New Sandvik hammer unit boots ITH drilling

Sandvik’s latest hammer unit, the Tundo RH700 cluster hammer, is engineered to maximize in-the-hole (ITH) rig utilization and increase drilling productivity across existing Sandvik ITH longhole drill fleets. It enables easy changeovers between production drilling and mechanized slot raising using the same rig and tooling. Validated in a field study at a Canadian gold mine and compared with…