Thiess' autonomous Epiroc drill fleet hits Lake Vermont record

Thiess’ fleet of autonomous Epiroc drills has achieved more than one million lineal metres at Lake Vermont mine in Queensland.

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Thiess Group Executive Assets, Technical Services and Technology Ramesh Liyanage (Left) and Epiroc Business Line Manager Drilling Solutions Alex Grant (Right)

In 2019, Thiess became the first mining services provider to deploy an Epiroc Pit Viper drill equipped with an autonomous drilling system (ADS).