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In September, the striking miners, who were mostly rock-drill operators, agreed to return to work after a six-week stoppage, accepting a pay rise of up to 22%.
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Rock-drill operators, who were at the heart of the strike, got more than 11, 000 rand a month: not quite the 12, 500 they had been demanding, but close enough.
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Eventually, though, the drill will go deep enough to push rock powder into the drill's sample-gathering chamber.
BBC: Curiosity Mars rover spins its rock drill
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When they get back, the space vehicle will hopefully have provided enough data to pinpoint a potential drilling area so it can drill, collect and analyze rock samples using onboard tools -- a feat never-before attempted on Mars.
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Rescue workers told CNN mid-morning Friday that the Plan A drill has cut 41 meters into the rock between early Tuesday morning and late Thursday night.
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Just before halting its investigations, the nuclear-powered rover used the drill at the end of its 7-foot-long robotic arm to bore into a rock near where it landed and analyze the powder.
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