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 A drill rig on location at Bulla Park, New South Wales
CORE SAMPLING

Drilling commences to test Bulla Park mineralisation

Diamond drilling programme commences at West Cobar Metals' Bulla Park Project in NSW

15 October 2021

 A second rig is joining the drill programme at Cornish Metals United Downs site
CORE SAMPLING

Cornish Metals adds a second drill rig to United Downs drill programme

Second rig added to Cornish Metals United Downs drill programme

24 September 2021

 The Komatsu MC51 will be used to develop a portal and ~500m underground decline at the Kanmantoo copper mine in Australia
MINING

Australian Govt. $2 million grant awarded to commence underground decline

New Komatsu development facilitated by Australian government grant to Hillgrove Resources

02 September 2021

 Hole SJ-21-01 from the Cerro Verde zone (left) and the view from the top of Cerro Verde looking east (right)
CORE SAMPLING

Barksdale commences drilling at San Javier

Drill programme begins in Mexico as Barksdale Resources prospects for copper

11 August 2021

 AI-based geological data analytics company OreFox co-founders Warwick Anderson and Sheree Burdinat at work on the exploration programme at Mount Chalmers for QMines
CORE SAMPLING

Drill programme gets AI support to fast-track exploration results

Mapping of mine site benefits from use of AI technology alongside traditional drill programme

10 August 2021

 Rio is investigating the option of adding underground mining at its Kennecott, US open-pit copper mine
MINING

Rio Tinto studies potential for underground mining at Kennecott copper

Rio Tinto looks to expand open-pit Kennecott copper mine to underground operation

30 July 2021

 Altiplano Metals’ Farellon gold-copper mine underground development and proposed drill plan
MINING

Altiplano commences underground drill programme at Farellon

Newly purchased drill rig put to work by Altiplano Metals at Chilean Farellon copper-gold mine

16 July 2021

 During expansion work NFC Africa opted to install AECI’s emulsion EVDS at its copper mine in Zambia
MINING

AECI Mining Explosives' deepest emulsion vertical drop system

Putting a delivery system in place to take emulsion deep inside a Zambian copper mine

24 May 2021

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