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Drill Hole

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drill hole [′dril ‚hōl]
(engineering)
A hole created or enlarged by a drill or auger. Also known as borehole.

Drill Hole 

(shpur), a man-made cylindrical cavity in a solid medium, such as rock or concrete, with a diameter up to 75 mm and a depth up to 5 m. Drill holes are used to place blasting charges, to anchor supports, and to force water or cement into the surrounding rock. The holes are drilled with hammer drills, electric drills, and other light-duty drilling machines.



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” The company notes that drill hole 53-1279 assayed 23.
NRI:TSE) announced additional outstanding fill assay results from eight drill holes completed in this first phase in-fill and offset drilling program on the Donlin Creek Deposit in Southwestern Alaska.
Highlights include drill hole V-21 that cut 92 meters grading 5.
 
 
 
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