Major Drilling has purchased its first autonomous RC rig for operations in Australia (McKay Drilling).
“We are excited to put this rig to work for long time valued customer Fortescue at its Tier 1 iron ore mining assets in Western Australia,” Aaron Earl, Australia Branch GM, said. “Autonomous equipment and tech-driven drilling solutions bring value to our customers and demonstrate how our #specializeddrilling teams are leading industry innovations in the Australasia region.”
The TTDS GC 700 will now undergo commissioning and testing after 150,000 hours of rigorous design by Tribe Tech Group. These RC drill rigs are designed to remove operators from the dangers involved in traditional manually operated RC drill rigs while significantly improving productivity.
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