Automated drilling

SURFACE

Glencore to trial autonomous drills at Lomas Bayas

Flanders has previously claimed that the ARDVARC system increases productivity by 30%

13 June 2022

TECHNOLOGY

AI's explosive impact in drill and blast

Company creates digital twins for drill and blast sites that integrate GPS, surface and drone data.

26 October 2020

TECHNOLOGY

Boart Longyear on the digitalisation of drill rigs

Company tells Mining Magazine how it is approaching the new drill rig landscape.

21 October 2020

UNDERGROUND

Altyn: Drilling rigs will accelerate development

The company is targeting a run rate of 45,000t/month in the fourth quarter.

26 May 2020

TECHNOLOGY

Epiroc lifts lid on Apatit automation

Integration of automation and digitalisation technologies optimises production

23 October 2019

FLEETS

Epiroc highlights automation at SME

IoT-based optimisation and maintenance have featured heavily on the SME conference programme so far

26 February 2019

EQUIPMENT

Ups and downs of auto drilling

Automation in automated blasthole drilling have been made in recent years by Flanders Electric with its

09 November 2010

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