Kent Swick

EXPLORATION

Orexplore's next life

Starts trading on the Australian Securities Exchange.

21 January 2022

MANAGEMENT

Orexplore's date with destiny

Demerging minerals analysis business.

23 November 2021

EXPLORATION

DDH1 to transform through Swick acquisition

Growth spurt sees fleet expand exponentially.

12 October 2021

TECHNOLOGY

Swick moves

Sensing is the future, SMS managing director Kent Swick believes.

10 August 2021

TECHNOLOGY

Swick looks to the future, restarts Orexplore spin-off

Working on an E-Rig to help miners reduce power consumption per metre drilled by 50%.

21 June 2021

UNDERGROUND

North America calling

Australian contractors believe their approach will give them an advantage in North America.

12 March 2021

FLEETS

SMS extends Jundee stay

Will take its tenure there to 15 years.

30 July 2020

COVID-19

Swick rigs suspended

Contractor's rigs suspended due to COVID-19 response measures.

24 March 2020

PARTNER CONTENT

Hastings Deering Enables Gregory Mine to Save $65,000 Annually with GET Upgrade

New GET System Reduces Costs, Boosts Production at Sojitz's Bowen Basin Mine

PARTNER CONTENT

MTG launches new VEEMET ROPE SHOVELS system

MTG, specialist in the design and manufacture of high-quality wear solutions for mining machinery, is introducing the new VEEMET ROPE SHOVELS system, a new GET solution especially dedicated to rope shovels.

PARTNER CONTENT

Weir Launches ESCO® Nexsys® GET System for Rope Shovels

Rope shovels just got an upgrade with the innovative, new Nexsys system

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Monthly Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Monthly Intelligence team.

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2024 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of exploration trends and technologies, highlighting the best intercepts and discoveries and the latest initial resource estimates.

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions