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Pentium
News

Pentium prioritises BHP with dual rotary rig

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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Henry BallardFebruary 15, 2022, 9:54 amFebruary 15, 2022
Swick
News

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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Henry BallardJanuary 31, 2022, 10:36 amJanuary 31, 2022
Resources

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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Australian MiningJanuary 31, 2022, 7:50 amAugust 8, 2023
Ground support
Resources, Whitepapers

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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Australian MiningJanuary 18, 2022, 7:52 amAugust 8, 2023
News

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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Henry BallardJanuary 11, 2022, 10:03 amJanuary 11, 2022
News

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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Henry BallardDecember 8, 2021, 10:41 amDecember 8, 2021
Epiroc
News

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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Henry BallardSeptember 14, 2021, 12:17 pmNovember 11, 2021
AutoCycle
News

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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Henry BallardSeptember 9, 2021, 10:17 amSeptember 9, 2021
AutoCycle
News

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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Henry BallardSeptember 7, 2021, 11:49 amDecember 3, 2021
News

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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Vanessa ZhouApril 28, 2021, 11:57 amApril 28, 2021
News

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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Vanessa ZhouMarch 15, 2021, 10:15 amMarch 15, 2021
News

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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Vanessa ZhouJanuary 12, 2021, 9:16 amJanuary 12, 2021
News

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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Vanessa ZhouMarch 31, 2020, 9:22 amMarch 31, 2020
Features

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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Vanessa ZhouFebruary 20, 2020, 10:31 amApril 12, 2020
News

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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Vanessa ZhouSeptember 30, 2019, 10:40 amSeptember 30, 2019
News

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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Ben CreaghSeptember 20, 2019, 10:29 amSeptember 20, 2019
News

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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Ben CreaghJune 28, 2019, 9:49 amJune 28, 2019
News

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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Ben CreaghJanuary 8, 2019, 9:33 amJanuary 8, 2019
News

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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Ben CreaghJuly 25, 2018, 12:07 pmJuly 25, 2018
News

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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Ben CreaghJune 20, 2018, 9:14 amJune 27, 2018

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