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I am no miner but I believe the drill and bit are separate: 'Schramm Inc. of West Chester, Pa., makes the T-130 drill used to make the hole; Center Rock makes
by tudorw 16y ago
I am no miner but I believe the drill and bit are separate:
'Schramm Inc. of West Chester, Pa., makes the T-130 drill used to make the hole; Center Rock makes the 28-inch wide canisters that function as the bit. Each canister contains four air hammers and four drill bits that move in tandem to dig through rock.'
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39656218/ns/business-us_business/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39656218/ns/business-us_business...
2) Do you have a job for them? Apparently Chile derives around 40% of it's GDP from mining and these people are miners... 'All' the corporations in Chile do not run unsafe mines, only some of them, many of us have enjoyed the benefits the gold and copper they produce without questioning it's origin, perhaps this news will highlight the finite nature of our resources and the lives of those who work in their recovery.
For me it was pleasant to see an international news story on hope turn out with such a great result.