Mincon Group Plc Update on Hydraulic DTH System (0246K)
December 11 2018 - 2:00AM
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Mincon Group Plc
11 December 2018
Mincon Group plc
Update on the Mincon Hydraulic DTH system
Mincon Group plc (ESM: MIO AIM:MCON), the Irish engineering
group specialising in the design, manufacture, sale and servicing
of rock drilling tools and associated products, today provides a
further update on the ongoing development project for its hydraulic
DTH hammer system ("Greenhammer").
System on the rig
The Greenhammer, in a 12-inch size, has been installed on its
first rig with a customer in Australia and is working in line with
expectations during this engineering commissioning phase. It is
anticipated that this commissioning phase may take several months
while the integrity and robustness of the system in use is trialled
and improved.
Iteration and improvement
Initial speeds and ground penetration levels to date have been
in line with our expectations, and we have started to gather the
data sets from each drilling hole. This process will continue for a
further week, following which we expect to complete the complete
physical breakdown of the components to examine and test wear
throughout the system. All data and the system components will then
be brought off-site to be analysed over the Christmas period.
We have begun the tuning of the system elements in situ, with
positive results, and we are drilling full holes to their required
depth even in these initial days. We expect there will be some
engineering refinements required in relation to component
tolerances and system integrity that will require minor rework to
continue the process of building reliability and sustainability.
After this current programme of drilling, we will return to the rig
in the new year for the next stage of the engineering commissioning
in the field.
In light of the engineering commissioning completed to date, our
confidence is growing that the system is viable, commercially
practicable, and will represent a significant step forward for
Mincon when it is released for commercial deployment.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Mincon Group plc
Joe Purcell - Chief Executive Officer Tel: +353 (61) 361 099
Peter E. Lynch - Chief Operating Officer
Davy Corporate Finance (Nominated Adviser and ESM Adviser)
Anthony Farrell Tel: +353 (1) 679 6363
Daragh O'Reilly
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