Drilling in its broadest sense is any process that involves making a circular hole in a solid material or hard surface using a boring tool. With thousands of applications across industries, drilling ...

A four-mile borehole under the Straits of Mackinac is back on the table as a feasible option to replacing the controversial pipeline.

The temperatures and pressures involved in super-deep drilling tend to destroy even the highest-quality drill bits in short order. Changing a bit out means you have to haul the drill head back up from ...

With limited public notice, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has placed a new option on the table for the future of the Line ...

Adding tools to a home shop is a never ending affair. There are staples though and a drill press is one of them. It’s handy for a whole host of reasons other than just being more convenient to use for ...

MIT spin-off Quaise is trying to use hijacked fusion technology to drill some of the deepest holes in history, unlocking clean, virtually limitless, supercritical geothermal energy that can re-power ...

Drilling is one of the most complex machining processes. The chief characteristic that distinguishes it from other machining operations is the combined cutting and extrusion of metal at the chisel ...

DEEP FOX infill drill holes and channels confirm continuity of grades and widths of the mineralized zone; Exploration drilling and channeling have expanded the mineralized zone to the east on the ...

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