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Drilling Techniques and Drill Holes Logging

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Applied Mining Geology

Part of the book series: Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences ((MASE,volume 12))

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Modern mines use different sampling data, coming from drill holes, trenches, samples collected from the rock faces exposed in the mine workings and the grade control data. Among all various sampling techniques, drilling remains the main method for acquiring samples for the appraisal of the mining projects and extensively used at the operating mines.

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    Geotechnical documentation is described in Chap. 6.

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  1. MASSA geoservices, Mount Claremont, WA, Australia

    Marat Abzalov

  2. Centre for Exploration Targeting (CET), University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia

    Marat Abzalov

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Abzalov, M. (2016). Drilling Techniques and Drill Holes Logging. In: Applied Mining Geology. Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39264-6_4

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