Drilling for Geology II - Extended Abstracts Volume

229 Pages·2017·13.98 MB·English

DRILLING FOR GEOLOGY II
EXTENDED ABSTRACTS

26 – 28 July 2017
BRISBANE AUSTRALIA

PROCEEDINGS SPONSORED BY
Australian Institute of Geoscientists
Bulletin No. 64
2017
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DRILLING FOR GEOLOGY II
EXTENDED ABSTRACTS

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Bulletin number 64
ISBN 0-9750047-6-X
ISSN 0812 60 89

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Mark Berry (Chair) Derisk Geomining Consultants Pty Ltd
Graham Pope QER Pty Ltd
Rod Carlson AMC Consultants Pty Ltd
Fergus O’Brien Department Natural Resources and Mines
Josh Leigh ActivEX Limited
Michele Pilkington Derisk Geomining Consultants Pty Ltd

Australian Institute of Geoscientists
PO Box 576
Crows Newst NSW 1585
Australia
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PREFACE

On behalf of the Queensland branch of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG), I welcome all
delegates to the Drilling for Geology II Conference in Brisbane.
The inaugural Drilling for Geology conference was held in 2008, during what some industry pundits were
calling “a twenty-year boom” to be driven by China, then India and other developing regions. Much water
has passed under the bridge since then, as the minerals industry peaked, experienced the global financial
crisis, rebounded, then went through a significant industry downturn. ‘Green shoots’ started emerging in
2016, but the overall minerals industry remains sluggish, except in selected commodities.
So, this is the setting for the second instalment of the hugely successful Drilling for Geology conference
held back in 2008. Drilling for Geology II follows the same format as the original conference. The first
two days comprise excellent technical presentations with a concurrent trade exhibition. All conference
delegates will receive a hardcopy and softcopy of the Extended Abstracts volume containing thirty papers
across six themes:
• Industry overview
• Drilling techniques
• Drilling logistics
• Sensing and geophysics
• Drillhole sampling and logging methods
• Making better use of drilling data
The third day is devoted to professional development, and we have nine scheduled workshops – a mix of
half-day, full-day and a three-day workshop – all presenting relevant drilling-related content to
geoscientists at all stages in their career.
Drilling for Geology II is not just a Queensland or Australian-focused event. We have five international
papers and conference delegates (at the time of writing) either based or working in Indonesia, Philippines,
PNG, New Zealand and USA.
In keeping with AIG ideals, this conference is designed to be inexpensive and promote healthy discussion
and interaction within the geoscience community. Low registration fees are only possible because of the
generous financial support from industry, the time devoted by speakers to prepare their contributions, and
the work of the committee (who give their time on a voluntary basis).
Financial support from sponsors, exhibitors and supporters of Drilling for Geology II has been tremendous
and has underpinned the low costs for the conference. What other organisation offers its members a two-
day technical conference with conference volume, welcome drinks and conference dinner for $500, less
than this for students and retired members! In addition, three of the professional development workshops
are free for conference delegates, and all other workshops are competitively priced to attract delegates to
attend.
My thanks go to all the conference contributors (presenters, sponsors, exhibitors and supporters), as well
as the conference organising committee comprising Rod Carlson, Josh Leigh, Fergus O’Brien, Graham
Pope and Michele Pilkington.
I hope you find the conference stimulating and educational, and enjoy the company of your conference co-
delegates.

Mark Berry
Conference Chair

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SPONSORSHIP ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DRILLING FOR GEOLOGY II
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS AND EXHIBITORS
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SPONSORSHIP ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS AND EXHIBITORS
BRONZE SPONSORS

SUPPORTERS

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SPONSORSHIP ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DRILLING FOR GEOLOGY II
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS AND EXHIBITORS
EXHIBITORS

GENERAL SPONSORS

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SCHEDULED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

WORKSHOPS – 28 JULY 2017
Drilling for Non-Drillers Australian Drilling Industry Association
From Data to Informed Decision
Imdex Limited
Making
Structure Logging of Drill Core SJS Resource Management Pty Ltd
Drilling Methods – Impacts on
Sampling, Measurements and Tests JKTech
for Deposit Characterisation

Laboratory visit Australian Laboratory Services (ALS)
Qld Govt Exploration Data Centre Department Natural Resources and

visit Mines
Drilling Services Company visit Mitchell Services
Lessons Learnt from Auditing Drilling
AMC Consultants Pty Ltd
Programs
3D Modelling of Drilling Data using
Dale Sims Consulting Pty Ltd
Leapfrog Geo
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Australian Drilling Trends: Boom to Bust and Beyond 3
Mark Berry
Drilling for Fast Discovery and Development 9
Joe Cucuzza and Adele Seymon
The Resilience of Australia’s Drilling Industry, but Where to Next? 15
Peter Hall
DRILLING TECHNIQUES
Harnessing the Power of Extreme Velocity for Drilling: A Paradigm Shift in Access to the 21
World’s Geologic Resources
Mark C. Russell and Tim Elder
The Coiled Tubing Drilling Rig for Mineral Exploration: The RoXplorer® 25
Soren Soe
Millimetre-Wave Directed Energy Deep Boreholes 27
Paul Woskov
DRILLING LOGISTICS
Drilling for Studies in Remote Locations 39
Mark S. Rynhoud
Multiple Intersection Directional Drilling on a Lowest Cost per Intersection Model 43
Mat Scarlett
Successfully Managing Drill Programs 47
Simon Shakesby
SENSING AND GEOPHYSICS
Reconnaissance Drilling and Sampling with the RoXplorer®: A New Tool for ‘Prospecting 57
Drilling’
David Giles
The Measurement of Permeability and other Ground Fluid Parameters 59
Ian Gray
The Use of Automated Core Logging Technology to Improve Estimation of Fracture 73
Mineralogy and Weathering for Geotechnical Index Calculations
Cassady L. Harraden, Matthew J. Cracknell, James Lett and Ron Berry
Logging-While-Drilling with Diamond Rigs 81
A. Kepic, M. Carson, H. Nguyen, A. Greenwood, A. Podolska and C. Dupuis
Application of Hand-held Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy to Drilling Samples: New 89
Technology Providing New In-field Analytical Capabilities
Andrew Somers
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