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Atlas Copco announces ROC T15

When small holes are big business, the brand new ROC T15 from Atlas Copco offers more. Our smallest hydraulic surface drill rig in the range will be your best mate for demanding jobs and when transport is an issue. It is perfect for small construction jobs, dimensional stone industry and unique applications such as self drilling anchors, bolting holes and boulder blasting.

Remote rig commissioned in Ernest

Mount Isa contractor Rutherfurd has commissioned the first Atlas Copco ROC D9RRC (radio remote controlled) production drill in Australia. The unit is working at Xstrata’s Ernest Henry copper-gold mine.

Smart SmartRig Operators

Ian Rose claims he hasn’t had a good look at the inside of Yilgarn Drill and Blast co-conspirator Wayne Pettingill’s new Atlas Copco SmartRig ROC D9C drill rig, which is probably the way the latter wants to keep things.

Bigger, stronger, faster

Leading gold miner Newcrest Mining is counting on its muscled up Atlas Copco underground trucks to deliver improved haulage performance at Cadia East in New South Wales.

Will Gold's Light Shine

Gold’s star continues to rise, even after an eight-year ascendancy, but whether it can help brighten the gloom enveloping the mining sector is another matter.

A different view of the world

Julian Reynolds has experienced two economic tsunamis in his time with Atlas Copco.....

Predator descends on Houston

Atlas Copco expects to step up its push into the Australian gas drilling market later this year with the arrival of the ‘DH5 project’, aka the Predator, from the USA.

Hammer impact grows

A product with the propitious alias ‘Quantum Leap’ at launch, Atlas Copco’s QL80 DTH hammer has enjoyed a surge in popularity in Australia in recent times.

DTH Specialist Set for Sales

Tony Brinkley is spreading the word on the CD88RC cluster drill in North America after the success of the unit being used on Sydney’s $AU960 million water desalination project.