Our Services

Thyssen Shaft

Shaft Sinking

Thyssen Mining has been sinking shafts worldwide for over 100 years. Whether it’s using conventional drill and blast methods or innovative mechanized systems, Thyssen Mining’s techniques continue to excel and grow as technology advances and safety standards increase. Thanks to our skilled and experienced workforce, as well as our specialized shaft sinking equipment and strategic shaft plant arrangements, Thyssen Mining has successfully sunk shafts through complex strata. Our customized shaft sinking plants and hoisting arrangements have allowed Thyssen Mining to stay at the top of the shaft sinking world with competitive advance rates that integrate both existing and innovative shaft sinking methods, while holding safety and quality to the highest standards. This ensures that Thyssen Mining not only protects our workforce, but also outperforms our competitors.

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Mine Development

Thyssen Mining can design, develop/construct and operate any type of mine. Our workforce excels in both mechanized and non-mechanized mining methods. From shrinkage, to longhole stoping, to cut-and-fill, to block cave operations, as well as mine maintenance, Thyssen Mining has the background to assist an owner with all aspects of mine operation.

Contract Mining

From complete mining operations to specialty projects, Thyssen Mining has the people, expertise, equipment and experience to offer and deliver full production mining services.

With a commitment to our clients to provide feasibility and design of your project then develop and operate the mine with fully trained personnel, an experienced management team, state of the art equipment and the newest technical systems.

 

Raise Boring

Thyssen Mining has been providing raise boring services to the mining and civil construction industries since 1976. We have successfully completed more than 70,000 meters of vertical and inclined raises throughout North and South America.

We have the equipment necessary to develop the largest and longest raises in the world. As mines become deeper, ventilation and access has become increasingly difficult. Our equipment provides the economic solution your operation needs to remain viable by allowing single pass excavations to extreme depths.

Our raise bore equipment has the accuracy and capability to provide single pass excavations to extreme depths with highly accurate directional drilling capabilities.

Ground Freezing

Thyssen Mining is one of the most experienced ground freezing contractors in the mining industry. 

Ground Freezing

Grouting

A leader in the production and application of grout, shotcrete and concrete, encompassing surface and underground scenarios.  We specialize in shotcrete spraying for ground support of tunnels, shafts, and raises. 

Our impressive equipment fleet, ranging from standard units to custom-made gear, coupled with a highly skilled workforce, brings us to the forefront in the mining and civil industries.