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Development drilling

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000538

Drilling done to determine more precisely the size, grade, and configuration of an ore deposit subsequent to when the determination is made that the deposit can be commercially developed. Not included are:

• secondary development drilling,

• solution-mining drilling for production,

or
• production-related underground and open pit drilling done for control of mining operations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000538
FieldEnergy
SubjectNuclear
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000538",
  "term": "Development drilling",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "Drilling done to determine more precisely the size, grade, and configuration of an ore deposit subsequent to when the determination is made that the deposit can be commercially developed. Not included are:\n\n• secondary development drilling,\n\n• solution-mining drilling for production,\n\nor\n• production-related underground and open pit drilling done for control of mining operations.",
  "subject": "Nuclear",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/development-drilling/"
}

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