Long Neck Creek Holdings is a unique drilling company based in Chapman Valley servicing the Northern Goldfields, Pilbara, Gascoyne and Midwest regions of WA.

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Owner/operator Ian Pike has had over 30 years’ experience of exploration and water well drilling, civil works, road construction and farming operations.  Ian has attained his class 1 Rotary Air licence issued by Australia Drilling Industry, Licence #499.

 

FLEET

Trailer mounted RAB drill rig. The RAB drill rig can do water bores to 60 metres and small diameter test holes to 100 metres deep through rock and sand allowing a small footprint for water investigation and rock exploration. This drill rig is also suited to doing monitoring bores and earth electrode holes.

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Smaller Directional Rig (NDE) mounted on a 3 tonne CAT excavator to get into the tightest of spots with a height of 2.5 metres and it can work under powerlines and low clearance sites and can go to a depth of 20 metres. This is ideal for narrow access, low height and reaching over obstacles.

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Mazaka Hydraulic Pile Driver MW1000 with head drive. This is suitable for solar post installation, fence posts, star pickets, box struts driven into soft, medium/hard grounds with no holes needing drilling or cementing. Earth electrode holes to 15m deep and post holes to 12.5” diameter. The driver can drill 4”,5”,8.5” & 12.5” diameter holes.

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SUPPLEMENTRY TO FLEET

- Sullair 350psi/900cfm air compressor

- Atlas Copco 200psi/400cfm air compressor (used for drilling & blowing out bores)

- 6-wheel drive MAN truck which also hosts the 900cfm air compressor

- Merlo P26.6LP Telehandler

- CAT 224B Skid Steer & trencher

- CAT 301.5 Excavator 3.5t

- Kenworth K100 Prime Mover/road train/drop deck

- 8 tonne Mitsubishi Truck with Hiab & 8t plant trailer

- Mitsubishi Canter 4x4 Mine Spec Service Vehicle

- Trailer mounted pump testing/bore cleaning/windmill repair maintenance equipment.

#All equipment is available to hire with an operator

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