JanFeb2020

 The Editor's comment from the latest issue
VIEWPOINT

Different but the same

GDI's editor gives his thoughts on the state of the industry and the wider world

04 February 2020

 A Comacchio diamond core drilling rig equipped with the company’s automated rod-handling system in operation in the Northern Cape, South Africa
MINING

Comacchio's industry-advancing exploration rig

How a close working relationship between manufacturer and end-user can advance rig development

03 February 2020

 Royal Eijkelkamp describes its new BC100 Boxed CPT Crawler as the generation of CPT Crawlers
CORE SAMPLING

Eijkelkamp SonicSampDrill introduces the new BC100 Boxed CPT Crawler

The new BC100 Boxed CPT Crawler is described as the next generation CPT Crawlers by Royal Eijkelkamp

31 January 2020

 Earth Drilling is the only company on the Athabasca oil sands in Canada to use sonic drilling technology
MINING

Sonic rigs: a valuable tool in Canada's oil sands

How sonic drilling continues to be used for an increasing range of diverse projects

28 January 2020

 Cornish Lithium is one of the ventures currently exploring the possibility of extracting lithium from the geothermal fluids of Cornwall, UK
GEOTHERMAL

From hot water to hot commodity - extracting lithium from geothermal brines

Does geothermal fluid under Cornwall hold the solution to a stable lithium supply for the UK?

22 January 2020

 SafeLane Global has added a Massenza MI3 rig to its fleet to help with the detection of UXO in confined spaces
PILING

Drilling for unexploded bombs in London

How a Massenza MI3 is helping to detect unexploded bombs under buildings in the UK

21 January 2020

 Choice Sonic Drilling have returned to Oak Island to continue the search for treasure with a sonic drill rig
CORE SAMPLING

Sonic drill team goes back to Oak Island

Choice Sonic Drilling is back on Oak Island as the televised search for buried treasure continues

14 January 2020

 At a job site in Hawaii, a Herrenknecht VSM successfully handled challenging geology that would have been problematic for conventional shaft boring methods
INFRASTRUCTURE

The role of mechanised shaft sinking in international tunnelling projects

An in-depth look at the operation of Herrenknecht VSM shaft sinking technology and its applications

13 January 2020

PARTNER CONTENT

Geothermal Game Changer

Customer-inspired engineering leads to fieldwork simplified

PARTNER CONTENT

A Sneak Peek at the Future of Drilling Data

Drilling is the first step in an optimised mine value chain, so it is crucial to

PARTNER CONTENT

Gain Ground on the Competition

Rigs, tooling designed for direct push propel profits, production across industries

PARTNER CONTENT

Simplify your geotechnical Jobs

Multi-application drill rigs and enhanced tools boost productivity and profits.