Cost-effective, value-for-money drilling solution for accessing remote, difficult or sensitive areas with minimal need for preparation and with minimal disturbance.
Man-portable drilling offers a cost-effective value-for-money solution to accessing remote, difficult or sensitive areas with minimal need for preparation and with minimal disturbance.
After using true man-portable core drills for a number of years, IG has now gone on to negotiate and secure the rights to sell the American-made machines in Australia and New Zealand.
Man-portable core drills offer a cost effective drilling solution that can help reduce need for larger more expensive drill rigs. They require little or no ground preparation and can get to locations not accessible to larger drill rigs. They are suitable for both geotechnical and mining/exploration-related work.
Core from man-portable drills is reportable to the stock exchange. Companies now have the ability to riase less cash on the back of early core drill results without the expense of larger scale drilling. Similarly, investors now have the ability to see funds directed to testing sites before funds are committed to larger rigs.
Our man-portable drills do not replace the need for larger drill rigs, but they can help reduce and focus use of these more expensive machines. Smaller machines can be used to quickly access a site to test where a larger machine might be best positioned. This can be done quickly with minimal or no ground preparation. This is critical in rugged, or culturally or environmentally sensitive areas.
IG will be progressively changing this website over coming weeks to provide additi0nal information on drilling products and techniques. In the interim, please contact us if you are interested in using our drilling services or in acquiring your own drills.
The following video shows the man-portable drill being used with a petrol driver. Both petrol and electric are available and their use depends on the location, the sort of drilling, ambient conditions and whether drilling is collared from within a confined space (such as from inside a tent, in the basement of a building or underground).