Code Description bl black be blue br brown bu buff cr cream gr green gy grey kh khaki or orange dgy Dark Grey pk pink pu purple r red tn tan w white y yellow pgy pale grey gybn grey brown rbn red brown lbn light brown gnbn green brown 1 Fresh 2 Weakly weathered 3 Moderately weathered 4 Strongly weathered 5 Soil MRM_E McArthur River Mine Exploration MRM_GC McArthur River Mine Grade Control CX Coxco AC AirCore DDH Diamond PERC Percussion RAB RAB RC Reverse Circulation OHP Open Hole Percussion UGDDH U/G Diamond FS Face Sample Strings (eg shek.) BHS Blast holes (eg. Shekuma) PHS Probe Holes (eg shekuma) d damp wd "very damp, not quite wet" w wet - < 5000 gal/hr ww "very wet - 5,000 - 10,000 gal/hr" www "extremely wet >10,000 gal/hr" A Abandoned* C Completed SL Soils (undiff) SLE Elluvial (in-situ) soils TP Transported (undiff) TPC Colluvial TPA Alluvial TPL Lacustrine TPW Aeolian DU Duricrust MZ Mottled Zone SP Saprolite (undiff) US Upper Saprolite LS Lower Saprolite SR Saprock FR Fresh Ubr Upper Breccia UdH Upper Dolo Shale UpH Upper Pyrite Shale BbH Bl Bituminous Shale LpH Lower Pyrite Shale LdH Lower Dolo Shale WFS W-fold Shale B1 B1 Breccia ALT Albite Tuff TbX Top Black shale LbX Bottom Black Shale DM Dolomite Marker USM Upper Stylolite LSM Lower Stylolite CM Cherty Marker HWT Hanging Wall Tuff U1 Unit 1 U2 Unit 2 U3 Unit 3 U4 Unit 4 U5 Unit 5 U6 Unit 6 U7 Unit 7 LpHbx4 LpH Breccia 4 LpH4 Lower Pyrite Shale 4 LpHbx3 LpH Breccia 3 LpH3 Lower Pyrite Shale 3 LpHbx2 LpH Breccia 2 LpH2 Lower Pyrite Shale 2 LpHbx1 LpH Breccia 1 LpH1 Lower Pyrite Shale 1 HWX hw breccia 8UA 8 orebody min sh/gb 8LA 8 orebody min sh/gb I78A 7/8 interbeds 7UA 7 upper orebody 7MA 7 middle orebody tuff 7LA 7 lower orebody I67A 6/7 siltstone I67B 6/7 breccia/graded bed 6UA 6 upper orebody 6B 6 middle graded bed 6C 6 lower orebody I56A 5/6 gb/silt I56B 5/6 breccia/gb 5UA 5 upper orebody 5MA 5 middle orebody 5LA 5 lower orebody I45A 4/5 gb/silt I45B 4/5 interbeds 4UA 4 upper orebody 4MA 4 middle gb/silt 4LA 4 lower orebody 4LB 4 lower minz sh/tuff 4LC 4 lower orebody I34 3/4 interbeds 3UA 3 upper orebody 3UB 3 upper orebody 3MA 3 middle py.shale 3MB 3 middle hard tuff 3LA 3 lower orebody 3LB 3 lower orebody 3LC 3 lower min sh/gb 3LD 3 lower min shale I23A 2/3 nod sh/tuff I23B 2/3 nod sh/tuff I23C 2/3 nod sh I23D 2/3 nod sh 2A 2 orebody 2B 2 orebody 2C 2 orebody 2D 2 orebody I12A footwall nod/conc sh I12B footwall pyritic/nod I12C footwall py.sh/clay tuff I12D footwall breccia GYRO Gyro survey in rod MS EMS (multi shot) NS Not Surveyed PLAN Planned azim and dip SS Single Shot Eastman Survey UNKN Unknown PVC PVC STL steel PVCS slotted PVC HB Black Shale SH shale MU Mudstone SL Siltstone SI interbedded silt/shale SS Sandstone SX100 breccia D Dolomite DX dolomite & sed breccia TH hard tuff TP puggy tuff CY Clay HC chert CL single clast SO Soil GV Gravel SD Sand SA arenite SB silt/arenite CN Conglomerate QT Quartzite QV Quartz veining SI Silcrete HC Hard cap HI Hematitic ironstone GI Goethitic ironstone TU Tuff XT tectonic DSH Dolomitic Shale MN Manganese* STR stromatolites ALG algal mats SG grit XI imbricate XM matrix sup NS No Sample NL Not Logged CA Canga G Amorphous glass CL Clay SLT Silt VFG Very fine grained FG Fine grained MG Medium grained CG Coarse grained VCG Very coarse grained COB Cobble Breccia BOU Boulder Breccia PEB Pebble Breccia B bedded L laminated (av <1cm) BD banded CB cross bedded GB Normal graded RB Reverse graded LYD layered NOD nodular SA saccaroidal CTY cherty WB well bedded WS well sorted BX brecciated COG conglomeratic CS clast supported MX matrix supported C chaotic M massive LPK loose-packed ANG angular SRD sub-rounded RDD rounded AGL agglomerated CEM cemented LE lenses LIN lineated MOT mottled CCT cross-cutting DS disseminated FRL fragmental GLR granular GTY gritty RBL rubbly FRB friable SDY sandy HA halos CL clusters CO coatings GOS gossanous IR irregular LTD lateritised HPZ hardpanized IND indurated SE selective NS non selective OV overprinting PC pervasive (complete) PI pervasive (incomplete) RW reworked SCD scoured COF colloform BB blebby BKY bucky SP spotty VUY vuggy COS consolidated UNC unconsolidated WLD welded XLE crystalline AC acicular AN anhedral EU euhedral SU subhedral EQ equigranular IQ inequigranular SGY sugary TE telegraph TH thickly bedded TB thinly bedded TP tight-packed TS tuffaceous OO oolitic PS Pisolitic PCC pyroclastic ZL zonal S slumped FZ fold zone SLM Slump Structures MFT Microfaults MFD microfolds STY kinked BDD bedded BD banded LAM laminated (av. thickness <1cm) BRX brecciated XBD Cross Bedded JON jointed RIP ripples FIS fissile CLV cleaved FOL foliated SCH schistose DFM deformed BOU boudinaged MAS massive FRB friable INT intercalated KNK kinked CRN crenulated FD folded FDA fold axis FDC closely folded FDD drag-folded FDI isoclinal folding FDO open fold FDP ptygmatically folded FDR refolded FDT tightly folded UN Angular unconformity FRA fracture(s) CON Concoidal Fracture FLT fault (zone) EE en-echelon FTN normal fault FTR reverse fault FTT fault (undiff) SZ shearing/shear zone SS slickensides LIN lineation MYL mylonite CON contact CONL lower contact CONU upper contact VCA carbonate vein VO other veins CAT cataclastite ANA anastamosing VUG Vuggy FLM Flame Structures 0 "Unfoliated, undeformed rock" 10 Very weak or incipient foliation 20 "Weak foliation, continuous slaty cleavage" 30 Moderate foliation 40 "Strong foliation, original rock still identifiable" 50 Moderate schistosity 60 Strong schistosity 70 "Strong schistosity, slickensides, mineral growth" 80 "Protomylonite, protocataclastite" 90 Mylonite/cataclastite 100 Ultramylonite/ultrcataclastite (grainsize reduction) BCA bedding to core angle BBY blebby BDD banded/bands* BEDD bedded DF diffuse DS disseminated FWA footwall alteration GRAD gradational HWA hangingwall alteration MOT mottled MS massive* MX matrix MZ mineralised zone OPR overprint (other alteration) PAT patchy PERV pervasive ST stringer SV selvedge SD sands* VN Veins* FRAG Fragments* NO Nodules* DO pervasive dolomite CR crusts CO concretions 1 Trace 2 Weak 3 Moderate 4 Strong 5 Intense BL Bleached CA Calcareous CC Calcreted CP Pedogenic carbonate FC Ferricreted FE Ferruginous GO Goethitic GP Gypsiferous GS Gossanous HM Haematitic KO Kaolinitic MN Manganiferous MO Mottled MS Magnesite rich NN Nontronitic RE Reduced horizon SC Silcreted SF Silicified SI Siliceous PY pyrite (FeS2) GA galena (PbS) SP Sphalerite SU sulphides (undifferentiated) DO dolomite CAL Calcite CB carbonate QC quartz-carbonate QZ quartz SI Amorphous silica BL bleached BM black mineral CA calcareous FE iron GO goethite HEM haematite KO kaolin MM montmorillonite MH maghaemite MU muscovite MI mica (undiff.) GLA Glauconite BA barite BI bismuthinite (Bi2S3) GY gypsum FU fuchsite GF graphite MN manganese minerals (undiff.) MS magnesite AH anhydrite AR argillic PC phyllic GA gangue CHA Chalcedony BDD banded/bands* MS massive* SD sands* VN Veins* FRAG Fragments* NO Nodules* DS disseminated DF diffuse PAT patchy VFG very fine grained CG Coarse grained Ca Calcite Do Dolomite Cb Carbonate CaPy Carbonate-Pyrite CaMn Carbonate-Mineralised Py Pyrite Mn Mineralisation Qz Quartz Cf Colloform Un Unknown BOU boudinaged BR branched FOL foliation FRA fracture/gash fill O other/unclassified PL planar PT ptygmatic SBX shatter breccia SNW shatter network SV sheeted veins SIG sigmoidal ST stockworks STR stringer veins WY wispy BD banded BKY bucky BX breccia COF colloform EXT extensional IR irregular MY milky O other RP replacement SGY sugary SH sheared TL translucent VUY vuggy ZL zonal DG Dry - Good (>80%) DM Dry - Moderate Recovery DP Dry - Poor (<40%) MG Moist - Good MM Moist - Moderate MP Moist - Poor WG Wet - Good WM Wet - Moderate WP Wet -Poor CHIPS "RC, AC or RAB chips" CORE core SOIL soils UNSPEC unspecified ROCK rockchip MMI MMI NS not sampled STREAM stream sample CUT cut core GRAB indiscriminant grab of sample SCOOP representitive scoop through sample SPEAR pipe spear sample SPLIT sample split through riffle splitter UNSPEC unspecified FACE Face Chip R Regression M Measured 1/2CORE 1/2 core sample 1/4CORE 1/4 core sample CORE core sample WC whole core sample 1ORIG 1m Original Sample COMP >1m original composite sample 2COMP 2m Composite Sample 4COMP 4m Composite Sample 5COMP 5m Composite Sample DUPE duplicate sample taken same time as original CHECK duplicate to different lab RESAMP dupe sample not taken same time original. Same Lab RSPLT 1m Resplit Sample STD Standard UNSPEC Unspecified ORIG original CSREJECT coarse reject split LABCHK lab checks DUP field duplicate BLANK lab blank 1 lab repeat STANDARD standard RESAMP field resample PULPSP pulp split EXTLABCHK external lab check