Drill Core Library Catalogue
The Drill Core Library Catalogue (DCLC) provides access to an inventory of representative diamond drill and other core types
maintained by the Resident Geologist Program (RGP) network of
offices and stored in the Province of Ontario. Originally compiled in the
early 1980s by the RGP, the database is continually being reviewed and
updated by RGP staff. The catalogues contain approximately
15,000 records. Currency of the drill core catalogue records should be
verified at the local Resident Geologist Program Office.
Drill cores are stored in core library buildings as well as at off-site,
outside core storage compounds in Kenora-Red Lake, Thunder Bay-Marathon,
Sault Ste Marie, Timmins, Kirkland Lake and Tweed. Drill core is generally
accessible seasonally. Map of the Resident Geologist
Program Boundaries.
To confirm accessibility and to schedule viewing of
drill core, RGP staff can be contacted at: http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/mines/resgeol/contact_e.asp
RGP staff will require at least one week’s prior notice to verify
accessibility and availability of drill core.
A Drill Core Library Catalogue in PDF format and a Drill Core Library
Database in Microsoft Access Database format
(mdb) from each Resident Geologist Area is available for downloading below.
The Catalogue listing generated from the corresponding database does not
contain all fields found in the database.
Each DCLC record provides information on a number of items, such as
Company Name, Company Drill Hole Number, year completed, collar location and
assay availability. The databases list all of the commodities for which we
have assay values but does not include the assay numbers themselves. These are available
only in hard copy format through the various RGP offices across the
province. Approximately 5 000 records have linkages to more detailed
descriptions, including drill logs found in Ontario Assessment Files Research Image (AFRI) database.
Clients can search the AFRI database and access, view and download in PDF format the individual Assessment Files through the GeologyOntario website.
