LABRADOR CITY, NEWFOUNDLAND
PROJECT - IRON ORE COMPANY OF CANADA – CAROL PROJECT
Our work at the Carol Project includes two separate drilling programs totalling over a five month period. These projects required us to mobilize our drilling equipment to Labrador City twice, with short notice. Where other drilling contractors were on three occasions denied access into the mine site due to insufficient health & safety policies, and poorly maintained equipment, Determination Drilling was described as ``a breath of fresh air `` and was granted entrance to the Carol Project with no issues.
- Our first project entailed drilling core holes through a quartzite/iron formation to determine load bearing capacity for a new primary crusher in their loose main pit. This diamond core drilling project lasted a few months and our crew worked day shift and night shift until project completion.
- On the second project, our main scope of work was geotechnical drilling, to determine load bearing capacity of the bedrock to support a very large conveyor belt system stretching 30km through the forest.
Other than drilling in the IOC yard, most drill hole locations were limited access in a forested area. Determination Driling mobilized our CME 55 track mounted drill rig to handle the difficult terrain. We crossed several major rivers with great care for safety and the environment. On these projects, we tested the limits of our equipment and proved that there is truly no boundary to where we can go.