Maker claims the pneumatic hammer can drill 6.25-in.-diameter holes at penetration rates of up to 150 ft. per hour HammerHead claims its Roughneck R500 rock drilling system can turn any horizontal ...

Any contractor who has ever encountered a rock formation during an installation project knows all too well that boring through rock is a time-consuming and often costly process, especially if the ...

The Roughneck R400 Pneumatic Rock Hammer system for the underground construction industry includes the R400 air hammer, 5.25-inch straight and offset bits, patent-pending pullback kit, control station ...

David Hole was searching for gold in Australia when he discovered a 17-kilogram meteorite, estimated to be about 4.6 billion ...

Man has always had a need to make hole — to drill rock. This was especially true in the 1850s. Our cities were growing; we were moving West. There was a demand for buildings and foundations. Roads, ...

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has pounded into a Red Planet rock with its drill for the first time, bringing the 1-ton robot a big step closer to initiating its first full-bore drilling operations. The ...