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Gatling Exploration Inc.: Gatling Adds Second Rig to Accelerate Program Ahead of Resource Update; Commences Metallurgical Testing to Analyze Gold Recoveries Company" or " Gatling) is pleased to announce that it has added a second drill rig to accelerate its exploration efforts ahead of the Q3 2021 resource update. The second rig will be designated to the Bear deposit to explore near surface extensions from the high-grade core of the deposit. Gatling has also commenced preliminary metallurgical testing with industry leader SGS Canada to analyze gold recoveries across all three high-grade depos...

Hanil Cement improves drilling efficiency 15 February 2021 Hanil Cement opted to invest in an intelligent Epiroc SmartROC T35 surface drill rig from Epiroc for use at its limestone quarry near Danyang, in the north-eastern region of South Korea. For Hanil Cement’s whole machine fleet, the average number of drill metres per hour in September 2020 was 26.2, whereas for the SmartROC T35 it was 28.6. Likewise, average diesel consumption the whole fleet was 27.9lph, whereas for the SmartROC T35, it was 17.4lph. Sang-Gil Lee, Hanil Cement’s resource team manager, explained: ‘D...

Very impractical to get a drill rig up there. it would take a long time to drill into the cave like that. >> sandra: we know that with that members of our own forces there trying to help out. you've laid out a couple options for us. timing is obviously going to be key here. what are we hearing about how these boys and their coach are doing right now? >> i think that just making contact with the cave divers has probably lifted their spirits. from what i saw with some of the video feed, it looked like they are in pretty good shape. i'm sure they are excited to be contacted. they have light and f...

For these rescuers? >> well, it is a possible. i'm sure they're considering it. the thai government seems to have really thrown basically every available resource in the country on it. and a lot of international specialists. however, the area above the cave -- there are a couple issues. one is you have to figure out where the cave passage is. there are ways to technically do that using what's called a cave radio. i'm sure they've probably got one in the area now. the other thing you have to get a drill rig into position and looking at the terrain above the cave, that might not be feasible. so ...

Months of dramatic protests, from activists boarding one of shell's drill rigs to a flotilla of kayaktivists blocking that drill rig to protesters rappelling off a bridge in an effort to stop an icebreaker ship. as "the guardian" notes, the company privately began to admit it had been surprised by the popular opposition it faced. today climate activists took a victory lap. environmental bill mckibbin tweeting a photo of one of the kayak protests noting "shell thought about another summer of this and they blinked and that's remarkable." if activism did factor into shell's decision to call it qu...