Drill rods are used for surface mining bench drilling applications like pre-split drilling and production blast-hole drillings. Drill rod suppliers around the globe are attempting to provide lighter weight, higher capacity and energy efficient drill rods with longer usage span.

Drill bits are boring tools used in drilling through and penetrating soft and hard rock materials. They find their usage in quarrying, mining, tunneling, construction, well drilling, and blasting applications. There are 9 suppliers of drill bits in Africa and 11 in Europe.

Some common types of hammers used in mining are brass sledge hammers, drill hammers, mason’s club hammer and most importantly Down-the-Hole (DTH) hammers. DTH hammers with high penetration rates, drill holes from 108 to 254mm in diameter and can drill against high heads of water.