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The History of Raisebore Australia and New Gold from 1996 to the Present
Raisebore Australia Pty Ltd ( RBA ) is a private company , wholly owned by its founder and Managing Director , Mr Rod Bertram .
The company was registered in March 1995 and excavated its first raise for Peak Gold Mines in February 1996 which was an uphole raise . This was the very first box hole raise excavated in Australia by a raiseborer and followed the innovation of down reaming at Mt Isa a year earlier .
RBA has excavated in excess of 125,000 metres of shafts within Australia , Ghana , Portugal , Vietnam , Hong Kong and New Zealand many of which have been for New Gold and the other mines in the Cobar area where RBA has been the pre-eminent raiseboring Contractor since 1995 .
In fact we understand that we have carried out in excess of 99 % of all raiseboring requirements of Peak Gold since the initial box hole in 1996 . Our fleet of six specialised small diameter raiseborers has the capability to box hole , down ream and excavate conventional slot raises as well as escape ways .
Our fleet of seven mid-range and large diameter raiseborers has excavated numerous underground raises for New Gold as well as a number of surface shafts up to 781 metres in depth which was completed in 2011 .
Currently RBA is still servicing Peak ’ s raiseboring requirements with a low profile raiseborer drilling slot raises whilst a large diameter machine is completing a new ventilation circuit for the mine both from surface and underground locations .
RBA is proud of its achievements and in particular its 19 year association with Peak Gold , which would not have been possible without its dedicated workforce and a loyal client .
Raisebore Australia Pty Ltd will continue to offer unparalleled service to the industry whilst maintaining our responsibility for the safety of personnel , to the environment and act as a responsible corporate citizen .
Website : www . raisebore . com . au /