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<blockquote data-quote="Harlequin" data-source="post: 462368" data-attributes="member: 1614"><p>My Prospect is mostly surface and we are just beginning a drill programme - hopefully within the next month or so. In the meantime I tried out the drill on a slab of quartzite from the site. It ground away but very slowly and used a lot of water. (We have to cart our own water to the site- a huge problem). The core sample was small and in pieces. The drill will go down about 50 feet but I estimate the depth at around 25-30. I use an auger attachmentt ill I reach hard rock, then change to the diamond head. I'm hoping the overburden will be about 3-6 ft.</p><p>You're right grubstake, it's a great bit of gear!</p><p>You are right again about hardness. Jade is between 6 and 7 and quartzite is 7 so they are roughly the same - bloody hard!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harlequin, post: 462368, member: 1614"] My Prospect is mostly surface and we are just beginning a drill programme - hopefully within the next month or so. In the meantime I tried out the drill on a slab of quartzite from the site. It ground away but very slowly and used a lot of water. (We have to cart our own water to the site- a huge problem). The core sample was small and in pieces. The drill will go down about 50 feet but I estimate the depth at around 25-30. I use an auger attachmentt ill I reach hard rock, then change to the diamond head. I'm hoping the overburden will be about 3-6 ft. You're right grubstake, it's a great bit of gear! You are right again about hardness. Jade is between 6 and 7 and quartzite is 7 so they are roughly the same - bloody hard! [/QUOTE]
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