{"id":25397,"date":"2019-04-26T08:32:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T14:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boartlongyear.com\/?p=25397"},"modified":"2019-04-29T10:13:51","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T16:13:51","slug":"more-core-in-the-box-drillers-find-longyear-bits-considerably-more-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boartlongyear.com\/de\/insite\/more-core-in-the-box-drillers-find-longyear-bits-considerably-more-effective\/","title":{"rendered":"Mehr Kern in der Box: Bohrer finden Longyear \u2122 Bits deutlich effektiver"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/span><\/h3>
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Many of the most important gold sites in the world are associated with Archean greenstone, the oldest rock on earth and thought to have formed at the bottom of the sea. Subsequent geological events created the structure in the greenstone by which hydrothermal activity concentrated and deposited gold.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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60% Increase in Life, and 8% Increase in Productivity
<\/strong>\u201cSmoother cutting of the formations and longer bit life helped push us towards the successful safe production shifts we aimed to have for both our client and our business.\u201d<\/p>\nBoart Longyear Site Supervisor Jeremy Dykstra <\/small>\n\t<\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/section>

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The Challenge<\/span><\/h2>
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Greenstone and sedimentary formations like mudstone and conglomerate, while variable, are typically low in Moh\u2019s hardness. Moving into the actual ore zone, the formation consists of various types of rock such as feldspar, muscovite schist, and fragmental biotite, introducing abrasiveness related to the rock\u2019s quartz content.<\/p>\n

The challenge in softer abrasive formations is to pick a diamond drilling bit tough enough to get good life without sacrificing penetration rate.<\/p>\n

Adding in the drive for productivity creates an additional challenge. The driller cannot simply pick the toughest bit available; life needs to be increased while still maximizing penetration rate or tripping out rods to change bits impacts overall productivity.<\/p>\n<\/div>

The Solution<\/span><\/h2>
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Using patented technology, the new Longyear™ Bits have diamonds that are chemically bonded to the matrix creating a more versatile, faster penetrating, and a longer-lived bit. All drillers from the newly promoted to the seasoned veteran find the color-coded Longyear™ Diamond Bits considerably more effective in obtaining higher productivity. For each hardness rating on Mohs hardness scale, Boart Longyear has created a recommended color. The complete line of Longyear™ Diamond Bits includes a Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple Bit.<\/p>\n

Originally, Alpha series 08 and 09 were chosen in Stage3 to get a good combination of life and penetration rate. These bits, while achieving acceptable penetration rates, fell significantly short on life at 43m, the average over three months. In looking at the Longyear Bit series cross reference chart, Alpha series 08 and 09 would be replaced by the Longyear Green bit. Given the low hardness of the formation, the Longyear Blue bit was also selected to determine the best solution. In stark contrast, to the Alpha series bits, the penetration rate and bit life both increased. Using a combination of the Longyear Blue and Green bits, driller\u2019s averaged 109 meters per bit and increased penetration rate. When drilling softer formations at site, the drillers used the Blue bit and found this bit to be incomparable when looking at the production rates and bit life. The two formulas combined yielded a 60% improvement in life and an 8% increase in productivity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Product<\/td>\nLongyear™ Diamond Bits<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/td>\nSouthern-Central Ontario, Canada<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Application<\/td>\nHigher productivity in underground diamond drilling<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>
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