The five-year project from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health seeks to improve the safety of underground mining environments.

The new compact drill can complete various tasks including exploration drilling and water well drilling.

Sandvik Exploration displays new core barrel systems, next-generation hammers, a core drilling bit range and core tray system at Drill 2014.

Boart Longyear is launching an all-new instrumentatino solution line. It offers more technology to drillers so they can offer better information and services to clients.

The drilling services and equipment company plans to promote innovation at Australia's only national drilling conference.

 Boart Longyear has a long track record in mineral exploration, and diamond core drilling knowledge and equipment form the basis of the company’s success in that area. We turned to the company for this feature on diamond coring, and Bob Buto, territory manager for the United States and Canada, was kind enough to answer our questions. Here is an edited version of our conversation.