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Distant drilling

NOT only has the Australian arm of a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed drilling contractor found a way to move drillers away from large exploration rigs, it has also added some further data gathering tools.

Noel Dyson
Moving drillers away from the rig moves them out of the danger zone of falling objects and high energy sources.

Moving drillers away from the rig moves them out of the danger zone of falling objects and high energy sources.

Foraco Australia has designed and built what it reckons to be the most advanced and sophisticated reverse circulation drill on the market. While not exactly a household, name Foraco was also the company...

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