DA Smith Drilling Company
Specialty drilling for the mining, scientific, and heavy civil industries since 1997
DA Smith Drilling Company
Specialty drilling for the mining, scientific, and heavy civil industries since 1997
CORE • GEOTECHNICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL • SCIENTIFIC DRILLING
Drilling Expertise for Industry
DA Smith is a standout in the field of difficult-access core drilling, mineral exploration drilling, geotechnical drilling, scientific drilling, reclamation drilling, geomechanical instrumentation, and in situ rock overcoring stress measurements, where dependability, value, and quality are the measures of success.
In North Carolina...
Overcoring stress measurements in Roanoke Rapids Dam
DA Smith is conducting in situ stress measurements at the Dominion Energy Roanoke Rapids Dam using the USBM BDG method. The project includes installation of VW stressmeters to monitor stress internal to the dam, inclinometers, and a telemetry system for remote stressmeter monitoring. Click for details
In Utah...
Geotechnical boreholes for mountain development
DA Smith is drilling an multi-year campaign of geotechnical boreholes in soil and rock at roadless sites in the Wasatch Mountains for the world-class Wasatch Peak Ranch ski resort.
In Wyoming...
La Prele Dam geotechnical investigation
DA Smith drilled vertical and angled HQ3 core holes as part of the geotechnical program underway at the La Prele Dam near Douglas, WY. DA Smith is also performing bottom-hole Lugeon pressure (packer) testing to measure the variable hydraulic conductivity of the downstream rock mass. Click for details
In Colorado...
Keystone Ski Resort geotechnical drilling
DA Smith drilled multiple ODEX/core holes on the main ski run at Keystone Mountain at the end of the 2020-21 ski season. Winter drilling using snowcats was required by the U.S. Forest Service to prevent soil/environmental damage. Click for details
In South Dakota...
Geothermal research studies the ground beneath our feet
From Sanford Underground Research Facility, Lead, South Dakota in 2021: "DA Smith drilled the new testbed’s nine boreholes, five for injecting or receiving water and four for monitoring the responses in the rock." Read the article Click for project details
Recent Projects
Regional Geotechnical Drilling
SURF Underground Laboratory, SD
Regional Geotechnical Drilling
Roanoke Rapids Dam, NC
SURF Underground Laboratory, SD
Regional Geotechnical Drilling
SURF Underground Laboratory, SD
SURF Underground Laboratory, SD
Upper and Lower Kings River Bridges Borings, CA
Upper and Lower Kings River Bridges Borings, CA
Upper and Lower Kings River Bridges Borings, CA
Upper and Lower Kings River Bridges Borings, CA
Sutton Dam, WV
Upper and Lower Kings River Bridges Borings, CA
New Gold New Afton Mine, BC
New Gold New Afton Mine, BC
Upper and Lower Kings River Bridges Borings, CA
New Gold New Afton Mine, BC
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