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Blasthole Drills Friday, July 18, 2008 A blasthole drill is a special type of track mounted rotary drill used in open pit mining and construction to drill holes in rock requiring blasting with explosives in order to be broken up for removal.read more »
Locomotives Tuesday, July 8, 2008 In mining, locomotives are typically battery powered where diesel fumes or smoke would endanger crews, and where external electricity supplies cannot be used due to the danger of sparks igniting flammable gas.read more »
Roadheaders and Continuous Miners Thursday, June 05, 2008 A roadheader is a piece of excavating equipment consisting of a boom-mounted cutting head, a loading device usually involving a conveyor, and a crawler travelling track to move the entire machine forward into the rock face.read more »
World Mining Congress & Expo 2008 Tuesday, May 13, 2008 The World Mining Congress & Expo 2008 will take place in Poland, September 9-12. Here are more details on this important mining exhibitionread more »
Portable Rock Drills Thursday, April 24, 2008 Rock Drills are used for quarry, mining in ores, trenching & general excavation involving short holes. It is the everyday tool for the small job.read more »
Blasthole Drills
Locomotives
Roadheaders and Continuous Miners
World Mining Congress & Expo 2008
Portable Rock Drills
