Characteristics of Blasthole Drilling Machines

Blasthole Drilling

in Open Pit Mining

Third edition 2012 www.atlascopco.com/blastholedrills

Drill all day long

We won’t even break a sweat

Your job is the first step in supplying the world with the power it needs. And to do your job, you need to keep your mines safe and productive. Atlas Copco designs and builds the blasthole drill rigs that help you reach your goals. Providing the right balance of bit load, rotary head performance, air flushing and depth capacity results in economical and high performance production. A variety of options like angle drilling and cold weather packages are available. But even more important is how Atlas Copco can improve your safety. Ask about the safety enhancements and automation features you can get from our Rig Control System (RCS.)

More drilling time!

Our multi-pass rotary blasthole drills are well known for their durability, mobility and speed. We make it possible to reduce time tramming, leveling and changing pipe so you have more time to drill.

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Contents

Foreword

2 Foreword by Brian Fox

Talking technically

3 11 13 17 23 29 35 37 41 43 47 49 53 59 69 71 75 79 83 87 91 From gunpowder to Pit Viper Ergonomics and safety Personnel rig protection An introduction to surface mining Putting rotary drilling into perspective Automated surface blasthole drilling Taking advantage of single-pass drilling Drilling at high altitudes Drilling in Arctic conditions Tricone rotary blasthole drilling Optimizing the rotary drill string Increased productivity with DTH drilling Selecting the right DTH drilling tools Blasting in open cut metal mines Fuel saving clutch The mid-range Pit Viper 235 Development through interaction The large Pit Viper 310 series Large diameter drilling The economic case for routine bit grinding Secoroc Jazz

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