H80 LHR - 2026 MEMSA Innovation Towards Zero Harm Award Winner
The H80 is a complete water-powered DTH long-hole drilling package that replaces and outperforms conventional compressed-air drill rigs in deep-level underground mining.
Designed for confined workplaces, the compact H80 delivers exceptional accuracy and high penetration rates while operating from a supported, safe position — enabling true man-less ore-pass development and Zero Harm drilling.
The H80 combines precision, power and safety in one robust, easy-to-operate package — delivering faster cycles, lower operating costs and a significantly safer working environment.
MINING APPLICATIONS
- Drop raising
- Inverted / upward drilling
- Drain holes
- Cover drilling
- Preconditioning & destressing
- Man-less ore-pass development
- Box-hole obstruction removal
- Pilot holes, ventilation holes & cable holes
- Core / diamond drilling
Advantages:
- Award-winning Zero Harm technology
- Accurate drilling up to 105 m with <0.5% deviation
- High rate of penetration (0.5–0.9 m/min)
- Hole diameters 64–180 mm
- Low energy consumption – no compressed air required
- Extremely mobile and easy to set up in 3.2 m × 3.2 m envelopes
- Clean water-powered drilling – no oil mist, reduced dust
- Safe operation in sensitive and high-stress formations
- Proven in production at major South African mines
