Vacuum Drills for Mineral Exploration: Accurate, Precision Drilling

The Vacuum drilling system, originally patented in the early 1960’s, has been specifically developed to provide a low cost, highly efficient drill sample recovery system. Extensive field development and testing has resulted in the vacuum drilling system being recognised as available accurate drilling method.

Principally designed for mineral exploration drilling, the Vacuum Drilling system has gained world wide application, with emphasis in bauxite and gold mining industries.

The system comprises vacuum pump, oil bath filter, sample separator, vacuum swivel and drive shaft adaptor to rotary drilling head.

The vacuum pump can be driven either hydraulically or mechanically from the existing drill rig power pack. Alternatively, separate independent drive source can be provided.

Continuous rating for the vacuum pump is 112 cfm at 20* Hg vacuum.

First, sample is removed from the rod string via the vacuum swivel mounted above the rotary head. Then, cuttings proceed to the two stage sample separator for removal from the air stream and are collected in the bulk sample flask.

Separated air is then passed through the oil bath filter to being discharged from the vacuum pump.

The unique sample separation employed in the 101 Vacuum Drilling System, ensures uncontaminated recovery of all drill hole returns. Once removed from the air stream, the bulk sample can either be packaged in total or site split prior to dispatch to the laboratory.

The 101 Vacuum Drill is complimented with a full range of vacuum drilling consumables including:

+ Drill Rods
+ Drilling Bits (For Various Ground Conditions)
+ Sample Splitters

About Us
101 Sampling Solutions Pty Ltd are manufactures of drilling rigs and systems for environmental sampling, agricultural soil testing, geo-technical testing, mineral exploration, earth stake, ground anchor installation and shallow water wells. Using their base machines and standard options, 101 is able to custom build a drill to suit your “particular drilling application”.

We can make a difference and help you find the right equipment for you and your business requirements.

With the motto of “little drills for big jobs“, 101 was established in 2015 to build small drills for hard logistical locations or where the expense of a larger machine is not warranted. To this end 101 has focussed on 5 main modules: the easy mount and affordable Meredith Sampler, the light weight 1750 Scout, the 2100 Explorer, the 3300 Drill and the Eziprobe. All machines are multi-purpose and have a range of options enabling the end user to have a purpose built machine from standard components. This enables the operator to start with the base model in the range, adding the options, as necessary, when the work requirements change, keeping the investment to a minimum.

For Geo-technical and environmental work, 101 manufactures and supplies a range of push tube and small hand held soil sampling machines and tooling that includes solid and hollow augers.