EXPLORATION

RoXplorer rocks desert trial

THE Deep Exploration Technologies Cooperative Research Centre in South Australia has put its prototype coiled tubing drill rig – the RoXplorer – to the test in the harsh SA outback, and stepped closer to commercialisation of the revolutionary product.

Karma Barndon
Desert trials.

Desert trials.

According to DETCRC CEO Richard Hillis the successful trials were the culmination of a $20 million research project to develop a next generation drill rig for greenfields mineral exploration that can drill...

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