10 JANUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® New Surface Test Mine for Future Drilling Innovations Adapted from Information by Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions Sandvik has obtained a new testing facility in Finland to develop and prove future surface drilling technologies. The openpit test mine is located at a former quarry site and will be developed by its own drilling plan. The site is Sandvik’s first dedicated exclusively to surface drilling on such a large scale. “The development of comprehensive solutions that not only harness the latest technologies but also deliver productivity and reliability in our customers’ real-life applications and conditions requires a real-life test environment,” said Petri Virrankoski, president, surface drilling at Sandvik mining and rock solutions. “The surface test mine will facilitate the exchange of our deep know-how in equipment manufacturing, rock tools, automation, and digitalization, supporting the design and development of even more new products and solutions in the future.” The company is currently developing the site, officially known as Sandvik Test Pit, and testing its first drills there. Over the next two years, the company plans to construct permanent office buildings and designated customer facilities at the location. In addition to using the test mine for research and development (R&D) of technology, Sandvik will use the location to host customers for technology demonstrations, particularly those related to automation, digitalization, and electrification of surface drills. The site will enable technology development and training for both surface boom and rotary drill rigs, as well as rock tools, parts and services, and related digital technologies such as automation and fleet telematics and monitoring solutions. “Decarbonization is accelerating across our industry, and the role of electrification in surface mining sustainability will help guide our development of new systems and solutions,” said Dave Shellhammer, president, rotary drilling at Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions. “Testing is a major part of our R&D cycle. This new test mine will help us shorten time to market and verify even more swiftly that we’re delivering the safest, most reliable and productive drill rigs to our customers.” MIN 302-684-319 & Mfg., Inc. Atlantic Scree et om ducts 97 en E-mail: atlantic@ce.ne Atlantic-Screen.co Clear PVC Pipe j Inline Chemical Mixers j ell Rehabilitation Prod jW DE 142 Broadkill Rd Milton, ½” - 24 ranging fr Perforated of Slotted Manufactu Fax: 302-384-0643 more! MUCH And j Bailers Sampling j Locking Caps j Filter Sock j Bentonite j Manholes j Pipe Clear PVC 4” rom Pipe and urers E 19968 Oldest Living Shrub? Located within the Tuscarora State Forest in Pennsylvania, a box huckleberry plant is believed to be over 1300 years old. Studies in the early 1900s proved this was one large plant. The low shrub has branches which rise to about one foot from underground creeping stems known as rhi-zomes. It grows at a rate of six inches a year, re-placing dying branches in a continuous process of vegetative reproduction.
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