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Drillers at breaking point: Swick

SWICK Mining Services says the drilling sector is being pushed to its limit, and miners need to work together with contractors rather than simply demanding the same service for less money.

Andrew Duffy
Drillers at breaking point: Swick

The comments come on the back of a mixed September quarter for the company, which lifted revenue 6% on the same time last year to $A34.5 million. Total metres drilled were up 8% to 358,186m while underground...

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