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Komatsu invests in surface drills

Komatsu is accelerating the development of smaller drills for surface mining applications

01 March 2018

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Caterpillar introduces MD6250 drill

Caterpillar has announced the new Cat MD6250 blasthole drill at CONEXPO

07 March 2017

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New Cat MD6420C rotary drill

One of the main attractions at Caterpillar's MINExpo display was the Cat MD6420C drill

07 October 2016

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Rotary technology combo triumphs in Australia

The combination of rotary and percussion drilling technology is producing some impressive results

24 March 2016

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New series of rotary bits from Sandvik

The Sandvik RR221 is the latest update in the complete rotary blasthole bit range from Sandvik

04 December 2015

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Continuing at full blast

Rotary drill-rig manufacturers are adding new features to their blasthole-rig ranges

21 May 2015

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New Sandvik blasthole drill rig

Sandvik Mining has launched the first in its next-generation series of rotary and DTH drills

27 February 2015

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New undercarriage for Cat MD6640 drill

Caterpillar has upgraded the MD6640 rotary drill with the new Cat 390 excavator undercarriage

19 February 2015

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