Sunshine Mine has recently completed a large-scale drilling program (50,000 ft).  This data, along with an abundance of historical geological and operational data was compiled to determine their newest mineral resource estimate. Over 100 years of data was assembled to construct a 3d geological model of the mine.

 

By using the information gathered and the newest modeling software, they have been able to identify new veins and areas that have been previously unexplored. By continuing to log and track the data from the drilling samples, the 3D mapping is updated almost instantaneously, showing areas that are still mineable and all of the new areas which can be explored economically in the future.