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MACA to make mark at Gruyere with Sandvik rigs

MINING contractor MACA is replacing its aging mixed drill rig fleet at the Gruyere gold mine with nine surface drill rigs including six Sandvik DR410i rotary blasthole drills, two Leopard DI650i down-the-hole drill rigs and a Pantera DP1500i top hammer drill rig.

 The Sandvik DR410i rotary blasthole drill rig

The Sandvik DR410i rotary blasthole drill rig

The fleet will be used to fulfil MACA'S five-year contract extension at the Western Australian gold mine owned by joint venture partners Gold Fields and Gold Road Resources, where MACA has worked since...

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