The Global Exploration Drilling Standard Working Group have developed a draft and are seeking your feedback.
The Global Exploration Drilling Standard is an industry-supported initiative to define a common minimum baseline of critical controls and performance expectations for exploration drilling activities that present fatality, permanent disability or life-altering injury potential.
The standard will be outcome-based, technology-neutral and globally applicable. It will define what must be achieved to control critical risks, while allowing mining companies, exploration companies, drilling contractors and OEMs to determine the most appropriate method or technology for their operating context.
The initial scope is intentionally limited to exploration drilling. This keeps the first deliverable achievable, avoids scope creep, and provides a foundation for future expansion if the industry chooses to address additional drilling disciplines in later phases.
Developed in Collaboration with Global Mining and Drilling Companies: ADIA, Agnico Eagle, Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, Barrick, BHP, Boart Longyear, CDDA, Foraco, Fortescue, Major Drilling, Newmont, Rio Tinto, South32, Tectonic Drilling, and Vale.
