CED Keeps Gold Exploration Drilling in Mali Moving with Drilling Muds, Fluids & Consumables

Drilling the Hole Is Only Half the Battle

A successful diamond drilling program depends on far more than the drill rig.

The right drilling muds, drilling fluids and additives play a critical role in maintaining borehole stability, improving drilling performance, protecting equipment and helping exploration teams keep metres moving in difficult ground conditions.

CED recently supplied a client in Mali, West Africa, with a fresh shipment of drilling chemicals and consumables to support an ongoing gold exploration program using the CED100 Diamond Drill Rig.

The CED100 was originally supplied to the project together with a complete diamond drilling consumables package. The rig continues to operate today, and CED is continuing to support the program with the products required to keep drilling.That ongoing support is a major part of the CED approach.

Drilling Chemicals for Efficient Exploration — Flocculant supplied as part of CED’s range of drilling chemicals, muds and fluids used to support efficient fluid management and drilling operations on mineral exploration projects.

Drilling Muds and Fluids for Diamond Core Drilling

Ground conditions can change rapidly during mineral exploration.Broken formations, water loss, unstable holes, swelling formations and difficult geology can quickly reduce drilling productivity if the correct drilling fluid system is not being used.

Quality diamond drilling fluids and drilling muds can help with borehole stability, lubrication, cuttings removal, cooling and overall drilling performance.For remote exploration programs, having the correct products available on site is particularly important.

Waiting for drilling chemicals after problems develop can result in unnecessary downtime and significant additional project costs.

CED therefore works with clients to supply drilling fluids as part of the wider drilling package rather than treating them as an afterthought.

Supporting an Active Gold Exploration Program in Mali

The latest supply into Mali is supporting an existing client conducting gold exploration drilling with a CED100. Mali remains an important gold-producing jurisdiction in West Africa, with exploration companies continuing to investigate new geological targets and expand existing mineral resources.

Early-stage diamond drilling programs require equipment that is compact and cost-effective, but they also need a dependable supply chain behind them.CED's involvement does not end when the drill rig arrives.

CED100 Supporting Gold Exploration in Mali — The compact CED100 Diamond Drill Rig is designed for early-stage mineral exploration and is currently supporting an active gold exploration drilling program in Mali, West Africa.

As the client's exploration campaign continues, we can replenish the drilling products required to maintain operations, including:

• Drilling muds

• Drilling fluids

• Lubricants

• Borehole additives

• Diamond drilling consumables

• Drill rods

• Core drilling equipment

• Diamond drill bits

• Replacement components

• Critical drilling spares

The objective is simple: keep the drilling program operating.

The Right Drilling Chemicals Can Make a Major Difference

Drilling fluids are not simply another consumable.The correct fluid program can have a significant impact on how effectively a diamond drilling operation performs.

Depending on the geology and drilling conditions, drilling chemicals can assist with hole stability, lubrication, fluid loss control, cooling and transportation of drill cuttings.

This becomes increasingly important when drilling through fractured, broken or difficult formations.Poor fluid management can contribute to slower drilling, excessive wear, unstable boreholes and potentially lost drilling equipment.

For exploration companies investing significant capital into drilling programs, the drilling fluid system should therefore be considered an important part of the overall drilling strategy.

CED Supplies More Than Diamond Drill Rigs

The Mali project demonstrates exactly how CED wants to work with exploration companies.We don't want to simply supply a machine and disappear.

CED can support clients throughout the drilling program with equipment, drilling chemicals, consumables, spare parts and technical support.

Our wider diamond drilling supply capability includes drill rigs, rods, core barrels, bits, reaming shells, drilling fluids, lubricants, tooling and replacement parts.For clients requiring greater support, CED can also provide experienced drilling personnel and complete turnkey exploration drilling solutions.

Compact Diamond Drilling for Remote Exploration — The CED100 provides a compact and practical diamond core drilling solution for remote exploration programs, backed by CED drilling consumables, fluids, chemicals and spare parts support.

Getting Drilling Consumables Into Remote Locations

Supplying equipment to a capital city is one thing.Getting the correct drilling products to an exploration project operating in a remote part of West Africa is another. CED continues to develop its international logistics capability around the realities of mineral exploration.

When a drilling program requires replacement consumables, chemicals or critical spare parts, speed matters. A relatively inexpensive component or drilling product can become extremely expensive if its absence stops an entire drilling operation.

Our focus is therefore on helping clients establish a reliable supply chain from the beginning of the project and then replenishing stock as drilling progresses.

From the First Hole to the Next Discovery

Early-stage mineral exploration is where discoveries begin.Whether the target is gold, copper, lithium, nickel, rare earth elements or other critical minerals, exploration companies need reliable drilling equipment backed by a dependable supply of consumables and drilling fluids.

The ongoing CED100 program in Mali is a good example.The rig was supplied. The consumables were supplied. The project continued drilling. Now, as products are consumed, CED is replenishing the operation with the drilling chemicals and materials needed to keep it moving.That is what a complete exploration drilling supply relationship should look like.

CED Drilling Muds, Fluids and Exploration Consumables

CED supplies drilling muds, drilling fluids, diamond drilling consumables, spare parts and complete drilling packages for exploration projects worldwide.

Whether you're preparing the first holes of a greenfield exploration campaign or replenishing an established drilling operation in a remote location, CED can work with your team to develop the equipment and consumables package required for the project.

Need drilling muds, drilling fluids or diamond drilling consumables for your next mineral exploration program?

Talk to CED about your geology, drilling method, planned metreage and project location, and we can help develop a complete supply solution designed around the operation.

CED — supplying the rigs, the consumables and the support that keeps exploration drilling moving.