Field Notes
How remote exploration actually flies
Plain, experience-based writing on getting a drill program in and out by air — the moves, the resupply, the weather days. No brochure copy, no fake numbers. If your project is past the end of the road, this is the stuff worth knowing before you call.
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Q&AQuestions about drill moves
Plain answers to what exploration managers and drillers actually ask about flying drills, crews, fuel and water in and out of remote sites.
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LogisticsHow a remote drill program gets resupplied by air
Fuel, water, food and parts don't stop once the drill is turning. A look at the resupply cycle that keeps a fly-in program running — and why the schedule needs slack in it.
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Remote lake access
Where the road ends, the float starts.
Lake-served camps live or die on the resupply schedule. Knowing the machine, the load, and the water before the season starts is the difference.
Planning a remote program this season?
Give us the collar location, the crew size, and what's flying in. We'll line up the aircraft and the backup.