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A P R I L / M A Y 2 0 1 8 www.resourceworld.com 59 EXPLORATION & MINING GEAR TruScan Boart Longyear [BLY-ASX], a world leading provider of drilling services, equipment and performance tooling introduced the TruScan at PDAC 2018 in Toronto, Canada. The TruScan uses innovative core scanning technology to capture and access accurate, real-time geological data at the exploration site as the core is drilled. Boart Longyear states that the scan utilizes innovative XRF technology spe- cifically built to scan rock. Boart Longyear's drilling services uses TruScan to "provide geologists with non-destructive, accurate, high-density elemental concentration data for same-day continuous analysis of the drill core." Photo caption: TruScan utilized at drilling site. Photo courtesy of Boart Longyear. Inner Tube Puller VersaDrill Canada unveiled its Inner Tube Puller at the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention 2018. The company says the new product is "made by drillers, for drillers". VersaDrill stated that "the Inner Tube Puller was developed by a group of employees looking for ways to make drilling easier on the miner's back. With this unique piece of equipment, drillers can pull the inner tube from a drill hole without undue stress and strain." The slip resistant diamond coated rollers are what makes the product so effective and it is compatible with every drill brand. The inner tube puller lets drillers extract up to 15 metres of tube at a time, a feat that would be impossible manually. VersaDrill Canada manufactures high quality multipurpose drills. Photo courtesy of VersaDrill Canada HxGN Mine Personal Alert Hexagon Mining's HxGN Mine Personal Alert is an accident-avoidance device worn by field personnel that ensures 360-degree visibility around heavy equip- ment. The company says this new product is "the latest integration with the Collision Avoidance System (CAS) used in more than 25,000 mine vehicles worldwide. The device protects operators and workers from dangers of blind spots, noise, heavy traffic and poor visibility. It protects pedestrians within 50 metres of a vehicle via an ergonomic tag that communicates with strategically mounted proximity anchors integrated with CAS. Photo courtesy of Hexagon Mining.