Surface Exploration Drilling.
Underground Drilling - Pneumatic, Electro-Hydraulic and Hydro Powered.
Cover Drilling, Exploration Drilling and Ring Seal.
Drilling of Drain Holes.
Longhole Drilling.
Directional Longhole Drilling.
Pre-cementation of Shafts.
Ring Seal Development Ends.
Water intersected through blasting operations or normal drilling operations.
Nuisance Water.
Installation of long anchors.
Installation of clamp sets.
Installation of arched sets.
Rehabilitation of tunnels.
Drilling and installation of meshing and lacing.
Application of wetcrete & thin liner.
Application of voidfill.
Diamond drill and secondary support have been at the heart of our Company since the beginning. We have a proud performance level that places us in a category above the rest. Our production level is approximately 6000m diamond drill and secondary support production levels are well above our customer’s target.
Our aim is not to be the biggest diamond drill and secondary support company in the world, but certainly the best.
We are geared to work on mines with hydropower and pneumatic services. All our diamond drill and secondary support equipment are well maintained and we have spare units available at all times. This reduces our downtime and will undoubtedly ensure that production levels are always maintained.
Diamond drill and secondary support are specialist jobs, and our people are well trained and have excellent skills in terms of their trades.
Our diamond drill division do prospect drilling, cover drilling, water sealing and the consolidation of highly fractured ground conditions. Our services are currently utilized on one of the more demanding mines in terms of water sealing. Our owner has successfully serviced the mine for nearly a decade.
We acquired surface drill rigs and have started a surface drilling division.
We have purchased underground longhole drilling rigs and have started doing underground diamond drilling.
One of the most threatening occurrences in a mine is being inundated with water. Not only could this lead to mine closure, but is could in certain instances present a threat to life.
Other forms of water intersections present their own set of challenges and threats and therefor it is in the interest of health and safety and longevity of a mine to seal the water intersection. We have 25 years experience in water sealing and have successfully completed numerous water sealing projects.
Secondary Support is the application of additional support to ensure long term stability in the working place. Originally secondary support was installed after a working place had deteriorated. The strategy on most mines have now changed to a preventative strategy to ensure safety and stability in specific working areas.
Due to the complexity of the contributing factors affecting the ground conditions in an area, a number of different support systems are being employed to achieve the desired support density as required by the Rock Engineer.
The following is a list of all the types of Secondary Support that we specialize in