HMR Drilling | Mining | Raiseboring

What HMR Drilling | Mining | Raiseboring does

HMR Drilling Services is a privately held Australian contract mining services company founded in 2008 and headquartered in West Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, with a regional office in Orange, New South Wales. Operating nationally across the Goldfields of WA, Central West NSW, Broken Hill, Tasmania, and Queensland, the company provides four integrated service lines: underground diamond drilling (LM90, LM110, Mobile Carrier, and Diesel Skid Steer rigs capable of drilling BQ to HQ sizes at angles from +90 to -90 degrees and depths to 1000m), surface RC and diamond drilling (UDR 1200/1000 and LF90D rigs with depths to 1200m), turnkey mining services (boxcut and portal establishment, decline and lateral development, production drilling and blasting, haulage, shotcreting, cable bolting, project management, and equipment and labour hire), and raiseboring and shaft lining (RVDS pilot and directional drilling, conventional reaming to 900m depth and 6.0m diameter, and shaft lining to 500m depth).

The business operates a project-based professional services model, earning revenue through drilling rates, metres-drilled pricing, and lump-sum contracts with enterprise mining clients. Equipment hire and labour hire add shorter-cycle revenue streams. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales into mining operators, leveraging a downloadable capability brochure, the company website, and client testimonials as primary demand-generation assets. Customer acquisition is heavily reputation-driven, with multi-year relationships evidenced by named clients including Norton Gold Fields (since 2014), Karora Resources, Alkane, Auctus, CBH, Silverlake Resources, and Unity Minerals.

The company is independently owned with no disclosed external investors, no funding rounds on record, and a leadership team in which the Managing Director, CFO, General Manager, and Mining Manager each carry over 30 years of industry experience. Operations are supported by dual workshop facilities in Kalgoorlie and Orange, and the management structure separates drilling, mining, raiseboring, safety/training, and maintenance functions under dedicated senior leaders.

Name

HMR Drilling | Mining | Raiseboring

Legal name

HMR Drilling Services

Website

https://hmr.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

HMR Drilling Services is a privately held Australian contract mining services provider founded in 2008, delivering underground diamond drilling, surface drilling, raiseboring and shaft lining, and turnkey mining services to gold and base metals miners across Western Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania, and Queensland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Mining and Drilling Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114), Support Activities for Mining (21311)

akta.pro primary industry

Exploration & Production Drilling Services (RC, Core, Directional, Sonic, Auger) (IMAKAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mine Construction & Development Contracting (Shaft Sinking, Tunneling, Pre-Strip, Civil Works) (IMAKAKAG), Mine Operations Contracting (Open-Pit & Underground Development, Production, Load/Haul) (IMAKAKAD)

Keywords

• Contract mining services
• Underground diamond drilling
• Surface RC drilling
• Raiseboring services
• Shaft construction

Headquarters

HQ city

West Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contract Drilling Services: Project-based contract services for underground diamond drilling, surface RC & diamond drilling. Revenue generated through daily/weekly drilling rates, metres drilled, and contract terms. Clients include mining companies for exploration, grade control, and production drilling.
2. Mining Services: Turnkey mining services including boxcut/portal establishment, decline/incline/lateral development, production drilling and blasting, haulage, shotcreting, cable bolting, project management, and labour hire. Revenue from service contracts and labour provision.
3. Raiseboring & Shaft Lining: Specialized raiseboring services including pilot drilling, directional drilling, conventional reaming, shaft stabilization, and remote shotcreting. Revenue from project-based shaft construction contracts.
4. Equipment Hire (Wet/Dry): Short or long-term rental of mining and drilling equipment with or without operators.
5. Labour Hire: Provision of trained mining and drilling personnel to mining operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HMR Drilling Services provides contract drilling, mining, and raiseboring services to mining companies across Australia. The company delivers four core service lines: underground diamond drilling, surface RC and diamond drilling, full-scope mining services including development and production, and raiseboring with shaft lining. Services are executed using a specialized fleet of platform, multipurpose, mobile carrier, and skid steer drill rigs.

Product overview

HMR Drilling Services is a first-class provider of contract drilling, mining, and raiseboring services operating across Australia. The company offers four integrated core service lines: Underground Diamond Drilling (using LM90, LM110, Mobile Carrier, and Diesel Skid Steer rigs capable of drilling at various angles and depths), Surface Drilling (UDR 1200, UDR 1000, and LF90D rigs for RC and diamond drilling), Mining Services (turnkey mining, development, production drilling, cable bolting, equipment/labour hire), and Raise Boring & Shaft Lining (pilot drilling, directional drilling, reaming up to 900m depth/6.0m diameter, and shaft lining to 500m depth). The company was established in 2008 and operates from offices in Kalgoorlie, WA and Orange, NSW.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Underground Diamond Drilling Contract underground diamond drilling service for mining operators, using platform, mobile carrier, and skid steer rigs to drill at all angles for exploration, grade control, and production drilling.
• Surface RC & Diamond Drilling Contract surface reverse circulation (RC) and diamond drilling for mining exploration and production, using multipurpose truck-mounted and track-mounted rigs with deep hole capability.
• Mining Services Turnkey contract mining services for underground operators covering boxcut and portal establishment, decline/incline/lateral development, production drilling and blasting, haulage, shotcreting, cable bolting, project management, and high speed development.
• Raiseboring and Shaft Lining Specialized raiseboring services including pilot drilling, directional drilling, and conventional reaming up to 900m depth and 6.0m diameter for ventilation shafts, ore passes, slot holes, and escape ways, complemented by shaft stabilization and remote shotcreting to 500m depth.
• Equipment Hire (Wet/Dry) Short or long-term rental of mining and drilling equipment with or without operators to support mining operations needing supplemental resources.
• Labour Hire Provision of trained mining and drilling personnel to mining operations needing skilled workforce supplementation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Exceptional safety record
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Boart Longyear: Global drilling services and equipment manufacturer with major Australian operations. Competes across all of HMR's service lines (diamond, RC, raisebore) but at a global, multi-thousand-employee scale.
• Macmahon Holdings: ASX-listed Australian contract mining and civil infrastructure provider. Competes for surface and underground mining services contracts in Australia, including drilling-adjacent scopes.
• Major Drilling Group International: TSX-listed global mineral drilling contractor with Australian operations. Offers specialized drilling services overlapping HMR's underground diamond and raisebore capabilities, but across a much broader global footprint.
• Perenti (formerly Ausdrill): Large ASX-listed Australian mining services group with surface and underground drilling, raiseboring, and contract mining. Barminco (underground mining) is part of Perenti, providing direct overlap with HMR's underground drilling and mining services.

Direct peers

• Swick Mining Services: Australian underground diamond drilling contractor focused on hard-rock mining (gold, nickel, copper). Directly comparable service mix and customer base to HMR, though historically larger and now operating under new ownership post-acquisition.
• Byrnecut Australia: Australian underground mining contractor providing development, production drilling, and cable bolting. Directly comparable to HMR's mining services line for underground hard-rock operations.
• Ranger Drilling Services: Privately held Australian drilling contractor specializing in underground diamond drilling for gold and base-metal miners. Closely comparable to HMR in scale, services, and customer profile.
• Mitchell Services: ASX-listed Australian drilling contractor providing surface and underground diamond, RC, and grade-control drilling. Operates across the same eastern Australian and Queensland coal and metals mining regions as HMR.
• DDH1 Group: ASX-listed Australian mineral drilling contractor with similar service lines across diamond, RC, and raisebore drilling. DDH1 targets the same gold and base-metal mining clients in WA and serves as a close operational comparable to HMR, though at considerably larger scale.
• Challenge Drilling: Australian drilling contractor providing underground diamond drilling and raiseboring services to gold and base-metal miners. Operates at similar scale to HMR with overlapping service offerings and client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hmr-drilling-mining-raiseboring

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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