Breaking, Drilling & Blasting

Epiroc's SmartROC T40 surface drill rig. The company says its recent acquisition of Stanley Infrastructure positions it for growth in hydraulic attachments
April 23, 2024
Revenue up, orders down for Epiroc in Q1
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MSHA issues fatality alert after miner falls from bulk material trailer (Source: MSHA)
Miner dies after falling from bulk material trailer, says MSHA
A miner died when he fell while attempting to close a hatch on the top of a bulk material trailer, says the Mine Safety and Health Administration (…
The new breakers are suitable for quarrying, mining, demolition and construction
New hydraulic breaker range from Doosan Infracore Europe
Doosan Infracore Europe has launched the new HB-series hydraulic breaker range for the European market.
The new tool enables rapid assessment of the condition of blasted rock
Maptek updates software with fragmentation analysis
Maptek has added a rock fragmentation analysis tool to the new 2020 edition of its PointStudio geospatial modelling and reporting software.
The BDA says a new online form will streamline the audit application process
BDA introduces new audit procedure
The British Drilling Association (BDA) is launching a new procedure for applications and submissions to its BDA Audit, and is also introducing a new…
Sandvik receives major order for surface drills rigs in West Africa
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has received an order worth around SEK 125mn (€12.15mn) for equipment, parts, service and rock tools from…
Sandvik unveils 'My Rock Tools - Analyze' digital solution
Sandvik Rock Tools is launching an entirely new digital solution: My Rock Tools – Analyze. The mobile application is designed to help customers…
Messapica Inerti’s quarry in Ceglie Messapica in Puglia
Aggregate gains from drill rigs, hammers and breakers
Drill rigs, hammers and breakers offer different means of gaining aggregates material in quarries. Guy Woodford looks at new products and hears how…
Epiroc rigs take on tough drilling challenge in the Philippines
A large quarry operator in the Philippines has deployed four PowerROC T35 drilling rigs to operate in severe conditions.
Robit’s new Diamond Button
Robit rolls out Diamond series drill bits
Finnish company Robit has started to deliver first production batches of its Diamond Button series for top hammer bits to selected global key…
Hitachi launches new hydraulic breaker range
Hitachi has introduced a range of new high-performance hydraulic breakers that are suitable for the full range of Hitachi ZX excavators from ZX10 up…
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