Trimble has introduced its Groundworks Machine Control System, a solution for drilling and piling operations. The next generation system that enables contractors to perform drilling and piling ...

To accomplish the job, MD&B is attacking in waves: Crews work their way across the hillside, drilling dozens of holes in the rock. Then, they pack those holes with 10,000-12,000 pounds of explosives ˆ ...

Global engineering company Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has introduced an operator training simulator to provide a compact and flexible solution to safely train operators and maintenance teams ...

Epiroc has introduced the Pit Viper 291 blasthole drilling rig. The large diameter, single-pass drill is designed to tackle larger diameter drilling in soft to medium ground conditions. Capable of 11 ...

Quality control is the most important factor in conducting blasting at an opencast mine, says environmental, opencast and civil drilling and blasting company DynaD director Chris Bester. He states ...