Cross-section view of the 1000ppm copper indicator model created by DomainMCF showing untested potential extensions at depth. Credit: Maptek Cross-section view of the 1000ppm copper indicator model created by DomainMCF showing untested potential extensions at depth. Credit: Maptek
MINING

AI identifies drilling targets to expand mineralised resource

How an artificial intelligence-generated model identified locations for in-fill drilling

15 October 2024
Daphne and Beatrice have broken through at the Sydney Olympic Park metro station site as part of the Sydney Metro West project. Credit: Sydney Metro
INFRASTRUCTURE

Two TBMs breakthrough at Sydney Olympic Park site

TBMs Daphne and Beatrice have broken through at the Sydney Olympic Park metro station site

15 October 2024
XCMG XQZ152 drills operating at an open pit mine in Africa have demonstrated outstanding operational performance. Credit XCMG
MINING

XCMG's breakthrough in African mining with the XQZ152 DTH drill

An XCMG drill has achieved a record 416m daily progress in Africa at a Zambian open-pit mine

15 October 2024
Rosond’s ESG champion and legal advisor Zwelibanzi Nkomo is leading the company’s ambitions to minimise the environmental impact at its drilling sites by following strict procedures as prescribed by its clients. Credit: Rosond
MINING

Rosond replaces old-gen pneumatic machinery with new-gen hydraulic machinery

Rosond's overarching approach to sustainability and environmental responsibility employs new tech

14 October 2024
Sandvik DD212i is a compact single-boom jumbo. Photo: Sandvik
MINING

Sandvik's first 'intelligent' narrow vein drill

Features include intelligent drilling control and a new narrow vein carrier

14 October 2024
Daphne and Beatrice have broken through at the Sydney Olympic Park metro station site as part of the Sydney Metro West project. Credit: Sydney Metro
INFRASTRUCTURE

Two TBMs breakthrough at Sydney Olympic Park site

TBMs Daphne and Beatrice have broken through at the Sydney Olympic Park metro station site

15 October 2024
XCMG XQZ152 drills operating at an open pit mine in Africa have demonstrated outstanding operational performance. Credit XCMG
MINING

XCMG's breakthrough in African mining with the XQZ152 DTH drill

An XCMG drill has achieved a record 416m daily progress in Africa at a Zambian open-pit mine

15 October 2024
MINING

Rosond replaces old-gen pneumatic machinery with new-gen hydraulic machinery

14 October 2024
MINING

Sandvik's first 'intelligent' narrow vein drill

14 October 2024
Cross-section view of the 1000ppm copper indicator model created by DomainMCF showing untested potential extensions at depth. Credit: Maptek
MINING

AI identifies drilling targets to expand mineralised resource

How an artificial intelligence-generated model identified locations for in-fill drilling

15 October 2024
MINING

XCMG's breakthrough in African mining with the XQZ152 DTH drill

An XCMG drill has achieved a record 416m daily progress in Africa at a Zambian open-pit mine

15 October 2024
MINING

Rosond replaces old-gen pneumatic machinery with new-gen hydraulic machinery

Rosond's overarching approach to sustainability and environmental responsibility employs new tech

14 October 2024
MINING

Sandvik's first 'intelligent' narrow vein drill

Features include intelligent drilling control and a new narrow vein carrier

14 October 2024
MINING

Epiroc's Australian and Kazakhstan mining orders

Epiroc secures multi-million dollar international orders for mining fleets from two diverse sites

11 October 2024
Saipem has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Geolog and Ignis H2 Energy to develop advanced technological solutions for new geothermal plants. Credit: Saipem
GEOTHERMAL

Saipem accelerates R & D into geothermal energy

Saipem signs MoU with Geolog and Ignis H2 Energy to advance technological solutions for geothermal

14 October 2024
GEOTHERMAL

Halliburton's LOGIX offers precision drilling through intelligent automation

LOGIX integrates advanced machine learning algorithms and predictive bit wear analysis

10 October 2024
GEOTHERMAL

Kensa Shoebox NX features in UK self-build bungalow

Ground source heating utilising a Kensa Showbox NX system features in a UK self-build bungalow

07 October 2024
GEOTHERMAL

Geothermal energy system for climate-friendly district in Frankfurt

Bauer drills 19,200m over eight months and installs 160 geothermal probes at Frankfurt site

04 October 2024
GEOTHERMAL

Utah FORGE granted a four-year extension

US geothermal research project gets four years of additional funding from the Department of Energy

03 October 2024
Klamath Community College has purchased a water well drilling rig to support its new apprenticeship programme. Credit: Klamath Community College
GROUNDWATER

Community college buys US$1 million drill rig for new apprenticeship programme

Droughts lead to Oregon community college establishing apprentice water well driller programme

17 September 2024
GROUNDWATER

HometownH2O's latest collaboration transforms Newark family's water access

Xylem, Waterboys initiative and WWT partner to ensure reliable water supply for local family

09 September 2024
GROUNDWATER

Epiroc's Water for All celebrates 40 years of changing lives

Celebrating a corporate clean water and sanitation initiative that has been in operation for 40 year

22 August 2024
GROUNDWATER

Fraste's 60th anniversary

Elena Fracca talks GDI through the 60-year history of Fraste and the evolution of its drill rigs

15 July 2024
GROUNDWATER

Special wells with GWE screen systems to safeguard Dubai's water supply

GWE’s double-walled screen system used in 542 water wells in the Middle East

11 July 2024
In September 2024, the geotechnical survey vessel EK HAYATE, owned by EKGS, entered service as a Japanese-flagged vessel capable of providing offshore drilling, sampling and in-situ testing. Credit: “K” Line Wind Services
SITE INVESTIGATION

"K" Line forms joint venture for offshore geo-survey

Japanese companies create JV to support development of country's offshore wind farm projects

11 October 2024
SITE INVESTIGATION

Local companies awarded drilling contracts for Queensland Hydro Project

Three Queensland companies appointed by Queensland Hydro project to undertake geotechnical drilling

09 October 2024
SITE INVESTIGATION

'Future of the Subsurface Community of Interest' launched in the UK

New initiative aims to increase subsurface knowledge sharing between interested parties

08 October 2024
CORE SAMPLING

Advanced automated reporting for geotechnical data analysis

Advanced geotechnical analysis combines high-res capabilities of HCI 4.2 with custom software

08 October 2024
SITE INVESTIGATION

Socotec strengthens UK presence with new state-of-the-art Northwest Hub

Socotec has consolidated three of its existing operational sites into one bespoke, modern facility

02 October 2024
The public is set to benefit from reduced disruptions to essential public services, with the Ordnance Survey being announced as the future operator of the National Underground Asset Register. Credit: Serge Cornu
UTILITIES

UK's National Underground Asset Register to be operated by Ordnance Survey

OS to operate the NUAR, with the service transitioning to public beta in spring 2025

09 October 2024
UTILITIES

Vermeer's compact and efficient MX150 HDD mixing system

Vermeer's latest mixing system has been designed to pair with mid-size utility directional drills

24 September 2024
UTILITIES

EarthGrid announces JV with EnerTech to deploy $18 billion in US underground utility projects

JV enables critical infrastructure improvements, increased capacity and resiliency to meet demand

18 September 2024
UTILITIES

Deep Isolation wins award from the US Department of Energy

Deep gets DoE award to allow it to validate and commercialise its universal canister system

10 September 2024
UTILITIES

Milestone for SSE's Coire Glas as exploratory tunnel now complete

Completion of 1.2km tunnel marks a new milestone for the Coire Glas hydroelectric project

12 August 2024
PARTNER CONTENT

Geothermal Game Changer

Customer-inspired engineering leads to fieldwork simplified

PARTNER CONTENT

A Sneak Peek at the Future of Drilling Data

Drilling is the first step in an optimised mine value chain, so it is crucial to

PARTNER CONTENT

Gain Ground on the Competition

Rigs, tooling designed for direct push propel profits, production across industries

PARTNER CONTENT

Simplify your geotechnical Jobs

Multi-application drill rigs and enhanced tools boost productivity and profits.

Daphne and Beatrice have broken through at the Sydney Olympic Park metro station site as part of the Sydney Metro West project. Credit: Sydney Metro
INFRASTRUCTURE

Two TBMs breakthrough at Sydney Olympic Park site

TBMs Daphne and Beatrice have broken through at the Sydney Olympic Park metro station site

15 October 2024
PILING

Acteon and TAISEI to cooperate for floating offshore wind projects in Japan

European marine drilling specialist signs MoU with Japanese construction company

11 October 2024
PILING

The electrification of a drill rig

The story of Klemm's creation and development of its electric KR 806-3E anchor drilling rig

10 October 2024
INFRASTRUCTURE

Second renewably-powered TBM underway on Melbourne's North East Link

TBMs powered by renewable electricity build traffic tunnels under Melbourne as part of Big Build

10 October 2024
PILING

MENCK unveils its MHU 6000W Wind Hammer

New monopile hammer described by Menck as a game-changer for the offshore renewable industry

08 October 2024