Rotary hammers are more powerful, though, and have a “hammer-only” mode with no rotation. They usually have an SDS chuck, which is better for hammering. Sure, you can drill a hole or two in a ...

An investigation into a recent roof collapse at Evolution Mining’s Cowal gold mine in New South Wales that caused injury to a ...

A rotary head supplying 4,500-lb ... CM 785 is equipped with a cylinder-driven aluminum feed system. The drill rig is equipped with variable speed-cooling fan controls, load-sense hydraulics ...

What was once an extremely dangerous process on the rig floor has now ... while a spinning or rotary wrench turns the top pipe. Thirty-foot sections of drill pipe have one female end (or tool ...

Rockhopper Exploration plc has confirmed that a loss of power occurred on the Ocean Guardian drill rig on the 16th October 2011 leading to a partial evacuation of all non-essential personnel.

North America cut 12 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was released on April 4. The total U.S. rig count decreased by two week on week ...

"The acquisition of our first man-portable drill rig marks a major milestone in accelerating our exploration efforts across Papua New Guinea," said Michael Murphy, Executive Chair of the Company.