Don’t Plod Along
Progressive log of drilling, or plods, have traditionally been rooted in paper-based systems that are inefficient and require huge amounts of manual data manipulation. The time involved in paperwork, lengthy email chains and wading through unwieldy spreadsheets or file transfer links too often takes geologists away from where they need to be to ensure the success of a drilling program. They also provide little to no insight about what direction the drilling program should take next and limited transparency between drilling companies and miners. While some larger drilling companies may be tempted to create their own software packages, these too are often expensive and extremely restrictive as they lack the ability for much-needed updates. With the resources sector beginning to…