From preparing the worksite and checking equipment to following proper operational procedures, here are key steps to maximize safety for earth drilling jobs.

In minerals exploration, drilling is typically contracted out to specialized companies whose costs are largely defined by ...

Integrating drilling signals with an AdaBoost algorithm, this research improves real-time predictions of rock strength, ...

A brush-and-sample mission had to be skipped as NASA's Curiosity Mars rover found itself on unstable ground, but this opened ...

This Stage I expansion is scheduled for commissioning in Q4-2025 and as with the oxide plant, which had a nameplate capacity ...

Awed by a volcanic eruption she witnessed as a child, Arnhildur Pálmadóttir now aims to help architects re-imagine what’s ...

Once completed, the Tonnelle Avenue site will have one of the shafts to launch two tunnel boring machines that will drill ...

That's not the full story. So far, a permit has been granted to conduct test drilling to see if and where suitable rock sources might exist in proximity to the section of I-40 washed out by ...

ft. torque and a high volume of flushing air (862 cfm at 350 psi) powers the rig for drilling holes up to 6.5-in.-diameter in a wide range of rock conditions. The variable air flow switch enables ...

A triumphant victory in mining rock for Interstate 40 slide repairs from the nearby national forest was announced by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration two weeks ago — but the reality isn’t quite ...

Further up this hill, a white tarp covers a section of track. Gray concrete beneath the track has yet to be painted the same orange-brown color as the rest of the rocky mountain. Meanwhile, crews have ...

and the concrete stratification fails to give full play to the bearing role. The research results can provide a reference for applying combined filling technology in GSER. Despite the abundant ...