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Lesedi Drilling awarded kimberlite exploration contract in SA's Limpopo

22 march 2021
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Lesedi Drilling was appointed to explore the kimberlite country rock contacts underground at an unnamed Limpopo-based diamond mine, in South Africa, Mining Weekly reports.
The online publication reports that the exploration programme was set to complete in the third quarter of next year and a Boart Longyear LM90 electrohydraulic drill rig will be used for this exercise.
Lesedi group chief executive Gordon Hogan was quoted as saying that the LM90 is a highly reliable drill in harsh conditions.
He said 30% of the ground for the Limpopo project is expected to be difficult and poorly competent kimberlitic rock.
The LM90 features a load-sensing hydraulic system, proportional controls, a failsafe rod clamp, built-in troubleshooting, and a spooling device.

Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished


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