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1997-2002
(154 articles)

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Bench drilling:
• The race is on for Athens 2004 (M&C 3/01)
• Northern exposure (M&C 3/01)

• The powerful partner in Paraná (M&C 3/01)

• Jewels of the Emirates (M&C 2/01)

• Only the best at Brest! (M&C 2/01)

• Turkish delight (M&C 1/01)

• In Pole Position! (M&C 2/99)
• Producing a higher rate of nitrates (Chile) (M&C 2/99) [Versión española: Aumentando la producción de nitratos]
• Beating the odds in Ghana (M&C 2/99)
• The power and the glory (M&C 1/99)
• Pathfinder at Chicoutimi (North America) (M&C 1/99)
• A family affair (USA) (M&C 1/99)
• Fantastic in France (M&C 2/98)
• Nothing's drilling finer in the state of Carolina! (USA) ( M&C 2/98)
• Limestone in the limelight (Oman) (M&C 3/97)

Core drilling:
Investment lengthens mine's life (Finland) (M&C 1/00)

• The win win way ahead (USA) (M&C 3/98)

COPROD:
Taiwan quarry gets the Coprod experience (M&C 2/02)
Coprod sets the pace (Spain)
(M&C 2/00)
• Fantastic in France (M&C 2/98)
• Nothing's drilling finer in the state of Carolina! (USA) (M&C 2/98)

Grinding:
Looking sharp at Troilus (M&C 3/01)

Hydropower:
• The drillers' challenge at Venda Nova (M&C 1/02)
• Turkish delight (M&C 1/01)

Building the future in Vietnam (Vietnam) (M&C 3/00)
• Airlift in the Andes (Peru) (M&C 1/99)
• Making way for a new generation! (Norway) (M&C 3/97)

Loaders:
• They're getting on at Flin Flon! (Canada) (M&C 3/99)
• Race against the rains (M&C 2/98)
[Versión española en PDF: Carrera contra las lluvias]
• Scooping out the riches of Broken Hill (South Africa) (M&C 2/98)

Limestone quarrying:
Taiwan quarry gets the Coprod experience (Taiwan) (M&C 2/02)
• Turkish delight (Turkey) (M&C 1/01)

Winning a major battle with ROC rigs (Korea)
(M&C 2/00)
• Limestone in the limelight (Oman) (M&C 3/97)

Rock support:
Bolstering bolting for Barrick (USA) (M&C 3/02)
The self drilling anchors of Austria (M&C 3/02)
Performing in permafrost (Canada) (M&C 2/02)
The Tunnel masters of the alps (Austria) (M&C 2/02)
Sogn of Norway (M&C 3/00)
Where safe and speedy support pays off (M&C 2/99)
At Europe's longest construction site (Germany) (M&C 2/99)

• An island of tunnels (Madeira) (M&C 3/98)
• Underground goal getter (Japan) (M&C 2/98)
• Waltzing home ahead of schedule (Austria) (M&C 2/98)
• A unique tunnel in Yucca mountain (USA) (M&C 3/97)

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Raiseboring:
Building the future in Vietnam (Vietnam) (M&C 3/00)
The riches at McArthur river (M&C 3/00)
Copper mine aims for a big improvement by 2005 (Chile) (M&C 1/00)

Shaft sinking:
Atlas Copco drill rig's high-speed shaft drive (Switzerland) (M&C 1/00)

Special Applications:
All you need for the air that you breathe
(M&C 1/00)
Optimal drilling with Diarot (M&C 1/00)
• The return of Crazy Horse (USA) (M&C 1/99)

Surface drilling:
• Bringing new life to old veins at the Super Pit (M&C 3/02)

• Jewels of the Emirates (M&C 2/01)

• Survival in Alaska (M&C 2/01)
All time high at AITIK
(M&C 2/00)
Coprod sets the pace (Spain) (M&C 2/00)
USD 405 million super highway (Malaysia) (M&C 3/00)
ROC F9 sets new standards in Scotland
(UK) (M&C 3/00)
Safeguarding Sydney's water supply
(Australia) (M&C 3/99)

Technically Speaking:
• Centre of attention (M&C 3/02)
• Getting closer (M&C 2/02)
• New trends in open pits (M&C 1/02)
• The perfect partner for rock reinforcement (M&C 3/01)
• Getting the right balance (M&C 2/01)
• Swellex goes manganese (M&C 1/01)
• MWD is the new option (M&C 3/00)
• How Coprod realised the rock driller's dream (M&C 2/00)
• How to get the most out of the drilling system (M&C 1/00)
• Drilling goes digital (M&C 3/99)
• The power of repowering (M&C 2/99)
• The perfect shape of things to come (M&C 1/99)
• The raise drill that goes on raising its performance (M&C 3/98)
• Lifting the burden of overburden (M&C 2/98)

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Tunnelling:
The Tunnel masters of the alps (Austria) (M&C 2/02)
The Alp Transit Project (M&C 1/02)
• The race is on for Athens 2004 (M&C 3/01)
• All systems go after a decade of delay (Mori Bypass) (M&C 3/01)
• Winning talc from the Alps (Brusada-Ponticelli ) (M&C 3/01)
• Building the missing link on Sicily's beautiful coastline (M&C 3/01)

• Secoroc delivers at Swedish tunnel project (M&C 3/01)
• Turkish delight (M&C 1/01)

Sogn of Norway (M&C 3/00)
Blazing a trail in Hong Kong (M&C 3/00)
Drying out in Drammen (Norway) (M&C 3/00)
Conquerors of the mighty mountains (M&C 2/00)
Tunnelling teams battle through tough terrain (Spain) (M&C 2/00)
The tunnelling site in Prague that wasn't what it seemed (Czech Republic) (M&C 1/00)
Record-breaking performances from 'Swedish Method' drills (India) (M&C 1/00)
Easing the traffic jams in Luxembourg
(M&C 1/00)
Drillers move Hitra Froya tunnel one year ahead of schedule (Norway) (M&C 3/99)
The power of intelligence (M&C 3/99)
Challenge of the tunnelling sites (Germany) (M&C 2/99)
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At Europe's longest construction site (Germany) (M&C 2/99)
• Problem solvers of the Appenines (Italy) (M&C 3/98)
• An island of tunnels (Madeira) (M&C 3/98)
• A menacing eyesore is laid to rest (Sweden) (M&C 3/98)
• Underground goal getter (Japan) (M&C 2/98)
• Waltzing home ahead of schedule (Austria) (M&C 2/98)
• Secret tests in the Arctic (Norway) (M&C 2/98)
• Tunnelling on tragedy coast (Japan) (M&C 3/97)

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Underground storage:
• Conclusive evidence - new HF rock drills (Finland) (M&C 3/02)
• Norway's biggest freezer (Norway) (M&C 3/98)
• A unique tunnel in Yucca mountain (USA) (M&C 3/97)

Underground mining:
First new breed Simba settles in nicely in Tasmania (Australia) (M&C 3/02)
South African miners take on the low seam challenge (South Africa) (M&C 3/02)
Working together gets results (Sweden) (M&C 2/02)
The million tonne winner in Norway (M&C 1/02)
Hauling with pride (Australia) (M&C 1/02)
Champions of the narrow vein (M&C 1/02)
Streamlined service wins in Canada (M&C 3/01)
Hot work in Hokkaido (M&C 3/01)
Mine gives new Simba generation top marks (M&C 3/01)
Quality comes first at Siberia's diamond mines (M&C 2/01)
Olympic champions of Australia (M&C 2/01)
Simbas help boost production at Mount Isa (M&C 1/01)
• Scooping out the riches of Broken Hill (South Africa) (M&C 2/98)
The riches at McArthur river (M&C 3/00)
Building the future in Vietnam (Vietnam) (M&C 3/00)

The glory days are back again, 86 years after the close-down (Australia) (M&C 3/00)

Copper mine aims for a big improvement by 2005 (Chile) (M&C 1/00)

A glittering performer at Golden Grove (Australia)
(M&C 1/00)
• The beauty of bolting at Kanowna Belle (M&C 2/99)
• In Pole Position! (M&C 2/99)

• Exports to go a long way from Tipperary (Ireland) (M&C 1/99)
• A triumph deep in the Earth (Sweden) (M&C 1/99)
• Mining in the land of the aborigines (Australia) (M&C 3/98)
• Operation Innovation (Chile) (M&C 2/98)
• Scooping out the riches of Broken Hill (South Africa) (M&C 2/98)

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Other features:
Going for the gold (M&C 1/02)
Service agreements behind expansion in Brazil (M&C 1/02)
Atlas Copco a star attraction at Bauma 2001 (M&C 1/01)
Storming the desert for the mining supershow (M&C 2/00)
A safe bet in Las Vegas (USA) (M&C 1/99)

Marketplace:
Nice surprises at Imigrantes tunnels (Brazil)
Upgraded boxholing at El Teniente (Chile)
Raising the game (Norway)
Marilyn lives - in Haugesund (Norway)
Safer passage (Vietnam)
New tech for a new mine (Sweden)
Krupp Berco on board (Germany)
Tunnelling at Tyin (Norway)
Rumble in the jungle (Indonesia)
Jumbo-sized results (Korea)
A cut above (South Africa)
Something to celebrate (France)
Long job for five rockets (Switzerland)
Global expansion in rock bolting (Austria)
Diesel power wins new fans (Brazil)
Five-star launch for ROC F6 (Italy)
Anglo Platinum makes its choice (South Africa)
World-beater for Geovitta! (Chile)
Milestone order from Norilsk (Russia)
Tests prove productive for YIT (Finland)
Simba rigs help set world record (Australia)
12 Rockets for Chambishi (Zambia)
A star in Las Vegas (USA)
Hi-tech rigs for the Alps (Switzerland)
Two more clients go for ROC D7 (Finland)
Super show in Santiago (Chile)
Tunnel project for L2 C rig (Greece)
New ROC rigs at two quarries (Brazil)
The new 'girls' break records (Sweden)
First ABC rigs for rail project (Hong Kong)
Raising the fleet (Mexico)
Good first impression (Japan)
New Simba makes its debut at Mount Isa (Australia)
New rigs for new orebody (Russia)
New Boomer cuts maintenance costs in half (Australia)
Six of the best for mass transit railway tunnel (Hong Kong)
IMMSA places major order (Mexico)
Swellex to work in permafrost (Canada)
Heading for new Himalayan hydro (Bhutan)
Huge order from Hudson Bay (Canada)
Brisk business at Kalgoorlie Expo (Australia)

 

 

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