Compiling Historical Drilling Assays - A GeoClerk Workflow

GeoClerk streamlines the process of locating historical drilling results and compiling them into digital, ready-to-use records. In the video below, we demonstrate a practical workflow using an area known to contain legacy drilling data of varying vintages.

Whether following up on a reported intercept or progressing a business development opportunity, as is the scenario with the below video, geologists are often tasked with sourcing the complete assay data behind the headlines. GeoClerk makes this easy – maps highlighting geochemical anomalies, sections, or assay tables are quickly surfaced, leading directly to documents containing drilling highlights. From there, users can trace the information back to original sources, including any associated submitted data – in this case, full assay tables ready for further analysis.

Older data, which may lack structured formatting or consistent hole ID labelling, is also easily retrieved. In the example, no digital data existed in public archives for HoleID SHP-3 (and the holes couldn’t even be located in GeoView), but with GeoClerk, hand-written tables were found and quickly converted to CSV format. While some quality control was still required, this approach enabled rapid digitisation of otherwise inaccessible data.

For more challenging cases, the Lucene Query Language (LQL) offers an additional option. Its fuzzy search capability is especially effective when working with older documents where scan quality or inconsistent formatting might otherwise make searches difficult.

By repeating this workflow across multiple documents, users can quickly build a comprehensive digital assay library, demonstrating just how powerful GeoClerk is in transforming legacy data into a modern, usable format with speed and efficiency.