Cylinder Exploration Drilling

20/10/2026

BUYING AN AIR CORE RIG IS EASY. BUILDING A PACKAGE THAT CAN ACTUALLY DRILL IS THE IMPORTANT BIT. 💨⛏️

A rig alone doesn't put metres in the ground.

You need the right compressor, drill rods, bits, cyclone, sample system, hoses, tooling, spares, consumables and support equipment — and it all needs to work together.

Miss one critical component and your shiny new rig can become a very expensive piece of camp furniture.

So what does a complete Air Core drilling setup actually need?

We break down the equipment required to take an Air Core exploration programme from mobilisation to the first metre drilled.

👉 Read the full guide:

https://www.cylinder-ed.com/post/air-core-drilling-equipment-everything-you-need-to-start-an-exploration-programme

CED | Air Core rigs. Compressors. Consumables. Spares. Complete turnkey exploration drilling packages.

So you've bought an Air Core drill rig.Excellent.Can you drill yet?Probably not.Because a drill rig without the correct compressor, rods, tooling, sampling equipment, consumables and spares is essentially a very expensive piece of machinery waiting for the rest of its friends to arrive.This is one o...

20/10/2026

SHALLOW EXPLORATION? DON’T BUY HALF A DRILLING OPERATION.

Buying the drill rig is the obvious bit.

Then somebody asks where the rods are.

And the casing.

And the core barrels.

And the bits.

And the mud pump.

And the spares…

This week we're looking at the CED100 and what it actually takes to build a complete shallow-hole diamond drilling package.

⚙️ CED100 compact diamond drill rig
🔩 Rods, casing & core barrels
💎 Bits & reaming shells
🧰 Wireline equipment & tooling
💧 Pumps & drilling fluids
🔧 Critical spares
📦 International mobilisation
👷 Commissioning, training & CED personnel

The objective isn't to sell you a machine and leave you with a shopping list.

Tell us the depth. Tell us the core size. Tell us the geology. Tell us where you're drilling.

We'll build the package around the programme.

ONE SUPPLIER. ONE PACKAGE. READY TO DRILL.

Full article 👇

https://www.cylinder-ed.com/post/shallow-exploration-buy-the-complete-drilling-package

The CED100 can also be configured around different mobilisation strategies, including tracked and more portable arrangements depending on the project. That matters because shallow exploration isn't always easy-access exploration. Sometimes the target is only 100 metres deep.

19/10/2026

SHALLOW EXPLORATION? BUY THE COMPLETE DRILLING PACKAGE. 📦

This Monday is all about the CED100 — CED’s compact shallow-hole diamond drilling rig built for early-stage mineral exploration, remote projects and fast deployment.

Exploration companies don’t just need a drill rig.

They need a system that can arrive on site and start putting core in the box.

That’s exactly what CED is building.

The CED100 can form the centre of a complete turnkey diamond drilling package, configured around the project, drilling depths, ground conditions and required core sizes.

📦 THE CED100 PACKAGE CAN INCLUDE:

✔️ CED100 Diamond Drill Rig
✔️ Drill rods & casing
✔️ Core barrels & inner tubes
✔️ Diamond drill bits & reaming shells
✔️ Wireline equipment
✔️ Mud pumps
✔️ Drilling fluids & additives
✔️ Critical spare parts
✔️ Tools & service equipment
✔️ Mobilisation support
✔️ Commissioning & operator training
✔️ CED drilling personnel where required

ONE SUPPLIER. ONE PACKAGE. READY TO DRILL.

The CED100 is particularly suited to shallow diamond drilling, early-stage exploration, geological drilling and remote-access mineral exploration where deploying a large conventional rig simply doesn’t make commercial sense.

Track-mounted, man-portable and project-specific configurations allow CED to build the drilling package around the terrain rather than forcing the exploration programme around the equipment.

Gold exploration.
Copper exploration.
Lithium exploration.
Critical minerals.
Greenfield exploration.
Remote-access drilling.

And when the exploration programme requires something different, CED can configure compact platforms and supporting equipment for diamond drilling, air core drilling and RC exploration applications.

We don’t want to ship clients a machine and leave them to work out the rest.

CED delivers drilling packages. 📦

From the drill rig to the drill string, consumables, muds, spares, commissioning and personnel, our objective is simple:

Get exploration companies drilling faster.

Looking for a compact shallow-hole diamond drilling rig or a complete turnkey exploration package?

📩 Contact Cylinder Exploration Drilling (CED) and tell us what you need to drill.

18/10/2026

WEST AFRICA COULD BECOME AN IRON ORE SUPERPOWER — BUT FIRST IT HAS TO DRILL IT. 🌍⛏️

Australia and Brazil have dominated the global iron ore conversation for decades.

West Africa wants a seat at the table.

Across Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Mauritania sit some seriously impressive iron ore systems.

Simandou is changing the conversation.

Infrastructure is moving.

Railways and ports are becoming increasingly important.

Capital is looking at the region.

And the Africa Finance Corporation believes these four countries could collectively become one of the world's top three iron ore producing regions within the next decade.

But before the trains...

Before the ports...

Before millions of tonnes of exports...

Someone has to prove what's actually in the ground.

That means:

⛏️ RC drilling
💎 Diamond drilling
🌍 Resource definition
🚛 Remote exploration logistics
🔧 Equipment, spares & support
👷 Experienced drilling crews

The discovery hole might get the headline.

The next thousand holes help build the mine.

👇 Read the full CED article:

https://www.cylinder-ed.com/post/west-africa-could-become-an-iron-ore-superpower-but-first-it-has-to-drill-it

Because stretching across Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Mauritania is an extraordinary collection of iron ore deposits, exploration projects and mineralised belts that could eventually turn West Africa into one of the world's most important iron ore producing regions.

17/10/2026

A DRILL RIG IS NOT A DRILLING PROGRAMME.

You can buy the best drill rig in the world.

Then somebody asks:

Where's the compressor?
Where are the rods?
Did we order enough bits?
Where are the critical spares?
Who is commissioning it?

And who actually knows how to operate the bloody thing?
This week, Inside CED looks at why we're increasingly building complete exploration drilling packages — not simply selling drill rigs.

⛏️ Diamond & RC drill rigs
💨 Compressors
🔩 Drill rods & tooling
💧 Pumps
📦 Consumables & critical spares
🛠️ Commissioning & training
👷 Drillers, supervisors & fitters
🌍 International logistics & field support
The philosophy is simple:

Start with the drilling programme. Then build the equipment package around it.

Country. Commodity. Drilling method. Depth. Metres. Terrain. Access.

Because ultimately, the objective isn't to own more equipment.
It's to drill more metres.

Read the full Inside CED article 👇

https://www.cylinder-ed.com/post/inside-ced-why-we-re-building-complete-drilling-packages-not-just-drill-rigs

That brings compressors, hoses, manifolds, dual-wall drill pipe, hammers, bits, cyclones, splitters and sampling equipment into the conversation.

16/10/2026

🇸🇳 SENEGAL IS PUTTING SERIOUS METRES IN THE GROUND. CED WANTS IN.

Ghana. 🇬🇭
Côte d’Ivoire. 🇨🇮
Now Senegal. 🇸🇳

And we're not picking countries off a map.

We're following the drilling.

Right now Senegal has major exploration programmes running diamond, RC and auger drilling — including one programme with five diamond rigs, one RC rig and 51,000 metres planned.

That gets our attention.

⛏️ Diamond drilling rigs
💨 RC rigs & compressors
🔩 Drill rods & consumables
🚛 Remote exploration equipment
👷 Drillers, supervisors & fitters
🌍 Complete drilling packages

CED doesn't just want to ship another rig into West Africa.

We want to help keep it drilling.

Tell us the target.
Tell us the depths.
Tell us the metres.

We'll work backwards from the hole.

🇸🇳 Senegal is drilling. CED wants in.

Read the full article 👇

https://www.cylinder-ed.com/post/senegal-is-putting-serious-metres-in-the-ground-ced-wants-in

During Q2 2026, more than 15,000 metres of RC drilling was completed across its Senegal projects as part of a wider 40,000-metre drilling programme.

14/10/2026

THE DRILL RIG GETS THE ATTENTION. THE SUPPORT SYSTEM KEEPS IT DRILLING.

Remote exploration is not just about getting a drill rig to the target.

You need fuel. Water. Tools. Spares. Consumables. Workshop capability. Logistics.

And you need all of it to get there.

Introducing the CED SFM7600 — the mobile exploration support vehicle engineered around the Toyota Land Cruiser 6×6 platform and designed to support drilling operations in some of the hardest-to-access exploration environments.

🌍 ONE 6×6 PLATFORM. BUILT AROUND YOUR OPERATION.

The SFM7600 can be configured around project requirements, including:

✔️ Diesel and fuel transport
✔️ Water storage and transfer
✔️ Mobile workshop capability
✔️ Toolboxes and equipment storage
✔️ Drilling consumables and spare parts
✔️ Compressor and auxiliary equipment support
✔️ Exploration camp and logistics support
✔️ Up to approximately 4 tonnes payload, configuration dependent

But the SFM7600 becomes even more powerful when integrated into the wider CED SFM Series.

The concept is simple:

SFM7200 — 6×6 Diamond Drilling
SFM7300 — 6×6 RC / Air Core / Auger Drilling
SFM7400 — 6×6 Water Well Drilling
SFM7500 — 6×6 Underground Diamond Drilling
SFM7600 — 6×6 Exploration Support Vehicle
SFMTS — Modular Trailer Support System

Rig. Compressor. Fuel. Water. Consumables. Workshop. Support.

One modular exploration drilling ecosystem designed around remote access.

For mineral exploration companies operating across Africa, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and other remote exploration regions, mobilisation can be one of the biggest operational challenges.

CED is engineering the SFM Series to change that.

Military-inspired 6×6 mobility.
Modular configurations.
Reduced dependence on conventional heavy support trucks.
Built around the realities of remote mineral exploration and geological drilling.

We don’t just want to supply the drill rig.

We want to supply the complete system that keeps it drilling.

Looking for a complete remote-access exploration drilling package?

📩 Contact Cylinder Exploration Drilling (CED) to discuss the SFM Series and your next exploration project.

13/10/2026

BEFORE YOU THROW RC OR DIAMOND MONEY AT THE GROUND… AIR CORE MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. ⛏️💨

Not every exploration target needs an expensive deep hole on day one.

Air Core drilling gives exploration teams a fast, relatively low-cost way to test shallow geology, geochemistry and large target areas before committing RC and diamond rigs.

More holes. More coverage. More geological information. Then spend the serious drilling budget where it actually matters.

So where does Air Core fit into a mineral exploration programme — and when should you move from Air Core to RC or Diamond drilling?

👉 Read the full article:

https://www.cylinder-ed.com/post/air-core-drilling-explained-why-exploration-companies-use-it-before-rc-diamond-drilling

CED | Air Core. RC. Diamond. Rigs, compressors, consumables and complete exploration drilling packages.

Used in the right ground, however, Air Core drilling can be a brutally efficient way of turning a huge exploration area into a much smaller list of targets worth chasing.

12/10/2026

THE DRILL RIG IS THE BIG PURCHASE. THE SMALL STUFF IS WHAT CAN STOP IT.

Rods. Subs. Bits. Casing. Core barrels. Hammers. Pumps. Compressors. Fluids. Spares.

Forget one critical component and your shiny new drilling rig can become a very expensive piece of stationary equipment.

This week Inside CED, we're looking at why we build complete drilling packages around the actual programme — not just the machine.

From CED drill rods and tooling to containers packed with equipment ready for international mobilisation:

⚙️ Diamond Drilling
💨 RC & Air Core
💧 Water Well Drilling
🔩 Drill rods, subs & tooling
📦 Consumables & critical spares
🛠️ Compressors, pumps & support equipment
🌍 International logistics
👷 Personnel, commissioning & training

British-led engineering. International manufacturing. Complete drilling systems.

Because coordinating five suppliers just to start drilling sounds like a fantastic way to create six problems.

ONE SUPPLIER. ONE PACKAGE. ONE OBJECTIVE: METRES IN THE GROUND.

Read the full article 👇

https://www.cylinder-ed.com/post/british-engineering-built-around-the-complete-drilling-package

That's particularly valuable for companies establishing new exploration programmes or entering regions where their existing supply chain doesn't yet exist.

11/10/2026

A drill rig is only as productive as the equipment, tooling and consumables supporting it.

At Cylinder Exploration Drilling (CED), we apply British-led engineering, attention to detail and manufacturing discipline across the complete drilling system — from the rig itself to the consumables going down the hole.

Whether the requirement is:

✔️ Diamond Drilling (DD)
✔️ Reverse Circulation (RC) Drilling
✔️ Air Core Drilling
✔️ Water Well Drilling
✔️ Geological & Mineral Exploration
✔️ Remote Access Drilling

CED can supply far more than the drill rig.

We manufacture and source complete drilling packages incorporating drill rigs, drill rods, casing, core barrels, bits, reaming shells, RC hammers, RC tooling, air core tooling, water well tooling, air compressors, mud pumps, drilling fluids, spare parts and supporting equipment.

Why?

Because exploration companies shouldn’t have to coordinate five different suppliers just to get a drilling program operational.

One supplier. One package. One point of responsibility.

Our approach combines British leadership and engineering standards with international manufacturing capability, focusing on the details that matter in the field: component selection, compatibility, reliability, serviceability and ensuring the entire drilling package works together.

From a small early-stage mineral exploration program to larger diamond drilling, RC drilling, air core drilling and water well drilling operations, CED can configure the equipment and consumables around the actual drilling requirement.

Need personnel as well?

CED can support packages with experienced drillers, supervisors, fitters, commissioning, training and drilling program management.

We don’t just want to sell another exploration drilling rig.

We want to deliver the complete system required to start drilling.

If you’re planning a new gold, copper, lithium, critical minerals or water drilling project, speak to CED about building the complete package.

📩 Contact CED today for drill rigs, drilling consumables and turnkey exploration drilling solutions.