REFLEX EZ-GAMMA™ successfully logs to new and extreme depths at KCGM Super Pit in Kalgoorlie

REFLEX has been the first to do a number of things, the most recent of which being the successful deployment of a memory based, driller operable gamma logging device down what is acknowledged as the deepest diamond drill hole ever drilled in Australia at 3011.5m.

Resource companies are under increasing pressure to keep costs down and increase productivity. This means minimising delays at the rig, keeping drilling costs down and being able to make decisions fast, based on reliable information received in a timely manner.

Using the IMDEX Structural-IQ Solution of REFLEX instrumentation and the IMDEXHUB-IQ™ delivered ESCC significant time efficiencies that greatly improved productivity.

Project Outcome

The gamma logs from the REFLEX EZ-GAMMA™ provided a direct correlation to the core samples already logged. This provided the assurance that the logged core was accurate, while simultaneously identifying and confirming the location of the “Golden Mile Fault”. Core orientations have historically been notoriously unreliable, so the affirmation of this information in the REFLEX EZ-GAMMA™ provided further confidence for KCGM in their findings.

“The REFLEX EZ-GAMMA™ data clearly identified a zone of higher readings which correlated with the Golden Mile Fault”, said Nixon.

Ongoing discussions and a long standing working relationship with innovative, world leading drilling services company, Foraco, enabled REFLEX to develop the fit for purpose instrument based on feedback from their customers.

“We recognised the potential in what REFLEX was doing,” said Foraco’s WA Manager Paul Allen, “and could see where it would provide exceptional value.”

Expediting the project even more is the logistical advantage that IMDEX offers as a “one stop shop” over dealing with multiple suppliers.

“We like to embrace new technologies that are right for our clients. Working with REFLEX gives us the early adopter advantage in a very competitive market.”

Resource companies, wincing from the historically high cost of obtaining natural gamma data, now have the opportunity to access gamma logging at minimal additional cost with the additional benefit of near real time access to accurate logging data through the secure, cloud based IMDEXHUB-IQ™. Without the need for a trained service provider on-site, the driller operable REFLEX EZ-GAMMA™, an industry first, offers significant time and cost savings.