Surface Diamond Core Drillers
Diamond Core Drilling Services
KP Exploration offers R/C exploration and Diamond Core Drilling services for our mining customers in the Western US. We perform in-fill, green field or brown field drilling campaigns. We also have recent experience with In-Situ injection & extraction wells as well as monitoring wells drilled via air rotary methods.
We have a host of other skills that we can put to use on mine sites as well. Those include:
Diamond Core Drilling
Infill and resource definition drilling & Sampling
R/C Exploration and Sampling
Mine Service hole drilling
Well rehabilitation
Dewatering well drilling and service
Design, service & repair of well control electronics.
Submersible and line shaft pump evaluation and repair
Our crews are MSHA trained, HAZWOPER trained and are experienced working under the special conditions of mine sites. Many of our mine-capable rigs have rod handling systems to limit the chance of an incident. If you’d like to speak with a company that comes ready to work on your site, call us!
Surface Core Drilling - Western US
The staff at KP Exploration come from a long line of Diamond Core drillers. You could say its in our blood. We’ve also been successful at attracting and retaining skilled rig operators to offer the best, brightest, and most accomplished drillers to our customers. Our 3 drilling leads have 65 years experience between them.
We operate several Versadrill Canada track mounted KmN1.4s surface rigs to perform core drilling for various metals. These rigs are capable of NQ, HQ, & PQ (HWT) size wireline coring. Depth capability of up to 4600 feet (NQ) for these rigs. Our larger rigs are capable of deeper depths depending upon the circumstances.
We’ve been successful at attracting and retaining experienced drillers. We can staff most projects on a 24 hour basis.
Contact us for a line card or to learn more about our availability.
FAQs
Are your rigs new and are they well maintained?
Our Diamond Core rigs are 2021 and 2022 model year rigs. They have been used on several other projects and are just now hitting their prime. We have added several items to the rig and swapped out a few components that were not field tested very well and have replaced with OEM parts to improve rig efficiency.
Our smaller diamond core rigs are track mounted rigs capable of up to 4600 feet depths. They are Versadrill Canada rigs, model Kmn1.4S. Our larger core rigs have much deeper depths depending upon the application. For those familiar with other similar diamond core rigs, our smaller core rigs have slightly more power than a similarly equipped LF-90.
We continue to add more depth to our fleet as we expand our service offerings. If you have a project that is not represented within the capability shown above, please let us know as we may have access to additional equipment not shown above.
How experienced are your staff?
Our exploration leadership team has more than 65+ years drilling experience between them. Our staff have experience with Fly In operations, triple tube, coring (NQ, HQ, PQ), oriented core, split tube core, and the installation of piezometers and have cut our teeth at some of the largest exploration drilling firms in the world.
While we appear to be your neighborhood drilling contractor, our experience is unmatched in similar companies. We’ve been successful at attracting and retaining talented rig operators to staff our rigs 24 hours per day, 7 days a week with competitive wages, safety program incentives and unmatched benefits.
We are proud of our experience and work history. Our resumes are available upon request.
How robust is your safety program?
From automated rod handling, safety guards and cages, environmental awareness, MSHA training, a full-time Health & Safety officer and safety related incentives; we’ve built the entire structure of our operation around Safety.
Our health and safety programs have been implemented at International Mining Firms, Superfund Sites, MSHA sites, environmentally sensitive sites and more. While it is a living document, we strive to improve it every day.
Let us know if you’d like more information on our safety statistics or safety manuals.
Mine Service Hole Drilling, Dewatering, & Environmental
KP Exploration is able to assist Mine Operators with drilling needs other than strict exploration. We have the ability to perform the following tasks as well:
Conventional Air Rotary, Conventional Mud Rotary, Air Assist Reverse Circulation, Dual Wall Reverse Circulation & Casing Advance Drilling Methods
Mine Dewatering Wells
Water Supply Wells
Environmental Monitoring Wells
Utility holes such as power holes
Well Rehabilitation and Repair
Pumping Equipment – Lineshaft Turbine, Submersible Pumps, VFD Controllers