London-listed Tribe Technology says shipment of its first autonomous reverse circulation drill rig from its manufacturing site in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Australia is a major milestone for the company.
“We are extremely pleased to have accomplished this major milestone of shipment from our factory in Northern Ireland of the first autonomous RC drill rig to Major Drilling’s subsidiary McKay Drilling in Australia,” said CEO Charlie King.
“We look forward to the demonstration of the operation of the drill rig in the field and this will be a tremendous platform for expanding our customer partnerships.”
The TTDS GC 700 RC rig is bound for a “tier 1 iron ore mining asset” in Western Australia.
Tribe said delivery to Australia was on target for the end of September 2024.
Following arrival in Australia Tribe would undertake field validation of the rig with the customer in the fourth quarter of this year.
