Drilling in its broadest sense is any process that involves making a circular hole in a solid material or hard surface using a boring tool. With thousands of applications across industries, drilling ...

(Bloomberg) -- Chinese scientists have begun drilling a 10,000-meter (32,808 feet) hole into the Earth’s crust, as the world’s second largest economy explores new frontiers above and below the ...

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This year, the China National Petroleum Corporation started drilling what will be the deepest hole in China and be among the deepest holes in the world, in the north-western province of Xinjiang. An ...

Chinese scientists have begun drilling a 10,000-meter (32,808 feet) hole into the Earth’s crust, as the world’s second largest economy explores new frontiers above and below the planet’s surface.

ELY, Minn.—Six mining companies are doing exploration work that could lead to mines near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and that’s got a lot of people concerned. The companies are drilling ...

This down-the-hole-drill has proven itself in soft, medium and hard rock conditions with multiple end-users and applications. Provides deep holes from 3.5 to 6.5 in. at fast drilling rates with low ...

New Unisig series processes highly detailed parts, large or small, with four-sided capability in one set-up One spindle for gun drilling, BTA drilling Second spindle for CAT 50 machining Deep-hole ...

Drilling operations at the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, have broken through to the miners trapped 2,070 feet underground. October 9 (The San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile) -- The Center Rock drill ...

Drilling holes in rotating shafts is customized via machine loading and unloading, with workpiece lengths and load-bearing capacity adjustable as required. Deep-hole drilling is an important ...