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OUR HISTORY
2026
• Rosebery mine – two-year extension to the initial three-year shotcrete and cement rockfill contract.
• Sunday Creek project – box cut and portal establishment, primary underground decline and lateral development.
• Fosterville Gold mine – excavation and lining of vent raise bore shaft.
2025
• Relocated to new corporate office and workshop facility at Townsend Way, Orange.
• Prominent Hill, ventilation raises and inclined ore passes.
• Rosebery mine, three-year underground rehabilitation and development contract.
• Hillgrove mine, four-year underground rehabilitation and development contract.
2024
• PYBAR acquired by Thiess Group.
• Savage River decline and lateral development.
• Eloise Complex (Eloise Copper mine and Jericho deposit) four-year development contract.
• George Fisher mine – two-year underground shaftlining project (completed in 2026).
2023
• Black Rock development and production contract extension.
• Dargues development and production alliance contract extension to end of mine life in 2024.
• Rosebery fibrecrete and cement fill.
• Maxwell Drift twin development declines – unique application of hard rock mining methods to access a coal deposit.
• Kidston pumped hydro renewable energy project – raise bore services.
2022
• Eloise four year development and shotcrete contract.
2021
• PYBAR acquired by Metarock (MYE:ASX).
• Pathway to Zero safety campaign commenced.
• Cadia East decline development.
2020
• PYBAR Safety Transformation commenced.
• Raise bore fleet grew to 11 rigs with addition of SBM900.
• Gwalia rehabilitation and development works.
• Eloise development scope commenced.
• Black Rock level development, rehab, and production contract extension.
2019
• Shaftlining capability established, RSL1000 shaftlining rig acquired.
• RBR400-VF raise bore acquired.
• Australian Institute of Mining (AIM) RTO approved by ASQA.
• Peak full underground development and production.
• Cowal portal, decline and level development.
• Hamlet North decline, incline and level development.
2018
• PYBAR turns 25 with over 20 projects.
• Second Easer L mobile raise bore acquired.
• Black Rock decline and level development.
2017
• iPLOD roll out.
• Raise bore fleet grew to seven rigs with acquisition of SBM450, 61RH and SBM800.
• Thalanga development and production.
• Dargues Gold mine greenfields project whole of mine.
• Peak initial development at New Cobar.
2016
• International: 1st contract – Didipio, Philippines, raise bore, development and labour hire.
• First Easer L mobile raise bore acquired.
• PYBAR Core Awards employee recognition program launched.
• A1 Gold mine development and production.
• Matilda whole of mine.
• Henty whole of mine.
• Carrapateena decline and lateral development.
2015
•Herrenknecht RBR600-VF large diameter raise bore rig acquired.
• Rollout PYBAR Values – SAFETY, SERVICE, RESPECT + RESULTS.
• Vivien development and production.
2014
• Kalgoorlie facility established.
• PYBAR awarded Australian Contract Miner of the Year, 2014 Australian Mining Prospect Awards.
• Orange Business Chamber CGU Banjo Business of the Year.
2013
• Raise Bore Division established, acquired Redbore 40 and Redbore 50.
• Perth office established.
• HMR Drilling Services – 100% acquisition.
2012
• 1,000 people employed.
• PJL association starts through the sale of Prevision business and assets.
• TAS: 1st Contract – Rosebery production drilling and cable bolting.
• Hera contract commences.
• Civil division divested to focus on underground mining.
2011
• Shotcrete division established.
• Red October full service contract.
2010
• Sydney office established.
• Drilling division established.
• Bentley development.
2009
• WA: 1st Contract – Homestead.
• JTMEC Mining Electrical Contractors – Partnership commences.
2008
• 700 people employed.
• Moved to new corporate office in Orange.
• Tritton full mine development and production.
2007
• Mount Isa Mines development, rehabilitation, cable bolting. On site since.
• Northparkes civil contract – Tailings Dam Lift.
• PYBAR Mining and Civil established with the addition of civil services.
2006
• QLD: 1st Contract – Pajingo production drilling.
• Cobar CSA Development.
2005
• Northparkes E48 Block Cave development.
• SA: 1st contract – Olympic Dam production drilling and haulage.
• Moved corporate office from Parkes to Orange.
2004-2008
• 100% growth year on year.
2004
• VIC: 1st Contract – Ballarat East Gold Project – Woolshed Gully Decline – development, production drilling, shotcreting and cable bolting.
2001
• 150 people employed.
1998
• Cadia Valley contract awarded.
• On site since.
1997
• Mine services contract at Northparkes.
• On site to 2014.
1995
• Name changed to PYBAR Mining Services.
• Awarded 18 month full mine development and production contract at Mineral Hill.
1993
• PYBAR Pty Ltd founded.
• NSW: 1st Contract – Northparkes E26. Project management