The town that shaped a mine

Ravenswood, an Australian town, where gold has been mined for over 150 years, is the inspiration for a very modern, community-minded style of mining and an innovative new Epiroc blast drill reports Matt Shea

Working with Ravenswood Gold, Roc-Drill has a fleet of hybrid Epiroc rigs, featuring the boom assembly and noise reduction kits designed for a T40 fitted onto larger SmartROC T45 carriers

07 January 2022
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Quaint colonial timber houses. Handsome Federation-style brick pubs. Vibrant bougainvillea and poinciana trees. Ravenswood could almost be any Australian small country town.

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