CanadaBuys #NRCan-5000097040

Sonic drilling and tailings sampling services for NRCan’s Nigadoo site program

Natural Resources Canada is seeking a contractor to drill and sample mine tailings at the Nigadoo site in New Brunswick. - Government buyer: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), through CanmetMINING/CanmetMINES and the Finance and Procurement Management Branch. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, or vendors are named; no equipment products or part numbers are requested. - Requested service: Sonic drilling and tailings sampling for approximately 30 boreholes, about 10 metres each (300 metres total). Use 6-inch drilling equipment, with 4-inch capability available if needed, and support Standard Penetration Testing (SPT) when requested. - Provide a qualified crew, drilling equipment, materials, sample recovery and handling, and labeled core boxes or trays. - Close or identify boreholes as required, restore the site, remove equipment and waste, and submit a final report with GPS locations, depths, diameters, SPT results if applicable, and any issues or deviations. - Purpose and requirements: Support assessment of mine tailings as a potential resource consistent with NI 43-101 reporting and characterization of critical-minerals potential. Canada owns resulting original information and intellectual property. No security requirements are specified. - Funding: Maximum available funding is CAD 120,000 before applicable taxes.

Description

Natural Resources Canada is seeking sonic drilling services for a tailings sampling program at the Nigadoo tailings site in New Brunswick. The solicitation documents describe sampling mine waste to support definition of the material as a resource consistent with NI 43-101 reporting, as well as characterization studies of critical minerals potential in Canadian mine tailings. The contract is estimated to last four months, and the stated selection criterion is highest technical merit within a stipulated maximum budget.

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