SDC designed a purpose built drill and Arctic enclosure to suit the extreme cold conditions for a Platinum Mine near Khabarovsk, Russia. Taking large samples in permafrost ground (river bed gravel/cobble)EXPLORATION (OFF SHORE SAMPLING)Sonic SDC550 track drill, Sonicor 50K Drill Head: Exploration drilling off the coast of New Zealand. Sonic Drill Corp. designed and developed a unique 'active heave compensation system' used for maintaining constant weight on the bit during vertical motion of the floating offshore platform. SDC also designed the drill platform which secured the drill while hydraulically shifting it ON/OFF the moon pool.RELIABILITYJanuary 2010, a large scale high production open pit gold mine in Lima, Peru reported an impressive 9,255 vibrator hours and 11,000.25 diesel engine hours on a Sonic SDC550 track drill which was delivered in August 2006. Performance figures well in excess of the standard warranty for the head and engine. The drill was used to sample overburden leach pads 24/7. more... See more text