Drilling services
Drilling Methods We Support
Choose the drilling method for your programme. Each page explains how the method works, what it is used for, and which rig in our range fits.
Drilling services
What do you need to drill?
Reverse Circulation (RC) Drilling
Reverse circulation (RC) drilling is the workhorse of mineral exploration and grade control: fast, cost-effective, and built around clean chip samples. Our PRD OZ RC is in our fleet and available to rent now.
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Blast Hole Drilling (DTH / Rotary)
Blast hole drilling prepares the bench for blasting. The right rig depends on your hole diameter, bench depth and the scale of the mine, from compact 18-ton crawlers to 45-ton production rigs and excavator-mounted attachments.
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Quarry & Dimension Stone Drilling
Quarries and dimension stone operations need compact, mobile rigs that drill accurate holes at the right diameter. Two PRD rigs cover the job: DTH for larger blast holes, top hammer for small, short holes.
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Horizontal Dewatering (Weep Holes)
Water trapped behind an open-pit wall raises pore pressure and weakens the slope. Horizontal drains, or weep holes, let it drain out by gravity for safer slopes and a drier pit.
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