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ORIGINAL equipment maker Sandvik has unveiled the Top Hammer XL, a surface top hammer system that gives users an alternative to down-the-hole drilling for holes 140mm to 178mm in diameter.

The Sandvik Top Hammer XL DP1600i drill.

The Sandvik Top Hammer XL DP1600i drill.

The company said the system permited higher productivity for surface mining and large-scale quarry customers and featured components optimised to work together, including a Pantera DP1600i drill rig, new...

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