Diamond drilling

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Part of The Marsman Magazine

Title
Diamond drilling
Language
English
Source
The Marsman Magazine Volume ll (No. 5) November 1937
Year
1937
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Fulltext
4 DIAMOND DRILLING The modern method of prospecting One of the most efficient and economical methods of exploring a mining property is by diamond drilling. This modern method of prospecting has played an important part in the rapid growth of the Philippine mining industry during the past few years. The picture at the left show a crew of B. B. Philippine Drilling Company working at the Universal Mining Company's property in the Paracale-Mambulao district. This crew is under the supervision of Tommy Vaughn, setter, and R. S. Russell, T. Hopper, and T. Reyes, run-;ners. B. B. Philippine Drilling Company is an associate company of Boyle Brothers of Vancouver, Canada. It was formed in 1910, and has since expanded until today it has of fices in various parts of the United States, Canada, and in Africa. THE MARSMAN MAGAZINE for November, 1937