Archives: Mineral exploration

The Heritage Minerals team, led by Drilling Manager, Shane Charlton, has been achieving depths of 46 m with high-quality 86 mm samples using Dando Drilling’s Terrier percussive drill rig, the drilling manufacturer says. The depth is a record for the Terrier rig, according to Dando. Heritage Minerals is currently working on the historied Mount Morgan[…]

Searcher, a leading service provider of global geoscience products for exploration and production companies, has expanded into the mining sector with the completion of an airborne exploration survey in Queensland, Australia, on behalf of copper and gold-focused Longreach Mineral Exploration Pty Ltd. The new airborne magnetic and radiometric geophysical survey was acquired over Longreach’s exploration[…]

IMDEX has heralded what it says is long-term structural change in the mining industry, as it reported a strong start to the first half of its financial year. Delivering the company’s half-year results, IMDEX Chief Executive Officer, Paul House, revealed a robust balance sheet with a net cash position of A$47 million ($36 million) in[…]

Swick Mining Services says its Mineral Technology Business, Orexplore, is pushing back the delivery of its first in-field commercial agreement with St Barbara Ltd at the Gwalia mine in Leonora, Western Australia, following discussions with the gold miner. The contractor announced back in August that it would scan some 1,500 m/mth of core over a[…]

RPMGlobal’s Consulting & Advisory division has expanded its local presence in Turkey in conjunction with the successful completion of a resource and reserve estimate for the local Gübretaş Söğüt gold project. The company’s local Advisory division has grown its in-country capabilities, having welcomed Egemen Saygın to the role of Senior Mining Engineer and Tunahan Kılıç[…]

Rosond of Midrand, South Africa, is combining automation, software, data analytics and machine learning to create a next-generation drill rig that will help transition the company from contractor to technology provider. The company dispatched the final batch of 28 state-of-the-art drill rigs to Anglo American’s majority owned Kumba Iron Ore operations in the Northern Cape[…]

The Tasmania Government says it is expanding its geotechnical testing capabilities, with a A$2.4 million ($1.9 million) upgrade to its Mineral Resources Tasmania Core Library at Mornington. The upgrade, expected to be completed by the middle of the year, will help the Australian island state both retain and grow its natural resources work, Guy Barnett,[…]

An eclectic mix of topics including the use of bacterial DNA to determine mineral deposits, hyperspectral imaging of core samples and the rise of quantitative data analysis will be discussed at a two-day conference presented by IMDEX. The IMDEX Xploration Tech Symposium, usually held in Vancouver, Canada, will this year be held online on January[…]

A change in management and direction is revitalising a more than 150-year-old drilling company serving the mineral exploration, water well, geotechnical, geothermal and offshore sectors. Established in 1867, Dando Drilling International has made a name for itself with robust and customised drill rigs built to withstand the harshest of environments. Mark Jones, Managing Director of[…]

Swick Mining Services has decided to sell its surface drilling business and concentrate on underground mining in a move Managing Director, Kent Swick, says is a logical step for the company “aligned with our strategy”. The Surface Reverse Circulation (RC) Drilling business is being sold to K-Drill Pty Ltd and K-Drill Equipment Pty Ltd. The[…]