RC / Diamond DRILLING
For over ten years, we have been offering RC and Diamond drilling services, at competitive rates, to various clients such as exploration companies, construction companies, individuals, small scale miners and other groups within Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya. We can drill several drilling sizes; PQ, HQ, HQ3 (triple tube), NQ sizes with excellent core recoveries in both soft and hard grounds. We utilize modern technologies in our drilling such as down hole surveys and core orientations using Reflex Digital tools. Our company can drill different ranges of hole depths from 0-1,000m.
KASTHEW GEOTECH Solutions Co. Uganda Ltd.has ventured in Geotechnical projects & Environmental Assessment for Road projects, Hydro-Power Projects, Airport Construction as well as Major Construction projects in consultation, supervision and contracting.
Leading RC/ Diamond Drilling Solutions
Underground Diamond Core Drilling
KASTHEW Drilling and Mining Contracting Company provides diamond-drilling services to Ugandan, and East African mining houses. We extract underground core samples that mine geologists use to determine reef location and ore quality. The mines base their development planning on these samples, which in turn, determines the mine’s economic viability.
Diamond Core Drilling for Mining Exploration
KASTHEW uses a drilling method known as continuous coring for mining exploration. In this method the core produced by the cutting action of the bit goes straight into the rod string. Water is pumped down to the bit on the outside of the rod string and returns to the drill via the inside of the rods. The water pressure from the return water is enough to push the core to the top of the rod string where it is retrieved by the driller. Continuous coring results in much higher levels of productivity as there is no down-time when core is retrieved from the core barrel. It is important to note that continuous coring works very well in relatively homogeneous rock formations such as those found in the East Africa. It is not successful as a technique in badly fractured and faulted ground.
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KASTHEW provides experienced professionals, effective machinery and proven systems to safely and economically retrieve samples for all mining exploration and core drilling projects. This is not an empty promise, as KASTHEW Drilling gets paid per meter of core delivered to surface and its safety record speaks for itself. We ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations, as well as our client requirements. We are dedicated to pro-actively managing our risks through a structured Risk Assessment process in order to anticipate, minimize and control Occupational Health and Safety Hazards, thereby promoting a culture of “Zero Mindset” (all accidents are preventable) and eliminating repeat accidents. For us safety is not negotiable and it is this attention to safety and high level of productivity that sets us apart from our competitors.