Press Room

January 2, 2022

Boart Longyear Launches LM Deephole Underground Rig Offering

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — January 3, 2022 — Boart Longyear, the world’s leading provider of drilling services, equipment and performance tooling is announcing the launch of a new LM Deephole underground drilling rig. Boart Longyear continues to deliver industry leading safety, reliability, and productivity. The new rig will build off the already popular LM110 and Nitro-Chuck™ platforms with the addition of a new PQ drill head. The drill will allow for a 50% increase in drilling depth for NQ… more ››

January 10, 2022

International Mining | Boart Longyear’s new Roller Latch™ Overshot

Since Boart Longyear introduced the Q Wireline system in 1966, retrieving the inner tube from the core barrel has been handled the same way: an overshot with lifting dogs (spring loaded hooked ‘fingers’) is lowered or pumped into the hole until it snaps over a pivoting spearhead mechanism affixed to the inner tube assembly. Once the head assembly has been removed from the hole, the driller uses the pivoting spearhead to position the head assembly on their workspace and squeezes… more ››