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| Page Index Past and Present International Drilling Contractor Advanced Technology, Competitive Price Innovations in Equipment and Methods
Through its ability to respond to the needs of the mining and exploration industry with leading edge technology and expertise, H&S has created a niche for itself in the industry. Specialization, innovation and expertise have been balanced to harmoniously to make H&S the natural choice among miners and explorers. In Canada, the Company has been involved in projects in the Sudbury Basin, the Labrador Iron Range, the Arctic islands. and the base metal and gold belts of Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec.
The Company has set deep drilling records internationally in diamond drilling and continues to seek methods and technology to produce faster and maintain or enhance recovery at the same time. The Company has operations in Canada, the Caribbean, Brazil and South Africa. In addition to these bases of operation H&S has undertaken drilling activity in Belize, Bolivia, Honduras, Liberia, Panama, and Chile.
Our underground drills are long stroke electric hydraulic units some of which feature computer controlled touch screens for operations that permit nonstop drilling with a single operator and unattended drilling. This new phase of drill has high mechanical availability, above average penetration ability and good operator handling characteristics. The back bone of the underground fleet is comprised of "B-10, B-15 and B-20" Series drills manufactured in Canada and capable of drilling to depths of 5000 feet. These drills are unitized which facilitate quick moves between drill stations and easier setting up. All drills feature automated, synchronized rod handling, extremely reliable hydraulic power and pumping components protected by high efficiency filtration systems. Overall improved reliability and higher efficiency directly translates into more core sample recovered per hour of drilling. As a result we can offer a lower cost per metre drilled for our customers. H&S is committed to providing the best sample possible at a competitive price. Our surface fleet of drills is comprised of equipment that provides H&S with drilling capacity up to 4,000 metres. Long stroke technology, rod handling and diesel powered state of the art electric-hydraulic components means that our surface drills are capable of delivering a consistent, accurate and continuous sample for our clients regardless of the geological conditions.
To supplement the drilling operation, it is possible to provide three dimensional positioning data through the use of electromagnetic surveying instruments to definitively spot the advancement of the hole in three dimensions. |
HEATH &
SHERWOOD is one of Canada’s most established and well respected drilling
contractors. The Company was established in 1927 and has been engaged in diamond drilling
continually since its inception.
Extensive experience in diamond drilling both on
surface and underground for customers in Africa, Central America, South America and the
Caribbean has played a large part in making H&S an international leader in diamond
drilling. Decades of in-depth experience and custom-designed drilling programs enables
H&S to develop workable solutions to the problems facing the mining and exploration
industry whatever and wherever those conditions may be.
H&S maintains a fleet of surface and
underground diamond drills reflecting the latest drill equipment technology available.
The needs of the industry we serve are constantly
changing. H&S has a demonstrated commitment to develop and/or utilize the latest
technology and drilling techniques to meet these changes. Such innovations include
hydrostatically balanced power systems capable of operating all components of the drill,
automated sequencing for making and breaking rod strings and automated synchronized rod
handling.
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