What is DTH Drilling? 2021-04-20

Down-the-hole drilling (DTH) essentially involves a DTH drilling hammer at the bottom of a drill string. It relies on three elements for drilling holes: bit loading (weight), rotation and air. These active elements combine to be efficient at crushing rock. As the drill string slowly rotate...

The benefits of RC Drilling Tools 2021-04-16

RC drilling has clear advantages over other top hammer drilling methods. Achieves greater penetration in hard rock than air core drilling, thanks to the percussive force and the strength of the RC drill bit. Provides greater sample accuracy, and cuttings are easy to catalogue. The col...

How is reverse Drilling Applied? 2021-04-11

RC drilling is consisted of Reverse Circulation (RC) bit and Reverse Circulation (RC) hammer, commonly employed in open-cut mines and used for pit grade control and in delivering useful insight for mine planning and blasting. It has an optimal depth of between 300-500 metres...