Larco, Vrysakia mine, Greece

One (1) surface rig was deployed to conduct exploration drilling in selected boreholes. A combination of destructive and wireline core drilling was necessary to achieve the desired: get high recovery core samples for further analysis for their chemical Fe-Ni content and their geotechnical characteristics. The project required uni- and triaxial lab testing in selected samples.

Project Challenge

The project included a combination of destructive and core drilling down to the desired depth.

• Combination of destructive and core drilling
• High recovery required
• Lab stress tests

RESULTS

The project was successfully executed on time and cores were delivered to Client’s geologists for geological/geotechnical logging, assaying and interpretation of the geotechnical lab results.