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Blasthole drill rigs will always have a place in mining to meet the demand for current and future extraction of key minerals, finds Ailbhe Goodbody

The Sandvik DR412i is designed for rotary and DTH drilling applications with a hole range of 216-311mm

Rotary drilling is still the method of choice for most blasthole drilling applications.

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