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Our Equipment
Our State-of-the-art Fleet
DDH1 Drilling currently operates Australia’s largest surface fleet of modern, state-of-the-art drilling rigs with best-in-class safety standards supported by a professional and well-trained workforce. Quality, safety and continuous improvement are our top priorities and we go to great lengths to ensure all of our equipment and staff are performing at optimal capacity.
We operate Australia’s most standardised high-capacity Diamond Core surface drilling fleet which is capable of performing very deep, straight and directional drilling services to extract mineral core samples from depths of up to 3,000m. We also have specialist rigs for complex engineering work and a fleet of underground rigs capable of drilling under flexible conditions.
Surface Rigs
Sandvik DE880 (UDR1200HC)
Type of Rig: Multipurpose Number: 27 Manufacturer: Sandvik DE880 (UDR1200HC) Capabilities: Mineral exploration (Diamond Coring, Mud Rotary & Reverse Circulation), directional drilling, coal bed methane (CBM) drilling and geotechnical drilling Specs: 50,700 lbf Pullback; NRQ V-Wall™ depth rating of 3,200m; HQ depth rating of 2,125m; 4½” RC depth rating of 450m. Support truck(s): MAN 8×8, MAN 8×4 Light Truck: Hino 4×4 5T Safety Measures: Diamond rod make/break spinner; Winch over-wind protection; Interlocked personnel guarding system; Fire suppression & Kicker Arm 
Sandvik DE840
Type of Rig: Multipurpose Number: 11 (including 8 with onboard Sullair 1150/500-1325/350 Manufacturer: Sandvik DE840 Capabilities: Mineral exploration (core drilling, RC drilling, rotary air or mud drilling) directional drilling and geotechnical drilling Specs: 50,700 lbf Pullback; NRQ V-Wall™ depth rating of 2,700m; HQ depth rating of 1,489m; 4½” RC depth rating of 450m. Support truck(s): MAN 8×8, MAN 8×4 Light Truck: Hino 4×4 5T Safety Measures: Diamond rod make/break spinner; Winch over-wind protection; Interlocked personnel guarding system; Fire suppression & Kicker Arm 
Evolution FH3000
Type of Rig: Multipurpose Number: 5 Manufacturer: Evolution FH3000 Capabilities: Mineral exploration (core drilling, RC drilling, rotary air or mud drilling) directional drilling and geotechnical drilling Specs: 62,900 (70,000) lbf Pullback; NRQ V-Wall™ depth rating of 3,300m; HQ depth rating of 2,500m; 4½” RC depth rating of 600m Support truck(s): MAN 8×8, MAN 8×4 Light Truck: Hino 4×4 5T Safety Measures: Diamond rod make/break spinner; Winch over-wind protection; Interlocked personnel guarding system; Fire suppression & Kicker Arm 
Sandvik DE710 Track Mounted
Type of Rig: Coring Number: 5 Manufacturer: Sandvik DE710 Track Mounted Capabilities: Core drilling, Mud Rotary, directional and geotechnical drilling Specs: 20,000 lbf Pullback; NQ2 depth rating: 1,126m; HQ depth rating of 754m Support truck(s): MAN 8×8, Moorooka Track Carrier Light Truck: Hino 4×4 5T Safety Measures: Diamond rod make/break spinner; Winch over-wind protection; Interlocked personnel guarding system; Fire suppression & Kicker Arm 
UDR 650 Track Mounted
Type of Rig: Multipurpose Number: 1 Manufacturer: UDR 650 Track Mounted (with onboard Sullair 1150/350 compressor) Capabilities: Mineral exploration (core drilling, RC drilling, rotary air or mud drilling) directional drilling and geotechnical drilling Specs: 16,800 lbf Pullback; NQ2 depth rating: 870m; HQ depth rating of 575m; 3½” RC depth rating of 300m Support truck(s): MAN 8×8, MAN 8×4 Light Truck: Hino 4×4 5T Safety Measures: Diamond rod make/break spinner; Winch over-wind protection; Interlocked personnel guarding system; Fire suppression & Kicker Arm Engineering Rigs
UDR 5000 Multipurpose Rig
100,000 lbf Pullback, Depth rating NRQ V-wall 3500m.
Foremost Explorer II 3000 Rotary Rig
130,000 lbf Pullback, Deep large diameter air or Mud rotary. Fully automated rod handling.
WEI 75S Rotary Rig
180,000 lbf Pullback. Deep Large diameter air, Mud rotary or core drilling. Slant head rod handling system.
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