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    OWL L-Latch Surface

    Owl L-Latch surface head assemblies are suitable of all ground conditions. The L-Latch assembly provides an additional option to drillers who are familiar with a link style latch system. With Fordia’s ISO9001 standards, these parts are all manufactured under the strictest quality control conditions ensuring reliability and durability.

     

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    Looking for a Drill Rig in Canada
    
							
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    We are happy to announce that as of August 2, 2021, all Canadian Fordia offices will be making drill rigs available to their customers. In an earlier blog this year, we announced that drill rigs would be available for sale in the USA and that proved to be successful, so Canada will now join the USA in adding drill rigs to their portfolio of drilling equipment for the mineral exploration industry.


    
						
    
						
    
		                    
    
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    The mineral exploration industry has seen a lot of change in the last few years. One of the most common challenges is finding employees. Between the cyclic nature of the industry and the recent pandemic, many experienced drillers have left and replacing them has been difficult for many companies. 
    
						
    
						
    
		                    
    
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    At the beginning of the year, we decided to update our popular eGuides so our customers would have the latest and greatest information. We started with our most popular guide on choosing the right core bit and are now in the process of taking each guide and updating its information to represent the many changes that have occurred over the last few years. 
    
						
    
						
    
		                    
    
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