DEVELOPING QUARRY RESOURCES
Geomapping
Associates Ltd. has been instrumental in bringing a number of exploration
projects into the production stage of development. White Marble
in Colorado, Quartzite in Utah, Green and Red Marble and Gray Granite
in Vermont, and a White Granite in North Carolina are now in production
and are filling a market niche.
In
all of these cases, detailed surface mapping of rock outcrops, combined
with subsurface core drilling, have delineated adequate reserves
of quality stone. The techniques utilized by Geomapping professional
geologists are common geological tools that most geologists have
at their disposal. However, the advantage held by Geomapping's geologists
is the rather unique experience of having worked in and around various
quarries worldwide. From this experience comes the ability to relate
field observations to other comparative quarry settings. This skill
is critical in the final analysis when the competitive position
of a new deposit must be determined.
Mineral
composition, color continuity, veining trends, joint spacing, and
textural variations all need to be measured and mapped in detail
in order to determine the potential recovery / waste factors which,
in turn, will determine the economic viability of a particular stone
deposit.
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