Imerys Talc Exploration, Austria

To assist in further expansion of the mining activies to the southern edge of the known deposit, 67 new boreholes will be drilled on a 25-meter grid.

Triple-tube core drilling has proven to improve significant the recovery in the soft ore material. The 2023 drilling campaign aims to increase the LoM by an additional 3-4 years of mining.

Towards that end, two (2) powerful Epiroc Christensen C140 rigs are deployed on site to fulfill the needs for quality drilling and easy transfer between the drilling stations..

Project Challenge

High-quality triple-tube drilling, self-supported in water management.

• Maintain high ore recovery

• Occasionally bad geotechnical conditions in the overburden

RESULTS

Excellent drilling results from the previous years, allowed to further exploration this part of the ore and aim to increase the reserved by few more years of mining.