A view to a drill

Modern technology such as automation is being used to increase the accuracy and productivity of underground drilling in the mining industry. Ailbhe Goodbody investigates

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04 July 2017
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Automated drilling means different things for different mine sites, but all of them have one thing in common – they use it to reduce the manual steps in the process and minimise the manual involvement

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