Media Coverage

1. November 11 2011

   Green and efficient drilling system passes tests

   Todays edition of leading industry publication, Mining Weekly, reports on the results of extensive testing of the Peterstow Aquapower drilling technology in various sites and mines over the past three months.
   
   The data from these trials proves the efficiency of the system and gives a clear indication of how this technology will vastly improve drilling rates and production levels across the mining industry.   
   
   Click here to read the full article.
   

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   Test bay drilling

2. August 18 2011

   Drill saves miners power and water

   The summer edition of Canadian Mining Journal's New Mining Technology magazine features an article on Peterstow's drilling system.
    
   It examines how the technology can help the mining industry reduce operating costs, improve energy efficiency and address the challenge of meeting environmental targets.
   
   The full issue can be viewed on-line at this link (subscription required).    
   

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   The Peterstow rock drill

3. August 17 2011

   Imminent revolutionary change

   The first ever issue of Absolute Energy magazine, which launched last week, carries an article focussing on the energy efficiencies and environmental credentials of Peterstow's driling technology. 
   
   Absolute Energy is a new quarterly publication which is distributed to energy stakeholders and professionals in the mining, oil, gas, construction, infrastructure, manufacturing and agricultural sectors throughout southern Africa.
   

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   Illustration of the Peterstow rock drill

4. July 04 2011

   Drill technology could change SA mining

   News 24, southern Africa's premier online news resource, has published an article on the benefits of Peterstow technology, examining the energy and cost savings that can be made, and looking at how Eskom can help fund mines to introduce the technology.
   
   News 24 journalist, Duncan Alfreds, came across the technology at the Mining Indaba in February 2011 and recently accepted an invite to see the drills being made at the factory and to speak to Peterstow Operations Manager, Jiri Safarik.
   
   The article can be viewed at this link
   

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   Factory floor

5. June 25 2011

   Doug's drill strikes gold

   On 25th June, The Glasgow Evening Times, the paper of Peterstow's Chairman Douglas Barrows' hometown, ran a story of the success of the company. The article describes how Douglas's education in Glasgow and subsequent engineering work across the UK and Africa led him to develop the revolutionary Peterstow hydraulic drill. 
   

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   Chairman - Douglas Barrows

6. June 13 2011

   Platts podcast focuses on Peterstow technology

   Chairman Douglas Barrows explains to Platts, the leading global provider of energy and metals information, how Peterstow's water hydraulic technology increases production and reduces energy use in gold and platinum mines.
   
   The podcast can be listened to at this link (free sign up required). 
   

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   Manufacturing process

7. June 02 2011

   Export-orientated Swaziland emerges

   Peterstow Chairman, Douglas Barrows has been quoted in fDi Magazine, the Financial Times' foreign direct investment publication, as part of a feature on Swaziland. Douglas reflected on the benefits Swaziland offers to an engineering business selling to the South African and global Mining sector:
   
   "Swaziland has been an excellent location for our investment in a world-class manufacturing facility. It has excellent transport links to Durban for our tnternational exports and to key parts of southern Africa, and is close to our gold and platinum mining customers in South Africa"
   
   The online version of the article can be viewed at this link (subscription required)   
   

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   View of Swaziland

8. April 15 2011

   Peterstow Aquapower - A fresh solution

   Murray Harcus of leading industry publication, Mining Magazine, recently visited the Peterstow Aquapower facility in Swaziland to investigate the concept of water hydraulic technology.
   
   His report appears in the April issue of Mining Magazine and existing subscribers can read it on-line now. New readers of the magazine can view an introduction to the article and find out how to subsctibe by following this link
   
      
   

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   Illustration of the rock drill

9. March 22 2011

   New technology to jerk SA mining into modernity

   "Cross the South African border into Ngwenya, Swaziland. Take the first left and you will see international mining's self-proclaimed dark horse - Peterstow Aquapower."
   
   So begins an article by Sarah Wild published in todays edition of South Africa's Business Day newspaper. The feature focuses on the merits of Peterstow's closed-loop water hydraulic technology and how it offers a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional mining methods.
   
   To read the article in full, please click here  
   

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   Rig mounted drill

10. March 01 2011

    New mining technology saves water

    An article by Duncan Alfreds of News24 has recently been published following an interview with Peterstow Aquapower Chairman, Douglas Barrows, at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town.
    
    The story opens with the statement "A mining innovation has the potential to turn the industry on its head and deliver cleaner, safer and more efficient operations."
    
    To find out more, read the full article by clicking here 
    

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    The Peterstow Rock Drill

11. February 28 2011

    Going for gold : water hydraulic drilling

    "UK - developed hydraulic drilling technology could be vital for the future of South Africa's mining industry" Stephen Harris reports in the latest edition of The Engineer magazine.
    
    The article focuses on some of the challenges facing the mining industry and how Peterstow's engineering offers a solution which can help.
    
    To read the on-line version please click here  
    

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    The Peterstow Rock Drill

12. December 14 2010

    New drill has potential to be a 'game changer'

    The November issue of the influential Modern Mining magazine carries an in depth feature on Peterstow's drilling technology as a follow up to an article which it published last month.
     
    In this new article the magazine focuses on a recent visit to the Peterstow Aquapower factory in Swaziland and reports on how this ground breaking technology offers the potential to change the future for the mining industry.
    
    Registered readers of the online interactive 'page flip' version of the magazine can launch the viewer and read the full feature by following this link  
    

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    Peterstow Factory, Swaziland

13. December 14 2010

    Drilling down on savings

    "Want to save more than 10,000% on the power used in drilling holes underground?"
    
    This is the question heading up an article on Peterstow's technology in last week's Mining News Premium (MNP).
    
    Subscribers to MiningNewsPremium.net can view the article on-line but, for those who are non-registered, there is an option for a premium free trial. To access the full story, existing members can enter their login details and new subscribers can sign up for membership by following this same link  
    

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    Peterstow Chairman, Douglas Barrows

14. December 14 2010

    Water Power

    "New life for South Africa's precious metal mines - an innovative drill, made in Swaziland, could cut gold and PGM mining costs significantly, arresting the decline in South African gold production and solving some of the power issues of all the mines."
    
    This is the opening paragraph of a major new feature on Peterstow's technology by John Chadwick in the December issue of International Mining magazine.
    
    For a PDF version of this article, please click here  
    

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    The Peterstow Rock Drill

15. December 14 2010

    And the winner is...

    The winners of the 15 prestigious Mining Magazine Awards, which were announced in Perth, Australia last month, have been listed in a recent article in Mining News Premium.
    
    These include Peterstow Aquapower, the proud recipient of the award for The Most Exciting Innovation in the category for Underground Mining (Hard Rock) - Ancillary and Analysis.
    
    Subscribers to MiningNewsPremium.net can view the article on-line and new members can sign up for a premium free trial by following this link   
    

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    The Mining Magazine Awards logo

16. November 24 2010

    Peterstow wins international mining award

    News that Peterstow Aquapower has won a prestigious Mining Magazine Award for the most exciting innovation in the Underground Mining (Hard Rock) - Ancillary and Analysis category has appeared in the Times of Swaziland newspaper. The awards ceremony took place during the 2nd annual Mining Magazine Congress, held in Perth, Western Australia on November 10th and 11th.
    
    Click here to read the full article and find out more.
    
    A full list of the winners in the various other categories of the Mining Magazine Awards can also be viewed by following this link. 
    

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    Peterstow Factory, Ngwenya

17. November 19 2010

    Major savings promised by new drilling system

    Peterstow Aquapower is the subject of a drilling technology feature in the latest edition of Modern Mining magazine.
    
    Registered readers of the online interactive "page-flip" version of the magazine can launch the viewer and find the full article by following this link  
    

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    The Peterstow Rock Drill

18. November 02 2010

    New Drilling Technology

    "South African miners plan to implement exciting new drilling technology."
    
    "New drills could revolutionise South African precious metal mining, perhaps even reverse falling gold output" writes John Chadwick about Peterstow's technology in a new article posted yesterday on the international web-based mining publication, Mineweb.com
    
    To read the full story, please click here.
    
    The same article also appears today in the influential publication, International Mining Magazine, with a further feature, examining the innovation in more detail, scheduled to appear in an upcoming issue.  Learn more by following this link
    

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    Rig mounted Peterstow Rock Drill

19. October 22 2010

    Aquapower offers fresh solution

    The October issue of Mining Magazine features Peterstow Aquapower as the subject of one of its leading stories.
    
    Subscribers to the publication can read the full article by following this link 
    

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    Illustration - Peterstow Rock Drill

20. September 10 2010

    New drilling system uses 60% less water

    "Water hydraulic drilling systems manufacturer Peterstow Aquapower has developed an environment-friendly technology that could save mining companies significant capital and operational costs, while also reducing the industry's environmental effect......" writes Creamer Media's Megan Wait in the latest on-line edition of Mining Weekly.
    
    To see the full story click here
    

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    Rig mounted Peterstow Rock Drill

21. September 10 2010

    Greener Drilling Technique

    Peterstow's drilling system is the subject of a new article in Professional Engineering, the fortnightly magazine of The Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
    
    The feature highlights the environmental challenges faced by the mining industry and looks at how the Peterstow technology can help reduce some of the harmful effects of hard rock mining.
    
    To read more, click on the following link http://www.profeng.com/archive/2010/2314/23140076.htm 
    

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    Illustration - Peterstow Rock Drill

22. September 09 2010

    Closing the loop on deep level mining

    "A drilling system that uses remote water hydraulic technology, supported by modular power packs, could achieve more energy and water efficient ore extraction from 'drill and blast' mining......

    
     This is an extract from an article published in the latest edition of Materials World, the monthly members' magazine of The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, which focuses on the significant savings which Peterstow Aquapower's technology can bring to the world of deep level mining.
    

     To read more, click on the following link http://www.iom3.org/news/closed-loop-deep-level-mining-remote-water-hydraulic-drilling?c=574

    

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    Drawing of the Peterstow Rock Drill