Pit Viper

IAMGOLD and Epiroc partner on autonomous Pit Viper fleet
FLEETS

IAMGOLD and Epiroc partner on autonomous Pit Viper fleet

Five rigs will be deployed at IAMGOLD's Côté Gold Project

02 November 2023

 Epiroc Pit Viper 271 XC
FLEETS

Pit Vipers into Sino Iron

Delivery, from Epiroc's factory in Texas, US, will begin in 2023.

13 October 2022

VIST Group said it has no doubt that the automated solution being developed will prove its economic efficiency during the planned pilot operation
TECHNOLOGY

Autonomous drilling system deployed in Siberia

VIST Group is piloting an unmanned drilling system at SUEK's Tugnuysky open-pit coal mine in Russia

30 April 2019

Epiroc’s Pit Viper rigs
TECHNOLOGY

Epiroc updates drill rig automation program

Epiroc has introduced the fifth generation of its Rig Control System for Pit Viper drills

25 April 2019

Opening up minds and pits worldwide
EQUIPMENT

Opening up minds and pits worldwide

Atlas Copcos Pit Viper automation system is extending productivity and increasing safety through functions

23 May 2014

EQUIPMENT

Copper deal for Atlas

Atlas Copco has won a contract to deliver four Pit Viper rotary blasthole drills to Chiles Minera Los

26 March 2014

Atlas Copco wins large order in Chile
EQUIPMENT

Atlas Copco wins large order in Chile

Atlas Copcos Drilling Solutions division has won a contract to deliver four large range Pit Viper rotary

26 February 2014

Ups and downs of auto drilling
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

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2023 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of current exploration rates, trending exploration technologies, a ranking of top drill intercepts and a catalog of 2022 Initial Resource Estimates and recent discovery successes.