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New drill technology may change the face of mining

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 04, 2011 | 5:01 pm

News24 reports new hydraulic technology from South Africa's Peterstow Aquapower has the potential to change the way mining is done if widely adopted in the industry. The drill technology uses water as a hydraulic fluid instead of oil but also...