Cutting the drilling mustard
Having made its global debut at Electra Mining Africa 2018, the Sandvik Leopard™ DI650i – an intelligent down-the-hole (DTH) drill rig built for high-capacity production drilling applications in surface mining and large quarry applications – has ‘cut the mustard’ in southern Africa. Scalable automation, ease of maintenance and efficient operation are some of the drill’s value propositions that have been central to its increased uptake. By Munesu Shoko.