W B Clarke Geoscience Centre
- 947-953 Londonderry Road
- Londonderry
- NSW 2753
Website: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/minerals/geological/drill-core/londonderry-drill-core-library
The Drill Core Library is a major drill core sample archiving and reference facility run by the Department of Primary Industries - Mineral Resources Division to support the mineral exploration industry in New South Wales.
The major core library at Londonderry in western Sydney was established in 1966 and renamed as W B Clarke Geoscience Centre in 2007. It is one of the most modern and comprehensive of its kind in the world. It offers a wide range of facilities including a highly mechanised and efficientretrieval system for inspection and sampling of drill core.
Auxiliary facilities at Gunnedah, Gulgong, Wyee Bay and Yerrinbool are focused on core from coal drill holes. In addition, a major new storage and sampling facility has been established at Broken Hill to handle material from the Broken Hill Main Lode and from regional exploration.
The Drill Core Library is a major drill core sample archiving and reference facility run by the Department of Primary Industries - Mineral Resources Division to support the mineral exploration industry in New South Wales.
The major core library at Londonderry in western Sydney was established in 1966 and renamed as W B Clarke Geoscience Centre in 2007. It is one of the most modern and comprehensive of its kind in the world. It offers a wide range of facilities including a highly mechanised and efficient retrieval system for inspection and sampling of drill core.
Auxiliary facilities at Gunnedah, Gulgong, Wyee Bay and Yerrinbool are focused on core from coal drill holes. In addition, a major new storage and sampling facility has been established at Broken Hill to handle material from the Broken Hill Main Lode and from regional exploration.
