The secure online service provides web based access to your core shed, serving core photography, mineral maps, abundances and other assay data through a web based management dashboard. The geospark core database system has been built to be easy to use and adaptable, with reasonable cost and exceptional quality. Drilling and logging are to determine the inplace condition of the soil or rock mass. View your core imagery and drilling data all in one place. Geospark core data entry management software and consulting. A guide to core logging for rock engineering 4 proceedings of the symposium on exploration for rock engineering johannesburg november 1976. Geophysical logging of the hole created in the drilling process is sometimes done without the collection of the core.
Logging lithology, structure, alteration, rqds, rmr, orientation quality, and radioactivity of diamond drill core drills using acquire core logging software, scinting, docking core, labeling core boxes, moving drill core, downhole gamma probing of underground diamond drill holes, and drawing geological crosssections also, work on other tasks for the mine geology department. Prolog is pc based, and has been specifically designed to operate on notebook computers so it is easy to use in the field for direct input, validation and presentation of drill hole data. As the drilling industry progresses in technological advances, pvi strives to enhance its existing software by consistently upgrading itself with the most uptodate digital solutions. Easycore is an easy and fast digital core description solution, for both clastic and carbonate sedimentologists, designed to speed up the core description process by automating parts of the workflow and still keep a design that is pleasing to the eye core and core data is a valuable asset and an integral part of the exploration business. Our services include core logging, assay sample selection, and core storage. The chapter also provides a reference for experienced loggers to improve their techniques and train others. The diamond drill core drilling is used to obtain oriented and intact rock from hundreds of metres below the grounds surface. Introduction diamond core drilling rotary drilling percussion drilling other methods core logging conclusion reference. Geospark core software package allows for high quality data management from start to finish. Geoticlog database is directly linked to geoticmine, which allow to go back and forth easily. Plus the maximum allowable over pull on the selected drill. The borehole log includes a description of relevant data applicable to the drilling of the borehole and to the core recovered. The email address you used is not registered for 0, but has been registered for another hilti website.
The top of the core should be placed at the back left corner of the core box, and the remaining core placed to the right of the preceding section see figure 8. Core logging is a highly specialized skill requiring careful observation and accurate recording. Show me drill stands and column extensions designed to fit rigbased diamond coring machines. The operation follows a clear stepbystep procedure, and one probe can be started and downloaded while the other is down in the hole. Offered as softwareasaservice saas, mx deposit lets you focus your. Apr 24, 2018 in some circumstances you want to capture a photograph of the core as soon as it is removed from the drill rod so you can preserve its features intact. The orexpress and orexpress platinum field portable spectrometers with ezid mineral identification software are ideal for core logging for a.
May 18, 2015 measurement of planar structure such as a bedding plane a vein or a cleavage in oriented diamond drill core can be done in two ways. Find out how our diamond core bits are designed for ultimate drilling performance when coring in concrete and masonry. The orexpress and orexpress platinum field portable spectrometers with ezid mineral identification software are ideal for core logging for a complete and accurate picture of mining potential. Corescan is a global services company, with offices in australia, chile, mexico and the usa, specializing in automated mineralogical and textural analysis of drill core, rock chips and other geological samples for mining, oil. Using the most appropriate system for recording geological observations of drill core is therefore very important.
Diamond drill core logging sheets north american palladium ltd. The medium is the message, as marshall mccluhan famously pointed out in 1964. Sales, support and training for the spectral geologist software. Although a huge number of different logging forms are used in industry almost every.
Ground modelling technologies, johannesburg, south africa abstract. University of mysore department of earth science drilling and core logging 2. The core description includes not only the description of rock material, but also the discontinuity surfaces. Use touch screen devices to shape grain size and texture profiles and have all your geological information in digital format. Speed of drilling and low costs are of little value if an inaccurate sample is obtained. Hyperspectral core imaging, drill core scanning, drill. The diamond drillcore drilling is used to obtain oriented and intact rock. The count for each run is written on the core in that order. Capture thousands of feet of drill core with a high level of data consistency using. The simplest way is to set up the core in its original orientation by means of a core frame and then measure structures within it using a geologists compass. Page 71 86 an excellent guide for rock strata correlation and may be used to identify various marker horizons.
This is a list of free and opensource software for geological data handling and interpretation. Core logging software and description software such as corecad logging software developed for geologists to make their work quicker and more efficient. This video is considered as an educational video used for nonprofitable purpose for all petroleum and nonpetroleum students in bue the british university in egypt and any other user for. Core description logging software mount sopris instruments. Deposit the new standard in drilling and sample data management. The diamond drillcore drilling is used to obtain oriented and intact rock from hundreds of metres below the grounds surface. Vacuum baseplates for drill stands, for use with hilti core drilling machines. Integration and linearization of drilling core photos. Deposit is a cloudbased application that simplifies how drilling and sample data is collected. Hyperspectral mineral characterisation services to the exploration, mining, oil and gas industries. If hazardous waste site characterization is the primary purpose of the drilling, the log should concentrate on providing data for that type of investigation. The top of the core should be placed at the back left corner of the core box, and the remaining core placed to. Rqd was originally developed for use with nxsize 2.
Proceedings of the symposium on exploration for rock engineering johannesburg november 1976. Measurement of planar structure such as a bedding plane a vein or a cleavage in oriented diamond drill core can be done in two ways. Show me accessories for diamond core bits, such as starting aids, core bit extensions and adapters accessories for diamond core bits hilti usa log in or register. Developed by and for geologists, corecad core logging software improves productivity by allowing direct input of core descriptions into a digital interface. Lastly, modules for batch importsexports, calculating composites, calculating adjusted structures, and qaqc and drilling core photo management integrate with your environment and greatly increase the applications potential. Best practice and new technology in core drilling, logging. Best practice and new technology in core drilling, logging and fracture analysis orpen, j. In diamonddrill work, a true sample consists of all the material cut by the bitboth core and cuttings. Conceive and write detailed software implementationscode while ensuring that their codeconfigurations adhere to the security. Full 3d mapping and modeling while the mapping described above is three dimensional in the sense that all nodes entered have 3d coordinates which can be used to portray the earths topography and the model buildings, digital mapping software is incomplete without drill hole logging capabilities.
Corescan is a global services company, with offices in australia, chile, mexico and the usa, specializing in automated mineralogical and textural analysis of drill core, rock chips and other geological samples for mining, oil and gas, geothermal and geotechnical applications. Generates a timely turnaround to make informed decisions of where to drill next and just as importantly where not to drill. A guide to core logging for rock engineering 2 proceedings of the symposium on exploration for rock engineering johannesburg november 1976. Mineral identification and core logging with orexpress. Hyperspectral core imaging, drill core scanning, drill core. Core a cylindrical section of rock, or fragment thereof, taken as a sample of the interval penetrated by a core barrel and brought to the surface for examination and for analysis. An experienced geologist then describes core in detail, a process known as logging. Core logs by their very nature lend themselves to the flexibility of pencil and paper. A sedimentologists education is rooted in the variety, accuracy and. Find out how our diamond coring machines are designed for high productivity when handheld or rigbased, wet or dry, and light or heavyduty coring. For easy identification of rock types its best to look at wet core.
Core logging article about core logging by the free. Third party software products produced by acquires technology partners. Geotechnical data from optical and acoustic televiewer surveys. Search 176 core logging jobs now available on, the worlds largest job site. Breaks caused by someone hitting the core with a hammer, i. Find out how our diamond core bits are designed for ultimate drilling performance when coring in concrete and masonry diamond core bits show me diamond core bits for handheld and rigbased coring machines in all types of concrete and masonry. Jul 27, 20 the diamond drillcore drilling is used to obtain oriented and intact rock from hundreds of metres below the grounds surface.
The email address you used is not registered for 0, but has been. Delivering valueadded mineral information extracted from your company assets. Drilling is a cutting process that uses a drill bit to cut or enlarge a hole of circular crosssection in solid. The kit includes two devicore bbt probes and a core barrel extension and is ready to be assembled on the drilling equipment on site devicore bbt comes equipped with the ip67 rated nomad pda system and devisoft. Jun 29, 2017 make sure you check our website to learn about how our cutting edge software can help you extract insights from your core, automatically catalog your core imagery, and connect imagery to all aspects of your workflow whether youre logging, targeting, or modeling. Jul 20, 2012 diamond core drilling is an extremely important and profitable sector of the mining industry. Signature property solarus hole kl0401 meterage from to rock type description 109. The drilling equipment used will be described on the drillhole form. Mar 30, 2015 the way data are to be recorded influences in a significant way the amount and type of data that are observed. The core logging geologist clg will work closely with a team of senior level geologists, consulting geologists and other clgs to geologically analyze and interpret diamond drill core rc chips and transcribe interpretations into the companys core logging software geospark. Bleached maficvolcanic or intermediate volcanic, lightmedium grey, finegrained.
Most of the discussions and examples shown pertain to logging rock core, but many discussions apply to soil core logging, standard penetration resistance logs. Conceive and write detailed software implementationscode while ensuring that. Drill core photography and mineralogical imagery is displayed within the gim suite. As the recovery of this sample is the object of diamond drilling, the utmost care should be taken to secure it. Sep 27, 20 this video is considered as an educational video used for nonprofitable purpose for all petroleum and nonpetroleum students in bue the british university in egypt and any other user for. Procedure 9 logging of diamond drill core samples 28. Geospark consulting aims to provide affordable, intuitive geology database software for the mineral exploration and mining industry. The unaudited preliminary cost for gold exploration during 1q17 was rp375. Whilst drilling techniques are continually improving to obtain continuous, solid core from ever more difficult ground. For logging, the geologist will require a notebook, or logging sheets, pen, tape measure, penknife, clinometer or protractor, and ruler for measuring angles. In diamond drill work, a true sample consists of all the material cut by the bitboth core and cuttings.
Find out how our diamond coring machines are designed for high productivity when handheld or rigbased. Diamond drilling is the only subsurface sampling crucial method with the potential to timeously deliver such. Core logging software developed by and for geologists, corecad core logging software improves productivity by allowing direct input of core descriptions into a digital interface. Lab quality core description logs challenge replace hand drawn paper core logs with digital logs using geo. There are many different areas of the business, from drill bit manufacturing to companies contracted to undertake the drilling. Prolog is designed for the windows os and is windows7 compliant. The email address you used is not registered for 0, but has. The second way is to measure the angles which the plane makes with lines of known orientation in the. The geologist plots drillhole depths and surveys using 3d modelling software. Find out how our diamond core drilling machines are. Corescan provides turnkey core logging services, both at regional bureaus and. One of our customer built the following setup to photograph the 5 ft 1. Page 71 86 a distinction is drawn between the borehole log and the corelog.
The descriptions of core logging are based on various standards depending on the requirements of each project. Cython and python, it has functions for drillhole calculations, block modeling, wireframing and geostatistics with modified gslib code linked into python. Replace just the diamond segments on your existing bit and get a like new core bit and save up to 50% of your cost. Mineral identification and core logging with orexpress spectrometer. Diamond drilling provides the most detailed geological and geotechnical information available prior to mining. Although paperless mapping has been possible with geomapper for three years, without a drill hole logging companion for geomapper, mining and exploration geologists were forced to rely on paper log sheet data entry, making. Aug, 2015 the orexpress and orexpress platinum field portable spectrometers with ezid mineral identification software are ideal for core logging for a complete and accurate picture of mining potential. Show me core bits for deep coring in concrete and natural stone. Easycore is an easy and fast digital core description solution, for both clastic and carbonate sedimentologists, designed to speed up the core description process by automating parts of the workflow and still keep a design that is pleasing to the eye.
Prolog is a geological data acquisition program designed to be used by geologists and drillers. It has since become virtually standard practice in drill core logging for a variety of core sizes and rock types. Logging techniques are extremely useful, dependable, and accurate for lithologic identification, formation evaluation. Five rules for use of alphabeta measurements in drill core. In pongkor, antam conducted underground drilling locations planning to be held at the gudang handak prospects, core drill sampling and core logging. The length of individual core pieces should be assessed along the centre line of the core, so that discontinuities that happen to parallel the drill hole will not unduly penalize the rqd values of an otherwise massive rock. Data validationcalibration using drill core to generate a reliable geotechnical dataset it is vital that the televiewer data for a project is validated and calibrated using geotechnical logging of diamond drill core for the identified lithological units in the area of interest. Notes or rock core logging for engineering purposes. Pvi is widely recognized in the oil and gas industry and has the right tools to increase the rate of success and reduce nonproductive time npt. Rapid hyperspectral measurements can be acquired in seconds, resulting in hundreds of field samples analysed per day with a handheld spectrometer and up to 500 m per day with a hylogger hyperpectral core logger. Comprehensive range of diamond core bits with xchange module for heavyduty drilling in concrete and masonry.
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