Exploration Wellman Basin – West Coast, Reefton
Client
Francis Mining Ltd.
Location
Wellman Basin, Reefton, West Coast.
Drilling Project Details
Exploration to determine structure at depth, a number of holes drilled in HQ, orientated and inclined at 50 degrees, holes up to 280m in depth.
Always a challenging formation to drill, never an easy day in the basin, keeps the drillers on their toes with some tricky strata to core.
Drilling Project Challenges
Tricky strata.
Drilling Equipment Used
MP300 Geotechnical Drilling Rig.
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