Epiroc Donates Rock Drill to Colorado School of Mines
COP 1238K Rock Drill to Update Testing Equipment at EMI
Epiroc, a manufacturer for the mining and infrastructure industries, has donated a COP 1238K rock drill to the Excavation Engineering and Earth Mechanics Institute (EMI) at the Colorado School of Mines. The COP 1238K hydraulic rock drill for tunneling and drifting applications updates testing equipment at EMI, the largest independent rock drilling and excavation research facility in the world.
“Epiroc has tremendous appreciation for and confidence in the work that EMI does,” says Shawn Cheney, Epiroc business line manager – rock drilling tools. “We recently partnered with EMI on a project related to the cutting technology on our Mobile Miner. We’re honored to donate equipment that will help EMI continue to serve as a valuable resource for the mining and civil underground construction industries.”