The drilling component of the Cyprus Crustal Study Project will begin with site preparation in February 1982. Rig assembly will be completed by the end of February, and drilling will start during the first week of March 1982. The first drill hole (CY‐1) will penetrate a 2‐km vertical section of pillow lavas extending from the base of the overlying Cretaceous sediments to the upper part of the sheeted dike complex. This hole will be located at the mouth of the Akaki River Canyon, about 1.5 km northwest of the village of Malounda. Drilling of this hole will be completed about June 1, 1982.