Atlas Copco Exploration Products

Diameccoredrillingrigs

Diameccoredrillingrigs
thelatestinexplorationtechnology

AtlasCopcoisprobablythemostexperiencedcoredrillingcompany
onthemarkettoday.Ourexpertiseandinnovativesolutions
havehelpedcompaniesworldwidetomineprofitably.Today,its
becomingmoreandmoreviabletodrilldeeperforminerals,and
withittheneedtofindorewithaminimumofexcavation.Thats
whydrillingdeeperandlargerexplorationholeswithbiggercore
samplesisenjoyingasurgeinpopularity.TheDiamecrangeof
drillrigsoffersjusttheuser-friendlysolutionsneeded,alongwith
thelatestinexplorationtechnologyandproductivity.

Athomeaboveorbelowground

Meetingcustomerneeds

ThecompactsizeoftheDiamecrigs
enablesthemtomoveintightspaces

TheDiamecrangeofcoredrillrigs
canbeoperatedinamultitudeof

withminimumdisturbance.This
makesthemidealforunderground
exploration.Butitsthemodularized
systemofrig,powerunit,flushing
pumpsandcontrolpodiumthatalso
makestheserigspopularinsurface
operations.Movingtherigsto
isolatedsitesismucheasier.

applications.Theycanbeusedabove
orbelowground,intraditionalcore
drillingandinspecialapplications
suchassaltminesorevencoalmines.
Andthankstothechoiceoffeed
framesandrotationunitstherigcan
beadaptedtocustomersneeds.

Acomprehensiverange
ofexplorationrigs

TheDiamecrangecomprisesfive
explorationrigs.Thesmallest,the
Diamec232,isdesignedforshort
holesupto120mdeep.Thelatest
editionistheDiamecU4fordrilling

holesupto500m.TheDiamecU6is
availableintwoversionsastandard
versionandadeepholeversionfor
holesupto1000m.Finally,youll
findtheDiamecU8forholesupto
2000mdeepatthetopoftherange.

Movingintoposition

Whileitseasysetuptheserigsand
movethemintoplacewiththestandardskid-chassis,theuniqueoptional
AtlasCopcocrawlersystemmakes
lightworkofthelargerrigs.This
poweredcrawlermovestheriginto
placewithouttheaidofanyother
vehicle.Andallthemodulesare
mountedon-board,keepingdirtand
dustatbay.
Drillinanydirection

Asthesizeandheightofdrillsites
vary,Diamecrigsareequipped
withstandardfeedframesof1800mm,
whileashortversionof850mmis
availablefortightersites.Whether
youwanttodrillverticallyupwards,
downwardsorhorizontally,Diamec
rigssolveyourproblem.Withjustone
operatoratthecontrols,theunique
positionerarmmovesthefeederframe
totheangleofyourchoice,facilitating
anewdrillingpositionquicklyand
easily.
Makingworkeasier

rigs,theAutomaticPerformance
Controlsystem(APC)helpsincrease
drillingproductivity.ThankstoAPC,
alltheoperatorneedstodoissetthe
drillingparameterstherestisdone
automatically.Thisuniqueoption
meansmaximumrigperformanceand

AtAtlasCopcowemakeourrigsas
user-friendlyaspossible.Basedonour
experienceofundergrounddrifting

servicelifeofthein-the-hole,(ITH)
equipmentandmoretimetowork,
forexample,withthecoresamples.

DiAMecrAnge

(m)2000

1800
down

1600
1400

vertical

1200

A*

1000
depth,
800

B*

600
Drilling
400

N*

200
H*

0
Diamec232

DiamecU4

DiamecU6
standard

DiamecU6
deephole

DiamecU8

*Holedimensions;DCDMAstd
3

Diamec232triedandtested

Basicdata
Maxdepth
Diameter
Maxspeed
Maxtorque
Feedforce
Pullforce
Feedlength

120m(400ft)(A)

50mm(2")

2200rpm

250Nm(180lbfft)

20kN(4500lbf)
15kN(3400lbf)

1 2
850mm(33
/ ")

Modules
Flushpump
Powerunit*

Trido45
PU20EorPU20D

*Electric(E)ordiesel(D)

Thesmallestmemberoftherangeis
Diamec232atriedandtestedruggedmodelthatsidealforshorthole
coredrilling.TheA-sizeITHtools
facilitateholesupto120mindepth
withexcellentcorequality.The
standardskidallowstherigtobe
movedwithaminimumofeffort
andwithoutdisturbingotheroperationsinthemine.

DiamecU4thelatestmemberoftherange

Basicdata
Maxdepth

500m(1650ft)(A)

Diameter

78mm(3

Maxspeed*

1800rpm

Maxtorque*

660Nm(490lbfft)

1 16
/

Feed/Pullforce52kN(11700lbf)
850mm(33
Feedlengths

Modules
Flushpump

Trido80

Powerunit**PU45EorPU40DT

")

1 / 2 ")or1800mm(70")

Hydrauliccontrolsystems
-Directhydrauliccontrol
-APC,Automaticperformancecontrol

*Alsoavailableashightorque
**Electric(E)ordiesel(DT)

DiamecU4,ourmostrecentaddition
totherange,isbasedonthetried
andtestedDiamecU6rig.Itsvery
compactandpowerfulforitssize
andeasytosetup.Idealforboth
undergroundandsurfacedrilling,it
canbeequippedwithalongorshort
feedframeandwirelineequipment.
Thepush-equals-pullfeedcylinder
alsoallowsformaximumcapacityupholeanddownholedrilling.
DiamecU4isidealforbothconventionalandwirelinedrillingand
usingA-sizedITHtoolsitreachesas
deepas500meters.
5

DiamecU6andU6DHreachingdownto1000m

Basicdata

Maxdepth

U6Standard

Diameter

100mm(4")

U6DH(deephole)

960m(3200ft)(A)1000m(3300ft)(B)
100mm(4")

Maxspeed*1800rpm

1400rpm

Maxtorque*700Nm(515lbfft)

1375Nm(1020lbfft)

Feed/Pullforce65kN(14600lbf)

89kN(20000lbf)

1 /2 ")
Feedlengths850mm(33

or1800mm(70)

1800mm(70")

Modules
FlushpumpTrido80

Trido140

Powerunit**PU55EorPU100DTPU75EorPU100DT
Hydrauliccontrolsystems
-PHC,Pilothydrauliccontrol
-APC,Automaticperformancecontrol
*Alsoavailableashightorque
**Electric(E)ordiesel(DT)

DiamecU6isatrulyflexibleexplora-

ofcontrolsystems.Thispowerful

tionrig,drillingupto1000mwith

andcompactrighasbecomevery

bothA-sizeandB-sizeITHtools.

popularamongstthosewantingto

(Thelater,thankstotheDiamec

drilldeepandlargeholes.

U6DHsmorepowerfulfeedcylinder.)
Theuniquepositionerallowsyou
Theyarebothathomeinunder-

tomovethefeedframethrough

groundandsurfaceexploration.

180.Theoperatorwontneedany

Theresalsoawidechoiceof

helpsettinguptherightdrilling

equipmentavailable,including

anglebeitvertical,horizontalorin

twofeedframes,fourrotationunits,

between.

twochassismodelsandtwotypes

DiamecU8toppingtherangeat2000m

Basicdata
Maxdepth

2000m(6600ft)(B)

Diameter

100mm(4")

Maxspeed

1200rpm

Maxtorque

2300Nm(1630lbfft)

Feed/Pullforce133kN(29000lbf)
1800mm(70")

Feedlengths

Modules
Flushpump

Trido140

Powerunit*

PU110EorPU160DT

Hydrauliccontrolsystems
-PHC,Pilothydrauliccontrol
-APC,Automaticperformancecontrol
*Electric(E)ordiesel(DT)

TheDiamecU8isatruedeephole

Frequentlyoperatingforweeks

explorationrig.Itsquitesimply

onendwiththesameborehole,

themostpowerfulexplorationrig

itsimperativethattherigkeeps

foritssizeonthemarkettoday.

runningefficiently.Hereswhere

Athomebothaboveandbelow

theAutomaticPerformanceSystem

ground,theDiamecU8candrill

(APC)*comesintoitsown.Allthe

upto2000m.

operatorneedstodoissetthedrillingparametersandtheAPC*takes
careoftherest.Noothersurface
coredrillrigcanofferthislevelof
automation.

*optionalequipment

AutomaticPerformanceControl(APC)
acomputerizedrigsupervisor

Everyrigownersaimistodrillasfast
aspossible,atthelowestpossiblecost.
ThatswhyAtlasCopcodeveloped
theAutomaticPerformanceControl
system.Infact,theoptionalAPCis
rapidlytransformingU4,U6andU8
Diamecrigsintotheone-man
operationyouvebeenlookingfor!

Yourdrillingsupervisor

WithAPC,thedrillingoperation
issupervisedbyacomputer.Once
youveenteredthekeyparameters,
theAPCcomputerassumescontrolin
ordertomaintainaconstantpenetrationrate.Thesystemreactsinstantlyto
theslightestchangeinrockformation,
adjustingfeedforce,ortorqueaccordingly.Itcanevenshutdowntherig
ifnecessary.
Arealone-manoperation

WhetheritsaDiamecU4,U6orU8,
oneoperatoronthejobisenough.In
fact,thissystemissouser-friendly
thatbothexperiencedandlessexperienceddrillerscangetthebestoutofa
Diamecrig.Andwhiletherighandles

coresamplesorcarryoutothermaintenancework.APCprovidesefficient
rodhandling,improvedbitlife,less
coreblockageandminimumdeviation.
Nottomentionfewerhumanerrors.
Touchscreencomputer

APCusesthelatestincomputertechnology.BasedonAtlasCopcosfieldprovenRCS-technology,APCisthe
mostuser-friendlyandefficientsystem
onthemarkettoday.Allrelevantinformationisdisplayedonatouchscreen
thatenablestheselectionoftheright
parameters.Theresaseparatemenu
fordrilling,rodrunningandwireline
operation.Whatsmore,theresabuilt
-inoperatorsmanualandifneedbe
amanualoverride.

Alltheoperatingdataissavedand
diagnosed,orcanbedownloadedonto
aUSBmemorystickforfutureanaly-

thedrilling,theoperatorcancheckthe

sisbyexternalcomputers.

Uniquefeaturesthatmakethedifference

Feedframe

Feedframe

Thefeedframeisthebackboneofthe
drillrig.Thisrobustsystemusesa
directfeedcylinderwithpush-equalspullcharacteristics.Thismeansthe
rigcandrillupholejustaseasilyas
downholewhilehavingbettercontrolofthedrillingprocess.Italso
facilitatesrodhandling.Thereareno
chains,sprocketsorshaftsthatneed
adjustingandself-centeringslideshoes
ensurestraighterholes.
Toupsafety,thefeedframeis
equippedwithaspecialguardthatpreventsanythingfromgettingintheway

Rotationunit

alwaysclampedinplacewhentherigis
shutdown.Thisextremelyreliableholderhasaseallifeof1000000cycles
andiseasilyservicedorreplaced.
Forextrasafety,thegaspressureis
monitoredfromtherigscontrolpanel.
Furthermore,asitfeaturesfewerparts
thancompetingsystems,yourelooking
atalotlessmaintenance.
rotationunit

Theseunitsarethemusclesoftherig.
Dependingonthesizeandapplication
oftherigs,theresaunittofitthejob.
Eachmodelisdesignedwithoversized
bearingstoincreasereliability.The

Rodholder

drillingfrom+90to-90angles.
AndtheAtlasCopcopatentedhydraulic
chuckwithquick-changejawsfacilitatesbothsuperiorrodgripandfast
rodchanges.
Flushpumps

AtlasCopcooptsforTridoflush
pumpsforDiamecrigs.Theserobust,
well-dimensionedpumpsmakesure
therightamountofwaterispumped
intotheholeattherightpressure.
Italsofacilitatescuttingsremoval,
coolingandstabilizationofthehole.
Diesel,hydraulicandelectricallypoweredmodelsavailable-dependingon

ofthemovingparts.

gearcaseisthoroughlysealedtohandle

yourneeds.

rodholder

Placedatthebaseofthefeedframe,
therodholderusesthelatestingas
springtechnology.Agascartridge
ensureshighclampingforcewhilethe
machineshydraulicsopentheholder.
Thissafetymeasuremeanstherodis

*forDiamecU4,U6andU8modelsonly

Flushpump
9

Positioner

Easilyadjustedfrom-90to+90thankstothepositoner

Positioner

Sustainable,safeanduser-friendly

OnlyavailableontheDiamecU4
andU6,thisuniquepositionersystemfacilitatesmovementofthefeed

AtlasCopcoiscommittedtoenvironmentalsustainability.Thishasbeen

framethrough180.Withtheaidof
levers,thesynchronizeddualhydrauliccylindersmovethefeedframefrom
verticallydownwardsallthewayup
toverticallyupwardsandtheresno
needtomovethewirelinewinch.This
ingeniousdeviceensuresexactlining

showninoureffortsovertheyearsto
makecoredrillrigsandequipmentas
safeanduser-friendlyaspossiblewithoutcausingdetrimentaleffectsonthe
environment.Infact,todaywesurpass
therigorousstandardslaiddownby
theEuropeansafetyorganization,CE.
Forexampleallourrigsareequipped

uptoexistingholes.
Aturntableisalsoavailableforeasier
horizontaladjustmentontheDiamec
U4andU6models.

withafeedframeguardasstandard
thathelpstominimizetheriskofaccidentsfortheoperator.

Powerunits

AtlasCopcoofferselectricalordiesel
drivenpowerunits,dependingupon
thetypeofsite.Ingeneral,Diamec
rigsuseadualhydraulicpumpsystem,
amainpumpandaservicepump.
Thesetwopumpssplitthesupplyof
powertothevarioushydrualicunits
thusoptimizingperformance.They
arealsogenerouslydimensioned.
TheDiamecU8isequippedwith
atriple-pumppowerunit.

Powerunit