INTRODUCTION In areas where soil cover is thin, the location and testing of bedrock mineralisation is made relatively straightforward by the examination and sampling of outcrops. However in locations of thick soil cover such testing may involve a deep sampling program by pitting, trenching, or drilling. Pits and trenches can be a quick and cheap … Read more
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1. INTRODUCTION Waste can be defined as any material that will be or has been discarded as being of no further use. While the wastes generated in conventional industries have some associated chemical, physical, biological hazards, the case of radioactive wastes presents a long term challenge on account of the hazards due to radioactive emissions … Read more
Lithologging of drill core of boreholes is an important stage in mineral exploration and it is done in reconnoitery, exploratory and evaluation stages of drilling to characterise the lithology. What is lithologging? Lithologging is systematic, depth wise enumeration of details of Core/Sludge samples or rock exposure in cross sections. Objective of lithologging: The basic objective … Read more