C-Master provides a software solution for bore hole data management, log strip production, and automated data extraction from lithology-based logs. It combines a flexible, rigorous but simple data entry system with proven techniques to codify and extract geologically significant data from borehole logs. C-Master was originally designed to assist geologists with underground mining. C-Master can also be used for underground exploration of other mineral assets, like oil and gas, limestone, etc. The use of Scout Ticket data has been developed to automate data entry and processing, making the entry of these data as fast as possible with minimal human interaction. If you have specialized data that don’t fit easily into C-Master, there are options available to you.

With the Ferm lithology coding system at its base. C-Master provides the geologist with data that can be easily used to generate floor and roof studies, calculate yields, and assist in performing mine planning. Data are easily exportable (CSV/Tab format) in bulk to a variety of other software systems. These same aggregated data can be subjected to a variety of data extraction techniques without modifying or compromising the integrity of the underlying data (i.e. “what-if” studies).

Graphic products are suitable for import into AutoCAD. Or, you can create PDF or image files (BMP or JPG), or direct the output to on a variety of continuous form devices (printers and plotters).

PDF’s are Adobe® compatible, but you are not limited to the Adobe 200″ limit. Other PDF products (like FoxIT ®) handle arbitrary sized PDF file, and some printers (i.e. NeuraLog) easily handle over the 200″ limits.

C-Master produces files directly compatible with Google Earth® (KML file), PETRA® (LIC file), ArcGIS®, etc. In addition, any program that can read CSV or fixed formatted files is likely compatible with C-Master data products. Carlson software has certain data requirements that C-Master is equipped to handle for you. Minescape® has certain requirements that C-Master handles flawlessly.

Whether you have large quantities of data or not, C-Master handles your borehole data efficiently. You can aggregate your data into special processing units (Projects), and apply selection and calculation criteria to as many lithology logs as you wish, then present the data in tabular form or generate log strips for these selected data. And, C-Master does this very quickly! Get results in seconds for dozens to hundreds of logs. Create Google Maps® compatible data to display your borehole locations, descriptive data, and your log strips directly in the Google Earth. Create CSV files of these data for input to mine planning software!

Files and file formats are transportable to and from a wide variety of other software platforms. The file structures do not rely on external database management tools. As a result, the data from an old IBM PC-AT from the mid-80’s are upwardly compatible with today’s Windows environment. For existing users, or if your data has been processed on a C-Master system, the lithology data and associated databases are all 100% upward-compatible.

C‑Master has been in use on multiple computer platforms since the mid-1980’s. Now, targeting solely for the Windows PC environment, C‑Master is tested with Windows systems from Windows XP through Windows 11. It runs as a 32-bit native application on a wide variety of hardware; desktops, laptops, tablets, etc.

For more information, contact CJD Software using this link. There is an evaluation version available. To purchase C-Master, explore your options here.