MINING

Applications for drilling in mining and quarrying

Applications for onshore drilling and boring are many, including exploration, construction, communications, energy and water transmission, and rail and road transportation. Here, Richard Barrett outlines key applications for their use in drilling in mining and quarrying.

 Automation, such as this fully autonomous Epiroc SmartROC D65, is increasingly used for drilling across the mining industry to reduce personnel exposure to potentially hazardous environments and to drive down operational costs

Automation, such as this fully autonomous Epiroc SmartROC D65, is increasingly used for drilling across the mining industry to reduce personnel exposure to potentially hazardous environments and to drive down operational costs

Wide variations in the geology and stability of the earth and rock drilled or bored have a big influence over the approach and technology used, as do the specific aims and needs of different projects....

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