost during the war and later found by a citizen was returned to the geological authority on October 17.
| Reported current instrument value | 80000 | Current value estimate reported by the authority; not a transaction price | 2026-10-17 |
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The instrument’s use, purchase year and reported current value come from SUNA’s report. The valuation is not a measure of production capacity or mineral reserves.
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