Monthly Archives: August 2010

Complete solution for Europe’s largest gold mine

Open pit goes underground in search of Finnish gold.

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Little giant starts to grow

Simba plays key role in mine integration

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The importance of service

The best-trained service technicians in the industry. That’s the goal of a new worldwide training initiative by Atlas Copco.

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Rock drills for tough conditions

New heavy duty rock drills from Atlas Copco for face drilling underground in tough conditions.

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Big Boomer to Veidekke

Veidekke chooses Atlas Copco’s four-boom drill rig.

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Pit Viper fleet for Batu Hijau

The Batu Hijau copper and gold mine on the island of Sumbawa has decided to upgrade its current fleet of Atlas Copco DM and DML drill rigs to the larger Pit Viper rotary rigs by the end of this year. […]

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