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daggfish

06/03/10 11:17 AM

#56455 RE: stingray2 #56454

Once a rod is removed from the hole, the core sample is then removed from the rod and catalogued. The Driller's offsider screws the rod apart using tube clamps, then each part of the rod is taken and the core is shaken out into core trays. The core is washed, measured and broken into smaller pieces using a hammer or sawn through to make it fit into the sample trays. Once catalogued, the core trays are retrieved by geologists who then analyse the core and determine if the drill site is a good location to expand future mining operations.
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Mjdbcc

06/03/10 11:22 AM

#56462 RE: stingray2 #56454

just wondering....after the holes are all drilled...do they put a sensor down the holes to attempt to triangulate the size and dimensions of said "find"....Hope that makes sense at what i trying to find out. This is really exciting stuff,we could be sitting on top of a HUGE NUG!! ya know,after they obtain said samples,can they
get a PICTURE of the ore viens,directions of travel,size,depth etc.