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Percussion/Churn Drilling: Rotary Drilling: Diamond Core Drilling

This document discusses various types of drilling methods used for core sampling including rotary, percussion/churn, and diamond core drilling. It provides details on core drilling processes like using drill rods and cores, core recovery, rock quality designation (RQD) logging, core splitting and sizing. Costs for different rock types using rotary, percussion and core drilling methods are listed. Guidelines for drill spacing during exploration, definitive, and development stages are outlined for various mineral deposit types including disseminated gold, porphyry copper, uranium, coal, tin, and oil shale.

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Percussion/Churn Drilling: Rotary Drilling: Diamond Core Drilling

This document discusses various types of drilling methods used for core sampling including rotary, percussion/churn, and diamond core drilling. It provides details on core drilling processes like using drill rods and cores, core recovery, rock quality designation (RQD) logging, core splitting and sizing. Costs for different rock types using rotary, percussion and core drilling methods are listed. Guidelines for drill spacing during exploration, definitive, and development stages are outlined for various mineral deposit types including disseminated gold, porphyry copper, uranium, coal, tin, and oil shale.

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Percussion/Churn Drilling:

Rotary Drilling:
Diamond Core Drilling:

Core Drilling

Truck
Mounted

Drill Rods

Drill Cores

Core Placing and Wrapping

(Coring)
Core recovery
RQD (Rock quality designation)
Logging

Lithology & Geologic structure


Rock mechanic properties
Water inflow

Core splitting (Assay + Back up)

Core Size (Wireline core barrel)


AQ

1-1/16

1-3/16in

BQ

1-7/16

BX

1-5/8in

NQ

1-7/8

NX

2-1/8in

HQ

2-1/2

PQ

3-11/32

EX

7/8in

AX

NX

Costs

Rotary

Percussion

Core

Sandstone

1-2

3-6

20-30

Carbonate

1-4

4-6

20-35

6-12

15-32

Igneous

Drill Pattern

Drill Spacing
(Exploration) 800-1000 m
(Definitive) 200-800 m
(Development) 20-150 m

Disseminated Gold

Exploration drill spacing = 200m


Definitive drill spacing = 80-100m
Development drill spacing = 40-50m

Porphyry Copper
Exploration drill spacing = 200m
Definitive drill spacing = 80-100m
Development drill spacing = 40-50m

Uranium
Rotary 4-5 in, Assay Interval 1.5m, Core
NX
Exploration drill spacing = 800-1600m
Definitive drill spacing = 300m (vein) - 900m
(Sediment)
Development drill spacing = 15-45m

Coal
Exploration drill spacing = 500-1000m
Definitive drill spacing = 80-100m
Development drill spacing = 25m

Tin (Placer deposits)


Exploration drill spacing = 200-500m
Definitive drill spacing = 100-150m
Development drill spacing = 40-50m

Churn Drill
Assay Interval 0.3m

Oil Shale
Exploration drill spacing > 2000m
Definitive drill spacing = 1000-2000m
Development drill spacing = 500m

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