3D Laser Mapping released its laser-based geotechnical monitoring system, SiteMonitor4D, in 2004. Designed to monitor and quantify changes to the rock face, SiteMonitor4D automatically alerts mine safety managers via email or SMS when issues arise. Since 2004, the range and resolution of commercial laser scanners have improved significantly, which offers an opportunity to improve the failure prediction in the SiteMonitor…
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Wolf Rock Drills Offers Hydraulic Crawler Drill
At this year’s IEEE Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique in Las Vegas, Brazil-based Wolf Rock Drills showed its product line including the Fox 8-20. The hydraulic crawler drill, which the company said is an excellent option for rock drilling, is applicable to quarries, open pit mining and drilling service contractors. The Fox 8-20 features: Diesel engine 4cc Tier 3. Equipment…
Read MoreAtlas Copco Offers Two Drill Rigs
Drillers looking for more versatility from a drill rig will appreciate the features that earn the compact, radio remote-controlled Atlas Copco FlexiROC T20 its ranking as best in class, the company said. The rig’s upgrades come in response to input from drillers. Not everything has changed. Commonality of parts with Atlas Copco well proven drill rigs such as the FlexiROC…
Read MoreCat Track Drill Offers Enhanced Productivity
The new Cat MD5075C Track Drill is designed for best-in-class productivity, durability and low total cost of ownership, according to the company. Cat rock drills deliver three times the lifespan of competitive drills, the company said, and the Cat carousel rod changer and drill rod handling system are a reliable mechanical design with no sensitive electronic sensors to cause downtime.…
Read MoreBoart Longyear Rock Drill Passes the Test
While many underground mines are looking to avoid handheld rock drills for the safety of the miners, there are still many mines in North America where jackleg drilling is a must. For these narrow-vein mines, located primarily in Eastern Canada and throughout Mexico, cabbed jumbos, bolters and long-hole rigs are not feasible due to cost and size restraints. Instead the…
Read MoreSandvik Drill-Safety Standards Apply Globally
Sandvik continues to develop drill rigs with safety in mind. Driven by the EN 16228 safety standard in England, the drill rigs also bring a special emphasis on safety to the global aggregates and mining industries. One of the major improvements in the standard is the revised requirement to better protect operators and other personnel from the entanglement hazard caused…
Read MoreQuarryman 3D Laser Scanner System for Profiling
The new Renishaw Quarryman Pro 3D laser scanner system uses innovative technology to help optimize blasting and increase the profitability of quarrying operations, according to the company. The system, which also helps to improve safety, has been an essential on-site system in quarries for more than 20 years, transforming on-site safety and allowing quarry managers to modify processes simply and swiftly, and decrease post-blast workflow and costs. The…
Read MoreSandvik Offers Radio Remote-Controlled Drill Rig
Engineered from its conception to combine all the best features in one unit – drilling performance with high hole quality, easy maintenance and excellent maneuverability, as well as attractive exterior – Sandvik Construction’s new Dino DC400Ri is ready to take the lead in surface drilling excellence. The Dino DC400Ri is a hydraulic, self-propelled, self-contained, crawler-based surface drilling unit with full…
Read MoreAtlas Copco’s SmartROC T45 Features Site-Navigation System
Quarry and mine drillers now have the advantages of total-site positioning available as standard features in a top-hammer drill rig for line drilling and blastholes up to 5 in. in diameter. Atlas Copco’s fuel-efficient SmartROC T45 comes with its own site-navigation system. Any drilling company that uses computerized features based on the Global Navigation Satellite System can see a benefit.…
Read MoreSandvik RH460 Series of DTH Hammers
Sandvik Construction’s RH460 series of down-the-hole hammers have been developed to give customers even higher levels of productivity and reliability, while simultaneously delivering lower operating costs, according to the company. The Sandvik RH460 series of DTH hammers has been developed in order to provide drilling customers with the enhanced levels of penetration rates, longer service life and lower operating costs…
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