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DRILL-PATTERNS

Portable gyro survey

Tuesday 06 January 2009

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.


Explorer of the Year Finalist: Mutiny Gold

Friday 21 November 2008

Mutiny Gold is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for employing old techniques in a new and innovative way.


Miner extracts methane

Wednesday 19 November 2008

Coal and Allied has begun trialling a coal bed methane extraction project at its Hunter Valley Mount Thorley Warkworth mine to reduce its emissions footprint.


Innovative Mining Solution Finalist: Swick Mining

Monday 17 November 2008

Swick Mining is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for its development of the underground diamond drill rig.


Three-boom drill debuts

Monday 10 March 2008

SANDVIK has just launched its new three-boom DD530 development/construction drill to the Australian market.


Drilling for rapid declines

Thursday 06 March 2008

SANDVIK has launched a drill that is designed for use in rapid decline development in hard-rock mining, civil construction tunnelling operations, and for drilling 12 to 75 m² cross sections.


Reducing underground error

Wednesday 07 November 2007

THE right information about the success of drilling and blasting patterns can be attained with the latest surveying and in-hole data capture technology.


Test-rig has loads of potential

Monday 08 October 2007

DRILLSTRING failures, the bane of underground and surface drillers everywhere, may one day be less of a problem. Sarah Belfield writes


Drilling efficiency boosted, costs cut

Monday 13 August 2007

A WHALEBACK Mining Six Sigma Business Excellence team has made blast hole drilling a more efficient and less costly task.


Bang for your buck

Thursday 26 July 2007

MINE managers need to be more strategic when looking at drill and blast services, according to Orica’s blast based services manager Angelo Labriola.


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