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- Title
Exploration company teams with Atlas Copco for stealth rig for sensitive ecologies.
- Abstract
The article focuses on specialty drilling company Energold Drilling, which specializes in mineral exploitation in regions with limited infrastructure. It states they use drilling machinery manufacturer Atlas Copco Canada's CS1000 P4 exploration drilling rigs which was modified to be modular, with safety features added due to site safety requirements. It mentions the new rig can be transported manually on footprints as narrow as 3.3 feet wide or by helicopter and comments on their use in Africa.
- Subjects
ENERGOLD Drilling Corp.; ATLAS Copco Canada Inc.; OIL well drilling rigs; MODULAR design; BORING machinery; BORING &; drilling (Earth &; rocks) -- Safety measures
- Publication
Mining Engineering, 2013, Vol 65, Issue 2, p31
- ISSN
0026-5187
- Publication type
Article