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... Drilling in the Kambalda area is continually in operation . To check the results , cores from the diamond drills are taken to Kambalda's Core Farm and stored . They are stacked in trays and painted with their respective hole numbers and ...
... Drilling in the Kambalda area is continually in operation . To check the results , cores from the diamond drills are taken to Kambalda's Core Farm and stored . They are stacked in trays and painted with their respective hole numbers and ...
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... drills themselves and their spare parts are expensive and costly to run . Diamond - drilling " bits , " the components which contain the diamonds and cut through the rock , average about $ 250 apiece and need frequent replacement . The ...
... drills themselves and their spare parts are expensive and costly to run . Diamond - drilling " bits , " the components which contain the diamonds and cut through the rock , average about $ 250 apiece and need frequent replacement . The ...
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... drill , which is used by the prospectors for drilling down to approximately twenty feet for surface indications and samples , two types of drills are used ; the percussion and the diamond . The percussion drill penetrates fast and ...
... drill , which is used by the prospectors for drilling down to approximately twenty feet for surface indications and samples , two types of drills are used ; the percussion and the diamond . The percussion drill penetrates fast and ...
Contents
The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
Copyright | |
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