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Blog articles cover a wide array of technical topics specialized in the field of exploration tooling, namely core drilling and reverse circulation drilling. The Fordia Powered by Epiroc brand is a promise to keep the focus on the specific needs of the mineral exploration industry. We develop and provide innovative and safe equipment, such as drill rigs, rock excavation, and construction..
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3w ago
Who wouldn’t want a safer and more reliable way to release the overshot? For years, drillers used the standard release sleeve and experienced varying degrees of success. Sometimes, it would release reliably and sometimes there would be issues ..read more
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3M ago
Finding reliable staff in the diamond drilling industry has always been a challenge. Many of the challenges we hear about from our customers involve problems with training. Some prominent drilling companies are investing in training of upwards of 100 employees per month and only end up with 10% of them moving the next phase of training ..read more
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3M ago
Picking the right diamond tool for your drilling project is a topic we’ve covered before in a lot of detail. We’ve written blogs and guides on how to choose the right core bit and the right configuration for that core bit ..read more
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3M ago
In order to accomplish our corporate goal of improving drilling performance, our engineering team develops new core bits that address particular drilling challenges. Rock abrasiveness is a common challenge faced by many diamond drillers ..read more
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3M ago
In this blog we have provided a lot of information about how to choose equipment and how to take care of it properly. Every once in a while, it’s a good idea to look beyond the equipment part of the job and focus on how to do the job, or in the case of this blog, how not to do the job ..read more
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3M ago
There is a lot of negative news circulating, so we thought it would be a good time to launch a new, free guide available now for download. Our newest publication is the Diamond Drillers’ Guide to Extending Core Bit Life. It provides a lot of information and advice on how to get the most life out of your core bit ..read more
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3M ago
Over the course of the time I’ve been writing this blog, I have written about acronyms in the diamond drilling world as well as terms and jargon that drillers should know. As time goes on, more and more young drillers are joining the industry ..read more
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3M ago
No one starts out as a diamond driller. Like many other industries, in mineral exploration, there is an apprentice-like job: the helper or the offsider, depending on where you are working ..read more
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3M ago
Drilling parameters are really important when it comes to achieving great drilling performance and extended equipment life. While it is important to choose the right equipment, once drilling conditions change, you need to adjust your parameters to maintain good drilling performance ..read more
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3M ago
In order to be able to get good drilling performance, diamond drillers should have a thorough understanding of their drilling equipment. They should be familiar with the individual pieces, their function and how they work together as part of the drilling process ..read more