Can you drill core without a drill rig?

Yes. Our backpack drill takes hard-rock core in remote places a rig can't reach.

Every job is quoted. You get a written proposal within 3 days of your request, with the scope, the price and the expected mobilization date. Fill out our form or give us a call for more information.

Field & Exploration Services

Soil and Rock Chip Sampling

Soil and Rock Chip Sampling Services

A sample is only worth something if you know exactly where it came from and that it was taken the same way as the rest. Our soil and rock chip sampling follows a planned layout, in rough country, and hands you clean data.

34 years of experience. MSHA Part 46 certified. Veteran owned and operated.

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Geologist conducting soil and rock chip sampling on a rocky outcrop

Geological field site for soil and rock chip sampling

Black and gray camouflage pattern texture.

Soil and rock chip sampling in rough ground

We live and work in the mountains. Steep slopes, no roads and long walks in are part of the job, and the work still gets done safely, on time and within budget.

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What you get

Soil samples.
Rock chip samples from outcrops and old workings.
Hard-rock core from a Shaw backpack drill, in remote places a drill rig can't reach.
A map and spreadsheet of sample locations, ready for the lab results.

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Abstract wavy lines resembling soil and rock chip patterns

Geologists with an off-road vehicle for soil and rock chip sampling

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Samples tell you which targets are worth more money. The same team can take the next step:

Run a geophysical survey first to decide where to sample (Geophysical surveys)
Fly LiDAR to map the ground around the targets (Drone LiDAR and photogrammetry)
Stake claims over what the samples find (Claim staking)
Show the results on one property map (GIS and 3D modeling)
Permit the drilling when the results are in (Permitting)

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