Downhole Surveys has released the GyroSmart, a portable gyro designed to survey inside drill rods to remotely monitor and diagnose the exact position and relative deviation on a rig’s drill hole.
Atlas Iron is the first company to utilise Western Australia's third party access agreement, using Fortescue Metals Group Herb Elliott Port in Port Hedland to load and send a shipment of iron ore.
The second of two 800-tonne Hitachi EX8000-6 hydraulic excavators has been commissioned at BHP Billiton’s Mt Keith Operation nickel ore mine in central-east WA.
Boart Longyear has released a new surface exploration drill, targeted at the 1,200 m NQ market.
Cutting Edges Equipment Parts will highlight the replacement parts it has for the mining industry on Stand 9037 at QME 2008.
DRILLING contractor Ausdrill has flagged its strategy of investing in high-performance equipment to overcome the current shortage of skilled operators.
DRILLSTRING failures, the bane of underground and surface drillers everywhere, may one day be less of a problem. Sarah Belfield writes
THE 4th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards Contract Miner of the Year
FURUKAWA will be releasing a new range of hammer rock drills on Stand 305 at AIMEX 2007.
A CONTRACT mining company has designed a rig with features that would eliminate many of the hazards often associated with surface reverse circulation drilling