Terramin Australia's Angas Zinc Mine is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for using innovation to overcome a wall of clay and silt.
Newcrest Mining's Cadia East Mine in NSW is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for achieving what is said to be the best advance rate worldwide for a screen supported decline in a calendar month.
Underground drilling and blasting technology and equipment continues to be an area of rapid growth and change for the mining industry.
Kanga has launched a drill mast that has the ability to drill through solid blue rock.
SANDVIK has just launched its new three-boom DD530 development/construction drill to the Australian market.
THE old chestnut of stick-slipping drillstrings is back again, but this time around we may come closer to understanding how this problem arises. Sarah Belfield writes for Australian Mining
ADVANCED drilling technology, training systems and rock-bolting products will take centre stage at Atlas Copco’s Stand 316 at the show.
NATIONAL drilling contractor Rock Engineering has set a new industry benchmark by selecting a Sandvik T600 DTH drill to achieve higher standards of accuracy in the drilling of pre-split holes at the Mount Keith open-cut nickel operation, 720kms north east of Perth.
FURUKAWA will be releasing a new range of hammer rock drills on Stand 305 at AIMEX 2007.
Surprising results gleaned about how rockdrill buttons wear down may influence the next generation of buttons hitting our shores. Sarah Belfield writes for Australian Mining