You can drill holes in the rock. Many useful things made of stone might require holes or something you can make from rock by drilling holes in it. While you may think this would be pretty challenging, the job be.
[pdf] JK730-2 crawler mounted automatic rod exchange DTH drill rig is a hydraulic DTH drill rig. It is equipped with automatic rod changer for rod storage, changing and connecting automatically, as well as hole loc.
[pdf] In hard rock mining and quarrying, this is achieved through a controlled process of drilling and blasting. A blast hole drill rig is a specialised piece of equipment that creates a series of holes in a specific pattern, depth, and diameter across a section of rock known as a “bench.”
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