Drilling begins on Surprise Valley Hot Springs geothermal project

LISA KUSCU, head geologist and project manager of Warner Mountain Energy washes drilling mud from a sample taken from 600 feet. Modoc County Record

Article from the October 13, 2016 issue of Modoc County Record on new geothermal technology used to create electricity from lower temperature geothermal resources. Click to read the PDF.

Surprise Valley geothermal project starting out with a blast

KEN ROSE sets off a charge similar to an eight gauge shotgun blast, to release energy waves into the ground to help with the underground mapping of the area. Modoc County Record

Article from the June 4, 2015 issue of Modoc County Record on using small explosions to aid in underground mapping. Click to read the PDF.