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Truck-mounted build on an 8×4 chassis.
RC Drill
Reverse-circulation exploration drill.
Sample-recovery exploration rig that uses compressed air through hollow inner tubes to deliver continuous rock-cuttings to surface. Drills 128–150 mm holes to 300–350 m vertical at angles 45°–90°. Ships as the crawler-mounted DRC 350 or the truck-mounted RC400 - the drilling equipment is the same across both; only the mounting differs.
- Max Depth
- 350m
- Hole Diameter (min)
- 128mm
- Hole Diameter (max)
- 150mm
Full spec sheet
01
Application
- Type
- RC exploration drill - reverse circulation
- Hole diameter
- 128–150 mm
- Max drilling depth
- 300–350 m vertical (DRC 350)
- Drilling angle
- 45°–90°
02
Sampling & instrumentation
- Sample recovery
- In-volute cyclone with cone splitter for wet and dry conditions
03
Mast & feed
- Mast
- Box-section heavy-lattice structural steelOverall length 9.5 mTravel length 7 m
- Mast raising
- Two hydraulic cylinders with lock
- Mast dumping
- Dumping provided for angle drilling
- Feed system
- Double-acting hydraulic cylinder with steel-rope drive
- Max pull-up force
- 25,000 kgf (245 kN)
- Max pull-up speed
- 40 m/min
- Max pull-down force
- 15,000 kgf (147 kN)
- Max pull-down speed
- 60 m/min
- Auto feed
- Fine control for rotary head travel speed
04
Rotary head
- Configuration
- Two hydraulic motors
- Max torque
- 6,660 N·m
- Max rotation speed
- 140 RPM
05
Rod handling
- Rod changer
- Single-rod handling at 45°–90° positionRod length 6 m
- Rod breakout
- Bottom spanner with breakout clamp
- Rod storage capacity
- 54 rods
06
Hydraulics
- Main pump
- Dual pump, 260 LPM, 4,500 psi (310 bar) @ 1,800 RPM
- Auxiliary pump
- Tandem pump, 2,900 psi (200 bar) @ 1,800 RPM
07
Water & dust suppression
- Water pump
- Triplex piston pump
08
Safety & stabilisation
- Stabiliser jacks
- Hydraulic, box-type guide, four corners
- Emergency shutdown
- Switches at four corners
- Fire suppression
- Auto fire-suppression system
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