Master Drilling, South Africa

Master Drilling is a global technology solutions driven company focusing on delivering a fully mechanised range of services to the mining, civil and energy sectors. They are leading global experts in drilling solutions that support the client unique needs with their specialized in-house equipment design, manufacturing, training and maintenance capabilities. The drilling operation is automated & when compared to conventional methods of drilling and blasting it is much faster in completing the operations. Their services are rock boring which includes raise boring, Horizontal Raise boring, Box Hole Boring, Slot Boring, Reef Boring, Blind Shaft Boring System, Core Drilling, Percussion Drilling, Reverse Circulation Drilling etc. The other Support services are Directional Drilling, Stage Shaft Support, Remote-operated Shaft Support, etc. With more than 30 years experience in this field, the Raise boring fleet is the largest in the world. With over 100 rigs that operate quickly and efficiency in hard rock, they are able to drill up to a depth of 1.5 km.

Raiseboring is an environment friendly vertical drilling technique, predominantly used for ventilation, ore passes applications in mining and for construction of surge shafts and pressure shafts for hydro power projects and the machines are capable in drilling in varying types of geology.