The Yorkshire Italian job

Since acquiring the Woodsmith polyhalite mine project earlier this year Anglo American has been pressing ahead with the site’s development. As part of that work Welltherm Drilling used an MI6 rig from Italian manufacturer Massenza to create a borehole for groundwater monitoring purposes

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With a 56Kn pull-up, 5.20m stroke and a rotary head that can reach 650rpm and 9630Nm of torque, the MI6 rig was easily able to drill a 200mm diameter well to a depth of 75m

Specialist drilling contractor Welltherm Drilling Ltd has used a Massenza MI6 rig to drill a 200mm diameter well to a depth of 75m at the Woodsmith polyhalite mine project in Yorkshire, UK, one of the