Atlas Copco's Monthly Online Construction & Mining Newsletter | OCTOBER 2008
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Golden partnership at Wiluna

A revitalised Wiluna gold complex in Western Australia has become the first 100% “Atlas Copco site” in the country and the setting for the company’s biggest ever equipment supply deal with a customer in Australia.
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Gas search spurs Caling-RD20 connection

Recent massive corporate deals that have turned the heat up on Australia’s coal seam gas boom and ratcheted up the value of gas reserves have provided further confirmation of things to come for drilling contractor Des Caling Pty Ltd.
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Rio and Atlas Copco announce autonomous drilling alliance

On 18th September Rio Tinto and Atlas Copco formed an alliance to work together to develop autonomous drilling solutions for surface mining.
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Cooking with gas
Richard Roberts reports.....

The quadrupling of Queensland’s coal seam gas production over the past four years is seen as just an appetiser for what’s to come as rising prices for alternatives fuels, export demand and climate change policy expand the state’s economic CSG reserves and drives spectacular investment in infrastructure, including new LNG plants.
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JETbit has more life at depth

A significant build-up in deep exploration drilling activity in Australia, which has increased demand for Atlas Copco’s powerful Craelius diamond drill rigs, has also put the spotlight back on diamond bit performance. Atlas Copco Construction & Mining Australia underground drilling equipment manager Dave Brooker says the Craelius 16mm Jet Bit has continued to shine in a competitive field.
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DML is Ausdrill benchmark

Major Australian drilling contractor Ausdrill has chosen Atlas Copco’s DML tophead rotary drill rig as its standard 60,000lb production drill and has now upped the order to a total 14 of the machines.
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Underground diamond rig sets new pace

A development alliance between Atlas Copco and leading Australian mining contractor Barminco has produced a new carrier-mounted underground diamond drill rig.
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Miners warm to Cabletec rig

Prices on new mining equipment might be best negotiated after a few of the Hellyers Road Distillery’s finest.
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Pit Viper 275 starts work in the Hunter

The first Atlas Copco Pit Viper 275 delivered by the company into the Hunter Valley coal district in New South Wales is now working at Rio Tinto’s Hunter Valley operations.
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