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GEOTHERMAL

Directional drilling begins at GDC's Paka prospect

First directional well drilled at GDC's Paka prospect in the Baringo-Silali geothermal project

15 February 2022

INFRASTRUCTURE

Successful field trials of SABER directional drilling tool

Successful initial field trials and completion of system testing for Enteq Technologies' SABER Tool

16 November 2021

CORE SAMPLING

A licence to drill — the next major improvements in core drilling

With core bit reaching the limit of improvements, IMDEX concentrates on other aspects of technology

12 November 2020

MINING

A record achievement for Master Drilling

A record breaking raise bore has been completed by Master Drilling at a mine site in South Africa

08 September 2020

SITE INVESTIGATION

Technology license agreement announced by Schlumberger

Technology collaboration announced between US and Chinese drilling businesses

16 June 2020

MINING

HiTTing more efficient drilling programmes

How Well Force International's HiTT software can benefit drill programmes

07 August 2019

INFRASTRUCTURE

Conquering an underground pipeline project

How Ditch Witch enabled Fast Forward HDD to lay an oil pipe line in difficult terrain

07 March 2019

CORE SAMPLING

Speed is at the core

Signe Hanson looks at the tools for core drilling, recovery and analysis and how to best use them

06 March 2019

PARTNER CONTENT

Resource Estimation: Accelerating Outcomes with Subsurface Modelling

Mineral exploration needs increasingly advanced tools to improve efficiency, accuracy

PARTNER CONTENT

Mineral exploration: gaining efficiencies with innovation and local expertise

Amid the energy transition, the exploration drilling space is set for new opportunities

PARTNER CONTENT

Drilling Automation: Improving Safety, Efficiency & Skills Availability

Boart Longyear shifting the drilling operations to be more autonomous and drilling

PARTNER CONTENT

Space + AI: Launchpad for Faster Drilling Results

Fleet Space talks about their latest mineral exploration technologies