How Low Can you go? The Challenges of Deep Mining
Resource depletion is one of the largest challenges facing the mining industry. The issues of declining grades and frequency of …
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Drilling
Balmoral Resources – Martinière Project
Introduction There is something visceral about seeing a shoot of pure gold in drill core. It speaks to a deep …
GoldQuest Mining Corporation – Romero Project
Exploration for mineral deposits is hard. Promising geochemistry can lead nowhere, geophysical anomalies can remain anomalous, alteration zones can get …
Downhole Geophysics in Mineral Exploration
Overview During early exploration, particularly in ‘greenfield’ areas away from mines or known mineralisation, very little information is known about …
Starting A Mine: Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility Studies
While the basic concept of mining may be familiar to most people, the total process from exploration target to profitable …
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Reverse Circulation (RC) Drilling
Reverse circulation or RC drilling is a fast and inexpensive method of drilling, particularly compared to diamond drilling. A hundred …
Drilling Methods Used in Coal Mines
For coal deposits, like most other minerals, drilling is a key to identifying in detail the grade and size of …
Mining Hazards – Often Mundane, Often Preventable
A vast array of hazards exists in the world of mining. Heavy equipment, long working hours and difficult working conditions, …
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Diamond Drill-Hole Drilling
The diamond drill-core drilling is used to obtain oriented and intact rock from hundreds of metres below the ground’s surface. …
Drill-Hole Planning
A successful soil sampling programme will result in a map of geochemical anomalies. The next step in exploration is for …
