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Sandvik and Cubex have announced a global partnership for the distribution of QXR down-the-hole (DTH) surface drills. This is an extension to the dealer agreement signed in November 2009 which allowed Sandvik to act as a distributor for Cubex’s underground mining products.

All global sales, customer service and aftermarket support for the QXR range will transfer to Sandvik. The companies are developing plans to ensure a seamless transition and expect a continuation in the high levels of existing support and service for the fleet of QXR drills already operating globally.

Manfred Schaffer, president of surface mining at Sandvik says: “The QXR series is a perfect addition to our range of dedicated surface mining drills. We are now able to offer our customers a broader product range to meet their surface drilling requirements. The integration of the QXR drills, combined with Sandvik’s global customer support, will represent huge benefits for our customers.

Kitch Wilson, president of Cubex says: “The QXR has already proved itself to be a productivity leader in DTH drilling. Now, with the global support of Sandvik, we are convinced these drills will be increasingly popular in all mining and large quarry operations for a wide variety of drilling applications.”

The QXR drills are fully self-contained, diesel-powered, high pressure DTH drills. They are crawler-mounted and have tilting booms and feeds for maximum flexibility. QXR’s are utilised across a broad range of mining applications including blasthole production drilling, pre-split drilling as well as pioneering and pit dewatering. The rigs are also becoming increasingly popular for reverse circulation sampling and grade control drilling.