DAVID "BUB" BUTLER - THE RISE MINING VIDEO

Filmed and commentated by Steve Thomas over a four and half day period at Condobolin Mine, New South Wales, Australia during April 2010.
During this time Butler bored and fired 23meters from the rise.
DAVID "BUB" BUTLER : Renowned Australian underground hard rock miner.
*Certificated Western Australian Shift Supervisor.
*Contracted miner at 34 Australian mines & in Indonesia & P.N.G..
*Pulled 12.3meters in one shift from a Rise at the Marvel Loch Mine.
In the mining sport of Rockdrilling Butler has won:
*3 World Titles.
*110 Singles titles.
*Over 40 combined Australian titles in Singles,Doubles, NO PUSHER & 4 Man Team events.
*Twice drilled the time of 27seconds for a single block stand at Rosebery(Tas.) and Cobar(N.S.W.)
*Drilled 4 single block stands at Cobar(N.S.W.) in 1minute 59.45seconds(under 30seconds per stand average).
Video footage: Steve Thomas(c)2010
Soundtrack: "Brick of Steel" : Chris Laurie(Amputation Productions(c).
Video Production: AMPUTATION PRODUCTIONS
All Rights Reserved 2016.

[@jack3511]

Bought back some old memories. Nice video, showing how it is.

[@RODWESCOMBE]

Thank you John .... yes it made me homesick for the 'hole' .

[@simonpatton5921]

I remember this well, I was working there as a fitter for Pybar.. If you look closely at 12:35 that's me up on the Solo changing the carousel out! Dave's a bloody legend and he just loves it!! Waiting for re-entry at the tagboard after his first round he was dripping wet and covered in mud and drill fines but laughing and joking like it was nothing. He emptied the water from his gumboots I noticed he didn't wear socks. I asked him why and he said " they're a pain in the ass, wet in 5 minutes doing this shit, it's easier to not wear em at all"

[@maloo303]

Awesome vid, I've tried to describe rise mining to heaps of people but now I can show them this

[@minerjim1531]

JUST LOVED THE BACK GROUND MUSIC, WHO WAS THAT? GREAT VIDEO

[@shermanrice6641]

Best job I ever had

[@markyes2041]

awesome work blokes.

[@markyes2041]

that 4-1/2" inch or so hole you are drilling around , is that an old core drill dropped from the surface that happened to be right on the vein so you used that for reference and followed it back up or was the gold visible enough without it ?

[@andrewcrombie4716]

That’s a reamer hole Mark

[@Up_is_______E]

The Remer or pilot hole in a rise, is used as the void to fire your holes into and create a bigger void for your next holes to fire into…. Without it you wouldn’t break 8ft of ground!! 😊

[@aaronkeeth651]

nice mine 😊

[@jamesconnell1558]

Davo was a good bloke worked with him underground at csa old tassie devil

[@jamesshelly2993]

What song is this

[@raynichols2746]

Any time