Cementation introduced large diameter hard rock raise boring into Canada at Goldcorp’s Red Lake Gold Mines. Cementation currently hold the record for the largest diameter and longest raise ever bored in the Canadian Shield with a raise of 694m in length and 5.52m in diameter.

Cementation’s current North American fleet consists of 3 drills; the Robbins 97R, the Robbins 123R and the Strata 950. The Strata 950 is designed and built within the Murray & Roberts group and is our most powerful raise drill. Depending on rock type and condition, this equipment is capable of raises up to 1,000m in length and 6m in diameter.

The Murray & Roberts group of companies, which Cementation is part of, is the largest raise boring contactor in the world with a fleet of 54 raise drills.

We service the mining industry as well as hydro and civil works projects.