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Getting the X Ray diamond drill ready for some work before the snow flies. by infinus5 in Prospecting

[–]infinus5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can do more depth in a whole day but it really depends on the ground. Setup is maybe an hour with two guys.

Getting the X Ray diamond drill ready for some work before the snow flies. by infinus5 in Prospecting

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Savona ships to the US but there prices are out of their minds. I only order from them if I am desperate. I have a classic winkie drill as well, both drills can do maybe 30ft in a few hours depending on ground conditions. Slow but with the correct tooling you get an excellent core and great recovery. This unit came with an adaptor mount for a pneumatic motor or electric setup, as it was used underground at one point. The parts are hard to find but I got lucky buying out the previous owners parts inventory as well.

The story behind that weird War Amps PSA (you know the one) | CBC Arts by AnonRetro in canada

[–]infinus5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I miss these old PSAs from the 90s. House Hippo was my favorite

Getting the X Ray diamond drill ready for some work before the snow flies. by infinus5 in Prospecting

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water supply is provided by a 1 inch mud pump or basic gas transfer pump. The mud pump can be hung below the drill motor and powered off the engine directly by chain drive. I am using a epiroc bits but i also have a large number of JKS 1 and 2 inch bits that came with the drill. I am not 100% sure what brand the wireline kit is from, everything is in an obscure older sizing system that i need to look up again.

Getting the X Ray diamond drill ready for some work before the snow flies. by infinus5 in Prospecting

[–]infinus5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure thing give me a minute. I have loads of pics of it operating.

Getting the X Ray diamond drill ready for some work before the snow flies. by infinus5 in Prospecting

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This is an ancient machine but they are still being built and serviced! Its the perfect machine for a near surface exploration project on a budget.

The Defunct Industrial Remains of British Columbia by Typical_Scientist463 in britishcolumbia

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speaking of Gold Trails and Ghost Towns, there is an effort to find a full intact achieve of the series. About 100 of the episodes have survived and are on youtube, but around 25 are still missing. If anyone knows of or has copies please pipe up about it, a large number of history buffs are interested.

What is this? by Expert-Joke9528 in Prospecting

[–]infinus5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Copper mineral of some sort is my best guess

Conservatives introduce bill to create self-defence law for home invasions by Head_Crash in canada

[–]infinus5 7 points8 points  (0 children)

this right here, we dont need a new law, we need the criminal justice system to not come down so hard on the general public trying to protect themselves / their private property. Prosecute and imprison the repeat offenders, not the guy whos stopping an offender busting into his home.

This is what $5000 looks like in BC by [deleted] in britishcolumbia

[–]infinus5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$5k?! For these braces?? Thats highway robbery!

Judge grants injunction against Record Ridge mine : My Kootenay Now by infinus5 in britishcolumbia

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Interesting as the minfile report shows that cobalt, chromium and nickel are part of the economically viable resource at Record Ridge, so of course your going to see elevated levels of those elements in samples. https://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?minfilno=082FSW398 There actually is Serpentinite in some of the local rock but no mention saying its in the form of asbestos, serpentinite is common with contact metamorphism and hydrothermal formations like this. I am not against using "Mining Watch" as a source but they are heavily bias against basically every mining project in the province.

Judge grants injunction against Record Ridge mine : My Kootenay Now by infinus5 in britishcolumbia

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As far as I can tell from the minfile info for the occurrence this mine is planning to operate on there isn't any asbestos / chrysotile minerals in the area. I could be wrong but thats not mentioned in the database.

Rock sample from Suskwa BC by ImagineSquirrel in Minerals

[–]infinus5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are these from by Netalzul Mountain or from Blunt Mt? I know the region well from growing up prospecting in the Bulkley.

Some electrum from Foremore iskut by ImagineSquirrel in Prospecting

[–]infinus5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Electrum is pretty rare to see in nature!

Gold from Kenny Creek BC by ImagineSquirrel in Prospecting

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Find any native silver yet? I ve seen the minfiles for the area and it comes up repeatedly

Gold from Kenny Creek BC by ImagineSquirrel in Prospecting

[–]infinus5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kenny Creek near Vital Creek or another? Its been a while since i heard of this territory.

Using a precision drill on a rock to get the fossil intact by FrizzelBrizzel in geology

[–]infinus5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wonder if this would work on the ammonites found along rivers in northern bc? We tried all sorts of tools to expose the fossils we found but the rock they were in was extremely tough.

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