Spirotech crew pumping a grout support pack against the hanging wall of an underground stope

Underground ground control, grout pack support

Unlocking your mining potential

Tailored support solutions for the mining industry. We design, manufacture and install grout pack systems that hold the ground, protect your crews and keep your stopes producing.

Creative solutions and constant innovation

  • Established 2016Serving the mining industry at home and abroad
  • Grout pack leadersMarket leaders in grout pack support
  • CSIR testedEvery product independently tested by the CSIR
  • Built to suitDesigned and manufactured for each mine's own requirements

What we bring to mining

Support that keeps the face moving

Our core focus is to develop the mining support bag market and to keep evolving solutions for the mining industry. That means knowledge you can lean on, products that adapt to your ground conditions, and a team that treats your production targets as its own.

  • 01

    Knowledge

    Extensive experience within mining supply, from the stope face to the shaft.

  • 02

    Entrepreneurial culture

    Developing business owners, not only supplying mines. Our people grow with the business.

  • 03

    Product evolution

    Initiating the constant evolution of support solutions rather than repeating last year's design.

  • 04

    Research and development

    Working with our customers to develop solutions that meet their specific mining needs.

Two members of the Spirotech team on site in front of stacked support bags
Support bag market Grout packs designed, manufactured and installed by one team

Product offering

Spirotech mining products

We continually strive to give mines the best products, with the best service, at the best possible price. Every grout pack we supply is designed and manufactured as a customised solution for that mine's unique requirements.

SpiroMat grout pack

SpiroMat

High performance alternating layer modular design for rapid, repeatable installation.

SpiroBlock grout pack

SpiroBlock

Customisable design that can be configured for any application underground.

SpiroYield grout pack

SpiroYield

A yielding grout pack built to accommodate closure and keep working safely.

Large grout packs used for pillar replacement

Pillar removal

Large grout packs for pillar replacement, engineered for the load you expect.

Pump-able seals and walls

Sealing off of old working areas and ventilation control, pumped in place to close the area off quickly and safely.

TARP ruler

A TARP identification ruler for simplified visual classification of brows and low angle joints, so your crews classify the same way every time.

Spirotech TARP identification ruler for classification of brows and low angle joints TARP identification ruler
Spirotech branded hard hat

Why Spirotech

We are the best in the business

Established in 2016, our vision continues to be focused on serving the mining industry with creative solutions and constant innovation.

  • Market leaders in grout pack support
  • Constant innovation in support design and materials
  • All products independently tested by the CSIR
  • Manufacturing capacity that keeps shafts supplied, locally and abroad

Support packs are manufactured every month and delivered to shafts across Southern Africa and beyond, with technical support on site when it is needed.

In the field

Grout packs, underground, every shift

Installation, pumping and timber replacement, as it happens on the ground. Our teams work alongside your crews to get the support in and the face back to work.

Crew handling support packs underground
Support packs installed to the hanging wall
Support pack being pumped into place underground
Pumping a pack into the worked out area
Grout packs replacing timber support underground
SpiroMat and SpiroBlock replacing timber
Miner working beside an installed grout pack
Support installed, face back to work
Hard hats worn on site by the Spirotech team
The team on shift
Support bags stacked and ready for dispatch
Packs made up and ready for dispatch
Underground installation of grout pack support
Working place supported end to end
Stacked support packs against the rock face
Packs taken up tight to the rock

Mining support

Get in touch with our team

For mining support solutions, send us your ground conditions and production requirements. We will come back to you with a support design and a quote.

Get in touch with us

Tell us about the working place, the ground conditions and what you need supported.