Services
Drilling expertise with integrated ancillary services, extending into broader mining services
Ore Search in Guinea
- Operating since 2005 in Guinea and West Africa
- Over 300 staff in Guinea
- Specialised drilling contractor
- Modern drilling equipment with highest standards of safety and productivity
- Exploration, grade control and blast hole drilling capability
Ore Search in Brazil
- Established in Brazil in 2021
- Dedicated operational team in Brazil and business development across Latin America
- Drilling contractor bringing reverse circulation capability and diamond core drilling
- Modern drilling equipment with highest standards of safety and productivity
- Exploration, grade control and blast hole drilling capability
Frontier Mining Solutions
- Newly established company and team
- Initially focused in West Africa
- Turnkey mining solutions
- Modern specialised equipment with highest standards of safety and productivity
- Combining grade control drilling, land clearance, earth works, mining, trucking and other requirements
Technology Solutions
- Enhancing drilling and mining productivity through complimentary technologies from specialised partner companies
- Regional and local geophysical evaluation
- Downhole tools and performance monitoring in drilling
- In-the-field geological evaluation
- Cloud based performance reporting
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE
WE OFFER DIAMOND AND RC EXPLORATION DRILLING TO ASSESS GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS AND ORE ZONES, AS WELL AS PRODUCTION DRILLING TO ENSURE ORE AND WASTE AREAS ARE MINED CORRECTLY WHILE GRADE IS PROCESSED.
- Reverse Circulation & Diamond Core Exploration Drilling
- RAB & Air Core
- Grade Control & Blast Hole Drilling
- Deep Directional Drilling
- Geotech Services
THAT WE KNOW DRILLING IN AFRICA BETTER THAN MOST, AND THIS EXPERIENCE IS VALUABLE WELL BEYOND AFRICA
OUR DRILLING FLEET
We constantly assess our fleet and invest heavily in the latest equipment and technology to ensure we are able to meet the safety standards and needs of customers in a self-contained manner. When a client engages ORE SEARCH, they can be sure that the drilling team will arrive on site with the safe work practices and the best tools for the task. WE ALSO HAVE A LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH A FREIGHT FORWARDING COMPANY WHICH MEANS WE CAN PROVIDE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT WHEREVER IT’S NEEDED.
Exploration Drill Rigs
2x EDM 2000 track mounted multipurpose drill rigs
RC grade control rig equipped with 30 bar 470 l/s compressor and on board cone splitter system. Can be configured for Blast Hole and shallow RC exploration.
1x EDM 800 track mounted DD Rigs
Depth capacities, 400 meters PQ, 700 meters HQ, 1200 meters NQ. Fitted with diamond rod spinner.
1x Atlas Copco track mounted Explorac 235 RC drill rig
Crawler mounted rigs specifically designed for RC drilling. These rigs feature remote operation, sound attenuated cladding, automatic rod handling and on board sample splitting.
2x KWL 880 track mounted multipurpose drill rigs
Depth capacities 250 meters RC, 600 Meters PQ, 1400 meters HQ and 1800 meters NQ with on board 1350CFM @ 500 PSI compressor and 1800 CFM @ 950 PSI booster. Fitted with KL rod handlers, Air Drill double breakout system and diamond rod spinners.
Production Drill Rigs
1 x Atlas Copco Smart Roc D65
RC grade control rig equipped with 30 bar 470 l/s compressor and rotary cone sample splitting system. Can be configured for Blast Hole and shallow RC exploration.
2 x Atlas Copco Roc L8 RC grade control rigs
RC Grade control rigs equipped with 25 bar 400 l/s compressors and rotary cone sample splitting system. Can be configured for Blast Hole and shallow RC exploration.
Current Fleet Guinea
- 1 x ATLAS COPCO ROC 8 L8-54+
- 1 x EPIROC SMARTROC D65LF
- 3 x EPIROC EXPLORACR E235 RC
- 1 x EPIROC CT20
- 1 x EDM 800
- 1 x EDM 1200
- 1 x EDM 2000
- 1 x BLY - LF90
Current Fleet Brazil
- 1 x EPIROC EXPLORACR E235 RC
- 1 x EDM 1200
