Safer and more consistent working environment Safer operations with reduced manual intervention

Deep Automation Underground Drilling

Epiroc’s suite of automation solutions for face drilling, production drilling and rock reinforcement

Optimize the information flow from planning to execution.

Solutions for securing safe operations.

Minimize human interference during drilling and bolting with on-board and control room automation.

Driving productivity through intelligent automation in underground mining and tunneling

Drill smarter

Deep Automation for underground drilling is Epiroc’s suite of solutions for automated underground drilling and bolting. It enables safer, smarter, and more efficient mine development and stoping processes through data and information flow, drill planning, automated operations and precise execution. With progressive steps toward full autonomy, Deep Automation reduces human exposure, maximizes productivity, and integrates with management systems for a fully connected mining operation.

Measurable value for mining operations

Increased productivity

Accelerated access to ore
Increased meters by up to 30%
Shorter development cycles

Predictable, high-quality outcomes

Improve tunnel profile quality and accuracy
Reduced dilution and rework
Decrease overbreak/underbreak by 0-10%
Automated drilling improves repeatability and consistency

Greater precision, lower costs

Lower overall costs
Maximized return on capital investment
Minimized wastes and ground support costs

Improved safety

Safer and more consistent working environment
Safer operations with reduced manual intervention

Safer underground drilling and bolting powered by smart automation features

Mine development

Precision, predictability and high downstream impact

Deep Automation for underground drilling optimizes the entire drill and blast cycle. In mine development, it all starts with drilling and charging, the critical steps that set the pace for the entire operation. Quality at the beginning ensures faster and smoother progress in every stage that follows.

Epiroc's High Performance Development concept is an optimization method for mine development and tunneling, that makes the entire operation more time and cost efficient. It ensures quality-approved results by implementing proven and value adding options and ways of working.

Stope optimization

Achieve the full potential of your operations through measurable, continuous improvements throughout the stope cycle

With Deep Automation for underground drilling, stope optimization becomes a data-driven process that links mine planning and geology directly to production drilling execution on Simba and Easer machines – with a clear pathway toward teleremote operation and higher levels of automation.

Boomer M20 SG at the face of underground mine, rear left view

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Epiroc's mine development offering

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Simba E60 S in an underground mine, left rear view, low angle

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Optimize your stoping operations

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Reference case: Rock solid partnership

"Every year, our mining gets more complex. We need to be selective to control costs and adopt technologies that keep us competitive and sustainable."

Sebastian Ríos, CEO at Pucobre

Epiroc and Pucobre have a long-standing partnership and continuously implement new technologies in a push for full autonomy, improved safety and sustainability, as well as increased productivity and efficiency. In recent years, Pucobre has achieved significant results in terms of productivity and tunnel development speed thanks to High Performance Development.

They have also seen a strong downstream impact with more precise long-hole drilling, supported by COPROD for Simba, and efficient loading and hauling.

Disclaimer: "Rapid Mine Development", as mentioned in this video, is the former name of what is now called "High Performance Development".

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