Exploratory drilling practices and costs at western uranium deposits / by Donald E. Redmon.
Exploration of hidden mineral deposits becomes increasingly important as known ore reserves are depleted. The primary objective in any exploratory program is to obtain enough reliable information to evaluate accurately the potential of the mineral deposit. Constant improvement in equipment and techn...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington :
Bureau of Mines,
1960.
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| Series: | Information circular (United States. Bureau of Mines) ;
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Summary of drill equipment usage
- Contract drilling
- Churn drilling
- Rotary drilling
- Pneumatic-percussive drilling
- Sampling unconsolidated formations with a dry-hole digger
- A comparison of noncore drilling methods
- Exploration, pit planning and mining control by drilling at Lucky Mc Uranium Corp.
- Description of materials, parts--Lucky Mc Dust Collector
- Bibliography.