As the mining industry expands globally the easy to access high grade ores have already begun to diminish.
The remaining high grade and even low grade ores are contained deeper and deeper underground.
To uncover these deep ores specialist equipment is needed.
With this in mind Bauer has unleashed PRAKLA Bohrtechnik's latest rig – the RB-T 90.
This new rig is designed to drill deeper, faster.
However is it not just the discovery of new ores for which the universal deep drilling rig is being utilised.
As miners go deeper the risks onsite increase, and the potential for dangerous incidents rises.
The first six rigs, which have been sold to China, have been used to sink emergency rescue shafts to reach trapped miners quickly and safely.
According to Bauer "a key feature of the newly developed machines is their great mobility; built on a truck trailer, they can be towed quickly to any location where they may be needed".
The mobile deep drilling rig's maximum small diameter drilling depth is 3000 metres, and with 700 millimetres the rig is able to sink bores down to depths of around 1500 metres.
However this is not the only drill Bauer has released this year.
It will use the upcoming Bauma exhibition to highlight its other new developments.
Bauer's subsidiary RTG Rammtechnik GmbH is using the event to showcase two rigs.
On show will be the revamped RT 21 T pile-driver mounted on the BS 65 RS base carrier with Eco mode, and features technical advances incorporating new sound-proofing systems.
The rig has an automatic hatch opening device which cuts sound emissions by six decibels during operation.
This represents a major reduction compared to conventional sound-proofing measures. The relaunch of the RT 21 T also features a number of other significant detail enhancements.
Bauer will also launch new technology at Bauma.
The RM 20 is a completely new rig from RTG, designed specially for hydraulic hammer applications, and features a 20 metre usable length.
Its designers paid particular attention to ensuring a light transport weight during operation.
The telescopic mast can be tilted 18.3 degrees in all directions.
Another key feature of the rig is its patented rope tensioner.