Anhui Conch to import drilling rig for 4500tpd plant

Anhui Conch Cement Co expects delivery of an imported hydraulic drilling rig for its cement production project in Shaanxi province by February 2018.

The US$1.7m rig will be installed at the limestone mine at the company’s US$61m cement facility in Tongchuan, Shaanxi province. The plant’s production capacity is around 4500tpd and construction is expected to begin in the 1H18.

The rig is expected to meet Euro III standards and have a minimum aperture of 140mm.