The saying "patience is a virtue" is certainly true when it comes to drilling through rock. Whether it is sandstone, volcanic rock, coral, or granite, these mineral masses can frustrate contractors ...

Drilling through solid rock has always been slow and difficult. But a new method uses radiation to break through stone in ...

Rock drilling performance is pivotal in the optimisation of excavation and mining operations, with penetration rate analysis serving as a central metric for assessing efficiency. This field integrates ...

Kalama Telephone Co. is a locally owned, independent telephone company that provides business and residential telecommunications services to about 2,500 customers in rural southwest Washington. Based ...

Mining engineering students competed in the University of Arizona Department of Mining and Geological Engineering’s annual rock-drilling competition on Friday, near Old Main on the UA campus. In the ...

The advancement of rock cutting and drilling technologies is central to modern resource extraction and civil engineering practices. Significant progress has been achieved through the integration of ...

China begins drilling a six-mile-deep scientific well named Shendi Take 1 to explore the depths of the Earth and its secrets.

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 5 (UPI) --Aided by the latest photos from Mars helicopter Ingenuity, NASA's robotic rover Perseverance prepared to drill its first rock sample, the space agency said. The agency ...

North Peak Resources Ltd. (TSXV: NPR) (OTCQB: NPRLF) (the "Company" or "North Peak") announces assay results from a ...

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is making strides toward bringing its rock-boring drill back online. On Oct. 17, Curiosity pressed its drill against a Martian rock for the first time since December 2016, ...