Breaking, Drilling & Blasting

HD Hyundai is adding to the versatility and productivity of its extensive line of wheeled and crawler excavators with the introduction of a range of silenced hydraulic breakers.

Since 2012, Mendiger Basalt Schmitz Naturstein GmbH & Co. KG has used Epiroc hydraulic breakers in its Basalt quarry in the Eifel region of Germany, for primary breaking. Now, the company is modernising its fleet with an Epiroc HB 7000 equipped with the HATCON fleet management system. Mendiger Basalt is opting for a full-service rental agreement for the first time, covering the equipment's maintenance, wear parts and consumables such as chisels and lubricants.

Epiroc, the Sweden-headquartered, global market manufacturer of drill rigs and hydraulic breakers for the quarrying and mining industries, has published its Annual and Sustainability Report for 2023.

Lekatech, an ambitious Finnish company aiming to revolutionise hammer and other attachment technology through its direct electric drive products, has appointed Jyrki Nissinen as its product development engineer.

Epiroc's Senior Principal Engineer, Dr. Ritwik Majumder, is set to take up an additional role as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Chalmers University of Technology. The collaboration between Epiroc and Chalmers will play an important role in Epiroc's transition to an electric future.

Epiroc, the Sweden-headquartered, global market manufacturer of drill rigs and hydraulic breakers for the quarrying and mining industries, posted healthy trading numbers for Q4 2023.

Epiroc has partnered with leading mining services company Capital Limited to field test the innovative SmartROC D65 BE, a battery-electric surface drill rig for the mining and construction industry. The battery-electric version of the well-known SmartROC D65 surface drill rig will be tested in Capital Limited's African operations in 2024.

LKAB has taken an important step towards streamlining surface drilling at the Leveäniemi open pit mine in Svappavaara, northern Sweden, selecting Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply a complete autonomous solution.