Xcel Drilling & Blasting

Xcel Drilling & Blasting is a privately owned Western Australian drilling and blasting service provider for Mining, Civil, and Quarry sectors. We specialize in production drilling, blasting, explosives supply, RC-grade control drilling, exploration drilling and services for open pit mining operations. Xcel also provides specialist-controlled blasting services and non-explosive rock removal for civil infrastructure projects in Australia. Our corporate office is located in Perth, along with extensive workshop and stores facilities at both Perth, Kalgoorlie, Port Hedland and Karratha We have modern fleet of blast hole drill rigs consisting of Sandvik top hammer drills, Atlas Copco top hammer drills, and Schramm T450 RC/Grade control drills. Xcel also operates a fleet of ANFO and Emulsion bulk explosive trucks. MINING PROJECTS Drilling and blasting for open pit mining operations, providing: - production - pre-split - contour drilling - blasting & explosives supply - bulk explosives facilities and MPU trucks - in-pit RC grade control CIVIL PROJECTS Drilling and controlled blasting for civil infrastructure projects, where rock excavation is required in close proximity to existing infrastructure such as: - roads - rail lines and duplications - pipelines - power lines - buildings - general infrastructure - trenching - underwater/barge QUARRIES Drilling and blasting for quarry operations, providing: - blasting for aggregates - rail ballast - drill and blast in areas with restrictions - noise - vibration - borehole tracking - face profiling - electronic initiation