Mining Constru C tion 1 2013 27 One of four DM 30 II rigs in O TCC J urong s feet at the Xiguoding Cement mine in the Y angtz e Ri ver Delta These are high pressure drills for DTH drilling Produ cts P rogress Commit ted to RC drilling the new Explorac 1 0 0 is compact yet powerful featuring an automated rod handling system and benefts for per sonal safety in the feld t wo new exploration rigs for r C dri LL ing g lobal demand for Re v erse Circulation drilling RC is rising steadil y lar gel y thanks to the ar ri v al of equipment that is more v ersatile cost ef fecti v e and f ar reaching in ter ms of e xploration capacity Atlas Copco confr ms its strong com m i t m e n t t o t h e m a r k e t a n d R C d r i l l i n g technolo gy through the launch of tw o ne w rigs the Explorac 100 and Explorac 235 Both rigs of fer moder n and unique benefts with a strong focus on impro v ed effcienc y personal safety reliability ser vice and en vironmental friendliness T h e s i m u l t a n e o u s l a u n c h o f t w o ne w Explorac rigs is a f ir m state ment of our strong commitment to the Re v erse Circulation industr y se gment sa ys Mar tin Sommers V ice President Mark eting at Atlas Copco s Geotechnical Drilling and Exploration di vision The y mark the be ginning of an increased focus from Atlas Copco on RC drilling with more models in the pipeline o v er the coming y ears Com pact a nd ea sy to tr ansp or t f rom site to site y et po w erful enough to w ork in challenging en vironments the Explorac 100 is suitab le for both RC and do wnthehole drilling DTH applications at depths of 100200 m Loaded with impro v ed features the Explorac 100 is presented on a cra wler chassis with a ne w automated rod hand ling system a mechanized break out tab le remote control and more The Explorac 235 is an upg raded v er sion of the w ell kno wn Explorac 220RC Suitab le for depths of 300400 m it w as de v eloped in cooperation with the pio neers of Re v erse Circulation technolo gy in Australia Other features include a ne w c omp re ss or wi th hi ghe r ai r pre ss ur e an impro v ed pipe handling system and the Atlas Copco Rig Control System RCS Sommers concludes This launch is a strong response to increasing mark et demand for personal safety and en viron mental care Both rigs of fer the effcienc y and perfor mance required b y contractors such as f ast setup and drilling speeds easy maintenance reduced noise le v els a mini mum of oil spillage and the highquality samples requested b y geolo gists The Explorac 100 can be seen at ExpoNor 2013 the international exhibition for Latin American mining to be held in Antofagasta Chile June 1724