SURFACE DRILLING OPERATION

TOTAL COST FOR SURFACE DRILLING AND BLASTING

MEASURING AND REGISTRATION
HOLE DEVIATION
 FACTORS AFFECTING HOLE STRAIGHTNESS

Drilling
parameters
SET UP / ALIGNMENT

2 deg.
COLLARING
HOLE DEPTH

Laserplan
SELECTION OF DRILL STEEL
 OPTIMUM BIT / ROD RELATION

Thread Cross section Cross section Optimum

coupling bit size

ST 58 Ø80 Ø60 Ø92

BUTTON DESIGN
BIT FACE DESIGNS

Flat Drop Center

Button Bit, Regular Skirt
Button Bit, Retrac , Flat Face
 NEW CAPP
DESIGN OF
RETRAC BITS

Better productivity with the

Spool Shape Design
Introduced throughout the
whole bit range
Benefits
•Straighter holes
•Reduced risk for drill string
breakages
•Faster and more even penetration
over bit life
•Less risk of getting stuck
•Higher productivity
More benefits

•Reduced torque requirements

•Smooth rotation

•Decreased risk for cuttings

locking bit rotation

Button bit, Retrac, Drop Center
 Hole deviation T38 ¯ 64 mm

%
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
MF - RODS
 MF - Rods

• More suitable for mechanized rod handling systems

• Increased penetration due to higher energy efficiency
through the connection
• Straighter holes, since the play in the threads has been
reduced to half
• Easier handling. No need to keep an eye on the
coupling sleeve
• Less stock items
1,0

MF - rods

0,5
Rods and
couplings

COP 1238 T45 76mm

Button bits

0
1 2 3 4 5 Couplings
 GUIDE TUBE

Thread Cross section Bit dia.

ST 58 76 - 87 92 - 102, 102 - 127

What do you gain by improving
the drilling precision?
Less specific drilling, increased burden
and spacing
Better productivity, less problems with
stucked drill steel

Less specific charging

Less uneven walls and less back break
Smother bench floor
Greater safety, less ground vibration

Better fragmentation
Less handling of big boulders
Increased filling grade per unit

Higher productivity in the crushing op.

Less breakdowns in the crushing op.
 TUBE EQUIPMENT

Thread Cross section Optimum

bit size