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<blockquote data-quote="cml" data-source="post: 314405" data-attributes="member: 9449"><p>Rios,</p><p> having read your more detailed explanation, it looks like you weren't comparing apples with apples - you are actually comparing drilling 10 holes at about $4,800 ea with digging one shaft at about $5,000 (the equipment is bought, and you've still incurred that cost regardless of what you choose)</p><p></p><p>You could dig your shaft, find little or nothing, move on a bit, dig another, rinse and repeat until you 'hopefully' find something. Do that 9.6 times and you would have been better off drilling (though you do have your shaft should you hit something right then...) On the other hand, drill holes are easier and cheaper to cap than useless shafts ...</p><p></p><p>By the way, you commented about explosives being a determining factor - are you aware of ANFO?</p><p></p><p>Chris</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cml, post: 314405, member: 9449"] Rios, having read your more detailed explanation, it looks like you weren't comparing apples with apples - you are actually comparing drilling 10 holes at about $4,800 ea with digging one shaft at about $5,000 (the equipment is bought, and you've still incurred that cost regardless of what you choose) You could dig your shaft, find little or nothing, move on a bit, dig another, rinse and repeat until you 'hopefully' find something. Do that 9.6 times and you would have been better off drilling (though you do have your shaft should you hit something right then...) On the other hand, drill holes are easier and cheaper to cap than useless shafts ... By the way, you commented about explosives being a determining factor - are you aware of ANFO? Chris [/QUOTE]
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