Raise boring machines are used for excavation of shafts and other vertical structures in mining and civil engineering fields for material and human transportation and ventilation purposes.
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A raise borer is a machine used in underground mining, to excavate a circular hole between two levels of a mine without the use of explosives.

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Raise bore shaft development requires access to the bottom of the shaft in order to connect the reamer head to the drill rod as well as to remove the cuttings.

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