29 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® One-of-a-kind Drill Core Research Facility Unveiled in Australia Adapted from Information by CSIRO Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), recently opened its latest state-ofthe-art research facility, the Geoscience Drill Core Research Laboratory at the Advanced Resources Research Centre in Perth. The only facility of its kind in Australia, the $7 million lab brings together a suite of advanced mineral characterization equipment, including CSIRO’s unique Maia Mapper specialized for drill core analysis and research. Dr. Rob Hough, acting director of CSIRO mineral resources, said the lab’s combination of advanced mining, equipment, technology, and services instrumentation alongside CSIRO’s existing advanced characterization facilities gives researchers and industry the opportunity to study drill core samples at multiple scales. “Exploration and mining companies commit large investment in drill core operations to be able to peer beneath the surface to understand ore bodies and uncover new underground resources,” said Dr. Hough. “This unique facility is able to EXB The Geoscience Drill Core Research Laboratory brings together a suite of scanning instruments assembled together in Australia for the first time. One-of-a-kind continued on page 32.
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