rock drill
Quarry mining tool
A rock drill is a tool or machine for boring holes into rock, used in mining, quarrying, and construction.
Rock drills range from handheld pneumatic hammers to massive truck-mounted rigs.
They work by percussion, rotation, or both: The crew set up the rock drill to blast through the granite.
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