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radar survey enabled us to map and deliniate the resource at a low cost.
The recovered core has been confirmed as suitable for a high grade
roadstone, and allowed us to optimise the design of the crushing circuits
that will deliver the scope of material the market demands,” says Ross.
The information gleaned from the drilling programme on AST’s concession
has been augmented by the GPR surveys which clearly show the depths of
the sandstone/quartzite contact.
“Loza delivers high resolution imaging of the earths sub-surface to depths
of over 200m. A survey using Loza radar allows for fast, accurate and non-
invasive geophysical-based surface exploration, and delivers instant and
clear images of the subsurface,” says Ross.
Oliver Blackmore, one of the three directors at AST, in front of the AquaCycle
A200, part of AST’s washplant.
Blackmore. He adds that a spacing of 1.2m would be used in the next
blast, which will create a finer, more uniform material. AST’s managing
director, Ian Ross, says that a crushing circuit will be installed in late 2019,
once the mine accesses the quartzite.
Radar makes drilling easier
“We have been able to drill the quartzite resource very efficiently and
with a high degree of accuracy by using a new GPR technology. The
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When AST arrived on site four years ago, they started an extensive
programme of drilling a resource. For this purpose the company used a high-
resolution, low-frequency Loza ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey.
The Chieftain CH2100 X power screen consists of a 13mm top screen, a
10mm middle screen and 8mm bottom screen.
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