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Bolting head upgrade gives Sandvik DS300 drills new life at Canadian mine

Published: 18 November 2022

Like-for-like Sandvik Bolting Head (SBH) upgrade at New Afton mine is delivering such a productivity boost a second drill rig is already in line for the treatment.

Bolting head upgrade gives Sandvik DS300 drills new life at Canadian mine

How the Mako™ (G.E.T) were developed – with a little help from their friends

Published: 23 September 2022

Over a four-year period, Australian mining contractor Byrnecut was instrumental in the development of the new and improved Ground Engaging Tool (G.E.T) system from Sandvik – MAKO™.

How the Mako™ (G.E.T) were developed – with a little help from their friends

Local empowerement in Ghana

Published: 23 May 2022

Competition is healthy but forming exclusive relationships with equipment manufacturers can deliver tangible business benefits. Rapidly growing mining services provider Rocksure International in Ghana, Africa, has had a 100% Sandvik drill rig fleet since it was established – with spectacular results.

Local empowerement in Ghana

A challenging new era in parts distribution

Published: 12 April 2022

Long term market boom coupled with global supply chain meltdown – who would be the head of logistics for a mining equipment company? Sandvik’s Robert Van der Waal explains how getting parts where they need to be has never been more demanding.

A challenging new era in parts distribution

New lease of life makes sense for mining equipment

Published: 7 April 2022

The need to ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ is now widely accepted – but did you know that equipment rebuilds can also cut fuel consumption, TCO, downtime and accidents, in addition to carbon footprint?

New lease of life makes sense for mining equipment

Sandvik partners with Boliden on 3D printing trial

Published: 23 March 2022

Additive manufacturing of parts looks set to upend the supply of components globally. A small-scale trial of 3D manufactured parts is helping Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions and leading mining company Boliden explore the potential.

Sandvik partners with Boliden on 3D printing trial

Old time gold diggers

Published: 8 February 2022

Five unstoppable Sandvik D90 crawler mounted blasthole drill rigs have been prospecting for gold in one of the world’s harshest environments – high up in the Andes – for over 16 years.

Old time gold diggers

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