On September 13, New Concept Mining (NCM), a division of Swedish company Epiroc, opened its Hydraulic Rock Drill (HRD) production facility in Aeroton, Johannesburg. NCM is a ground support solutions supplier based in South Africa.
[pdf] These specialized tools utilize pneumatic, hydraulic, or electric power systems to deliver high-impact force through a drill bit, enabling effective rock fragmentation and excavation in various mining environments.
[pdf] Surface drilling rigs are hydraulic drill rigs typically designed for small to medium-scale quarries and small-sized open pit mines, suitable for rock drilling applications where rock hardness exceeds F10 in aggregate quarrying, civil engineering, road construction, open pit mining, hydropower plant construction and other blasthole drilling projects.
[pdf] 
