Pilbara

Rotary Bit - 13,900m life reached in Pilbara

Pilbara is one of the richest iron ore regions in the world, 40̀% of iron ore in the world comes from mines here operated by Rio Tinto, BHP, FMG, RH, MRL, etc.

Black Diamond has been supplying and supporting the exploration and production activities here for over 15 years, rotary bits are part of BD products portfolio, and our rotary bits just set a record of 13,000m and averaged ́over 8,000m.

iron valley mine location
site and drilling information
IADC 645 Rotary drill bit product information
ROT 229 bits life chart

Chart: Customer verified data collected from BD rotary bits used in FY21-22