Vysarn subsidiary Pentium Hydro has been awarded a goods and services contract by BHP Nickel West for drilling and monitoring of bore holes.
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Swick powers towards merge with DDH1
Swick Mining Services will merge with DDH1 on a positive note in February, after a strong finish to 2021 saw it improve rig utilisation while continuing to grow its fleet.
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FLANDERS technology improves blasting safety
FLANDERS’ ARDVARC technology aims to eliminate human presence in hazardous surface mining environments, optimising operational safety.
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Ground support design cycle: An approach to increase safety and efficiency
Epiroc provides an overview of its approach to the ground support design cycle to increase safety and efficiency in challenging conditions.
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Austral’s Anthill a ‘hive of activity’
Austral Resources has seen first overburden moved at its Anthill copper mine in central Queensland, after Thiess was confirmed as the contractor late last year.
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Sandvik simulators to teach TAFE students
A leading Victorian TAFE has acquired two advanced simulators for students to experience the operation of Sandvik drilling rigs at the Victorian Tunnelling Centre.
The CYBERMINE simulators are programmed
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Epiroc rig reveal adds muscle above and below ground
Epiroc has released a raft of new equipment, including the Pit Viper 291 drill rig and two Boltec rock reinforcement drill rigs, the M10 and the E10.
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Sandvik adds AutoCycle to autonomous drill rig
Sandvik has unveiled AutoCycle as part of its AutoMine Surface Drilling suite, for the remote control of multiple drill rigs at the touch of a button.
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Sandvik upgrades its Leopard DI650i drill rig
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has added an option for reverse circulation (RC) sampling to its Leopard DI650i down-the-hole (DTH) drill rig.
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Rio Tinto expands drilling fleet with Epiroc
Rio Tinto has ordered multiple drill rigs from Epiroc for use at its Pilbara iron ore mines in Western Australia.
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Epiroc releases world-first drill rig with internal hydraulics
Epiroc has launched the Boomer M20, the world’s first face drill rig with internal hydraulics, at the Underground Operators Conference in Perth, Western Australia.
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Sandvik rolls out DD212 narrow-vein drill rig
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has upgraded its DD210 development drill rig by introducing the DD212, a single-boom, electro-hydraulic drill for tunnelling and mining development.
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Roy Hill expands fleet with third Pentium Hydro rig
Roy Hill Iron Ore plans to deploy the eighth rig for its company fleet at the Pilbara mine, Western Australia through an additional purchase order to Vysarn.
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Nothing outlasts a Diamond
Drill down rigs in particular need to be able to withstand the impacts that come from drilling into hard granite and rock to create blasting holes.
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Vysarn wins Tropicana contract through Pentium Hydro
Vysarn’s subsidiary Pentium Hydro has struck a major services contract at the Tropicana gold mine joint venture (JV) in Western Australia for an undisclosed amount.
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Sandvik launches jumbo underground drill rig
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has launched the Sandvik DT1132i jumbo, an underground drill rig for tunnelling excavation.
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Epiroc unveils first fully autonomous surface drill rig
Epiroc has rolled out the SmartROC D65 surface drill rig, which enables drilling of entire drill patterns without the need for an operator.
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Sandvik releases non-cabin Ranger surface drill rigs
Sandvik has expanded its Ranger DX series of surface top hammer drill rigs with a pair of non-cabin versions.
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DET CRC’s RoXplorer drill rig licenced to IMDEX, trials with Barrick Gold
Australian manufacturer Deep Exploration Technologies CRC's (DET CRC's) prototype RoXplorer coiled tubing (CT) drill rig has come closer to market after acquiring a licensing agreement with mining equipment, technology and service (METS) major IMDEX.
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WesTrac to launch Australia’s first Cat MD6250 drill
WesTrac will introduce the first Cat MD6250 rotary blasthole drill in Australia this week.
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