Roc-Drill Pty Ltd

Roc-Drill Pty Ltd is a privately owned Blast Hole Drilling Contractor, specialising in coal mine, metalliferous & civil production drill and blast services. Roc-Drill has established itself as one of the leading Blast Hole Drilling Companies in AUS, exceeding all expectations on its current and completed contracts. Roc-Drill has a proven record of delivering and exceeding clients scheduled targets. Roc-Drill are at the forefront of drilling technology utilising the latest Atlas Copco drill rigs. Our drills offer flexibility of hole sizes between 76mm through to 311mm down the hole hammer, top hammer or rotary drilling. Maintenance work is carried out on these drills and ancillary equipment by our own personnel allowing the availability to exceed expectations. Roc-Drill has over 25 years in drilling experience with this level of experience it allows us to offer clients and potential clients a diagnostic on their drill operation. This consulting service provides a report to the operation on current drill practices identifies areas for improvement and provides the operation with a consistent and repeatable practices to sustain a safe and efficient drill operation. This process sets the mine up to achieve the scheduled drill targets. To understand Roc-Drill's concepts it's important to describe the model that is applied to any drilling operation.

Roc-Drill focus on three main areas:

1. Drill Sequencing and Standards to protect assets (capital and drill holes) and reduce waste (consumables) resulting in reduced costs.
2. Operating techniques and application of techniques to increase efficiency and ownership.
3. Managing and training personnel to maximise utilisation of available drills.

Combining these three critical items provides a drilling model to assist in reducing operating costs, improving penetration rates and machine availability.