Ubuntu Rock Drilling (PTY) LTD
Water in Bronkhorstspruit

Ubuntu Rock Drilling is a level 2 Contributor to B-BBEE with 51% black ownership and specialises in core-, geotechnical-, air percussion- and symmetrics drilling making us your drilling contractor of choice.
8) Other Drilling related services:.
7) Blasting Drilling.
6) RC (Reverse Circulation) Drilling.
5) Telescopic Boreholes up to 500m depths and starting Diameter of up to 20 inches.
4) Symmetrics Drilling of 6.5 inches (165mm) up to 8.5 inches (216mm).
De-watering boreholes (large diameter).
Monitoring boreholes.
Rescue bay boreholes.
Production boreholes (Domestic water supply and irrigation boreholes).
3) Air Percussion Drilling from 3.5 inches (89mm) up to 20 inches (508mm) in diameter:.
2) Geotechnical drilling :the NWD4 (54mm) or triple tube core barrel.
(32.51mm), BQ(36.4mm),Q (47.63mm), TNW(60.81mm), HQ(63.81mm), PQ(84.96mm), T6-146(128.8mm) and ZWF(165mm).
1) Core / Exploration Drilling (Diamond Drilling) following core diameters: ATX.
Services:.
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Nat: Geology), has been involved in core -and air percussion drilling for more than 20 years. He is highly involved in all current operations and oversees his personnel responsible for all the drilling, fieldwork related services and administrative tasks. BQ, NQ, HQ and PQ are all wire line core drilling where the core is brought to the surface using a wire line cable and winch. This time saving method is normally used for deep holes resulting in more meters drilled per shift. TNW, T6-146 and ZWF are all conventional drilling operations where the rods have to be pulled to bring the core barrel and core to the surface. Although this method is a bit slower than the wire line method it produces a larger diameter core, as sometimes required by the laboratories. Ubuntu Rock Drilling also has the capability to perform geotechnical drilling where loose or unconsolidated material is drilled to produce an in-situ or undisturbed soil sample. Symmetric drilling is used in Dolomites, unconsolidated material and to drill through cavities like underground mine workings and is especially effective where de-watering of the mine workings is required. This method is used when drilling through Dolomites where dry cavities or cavities with little water is encountered, up to 500m depths and starting Diameter of up to 20 inches. This method is used to collect rock samples quickly and efficiently using a large rotary drill and air compressor. The high speed and lower cost per meter of RC drilling makes it ideal for obtaining mineral samples in the early phases of an exploration project. URD is also capable of drilling boreholes, specifically for the placement of explosives and performing the blasting for the removal of overburden in opencast mine operations.