Jse-listed Master Drilling is recording progress with its pursuing of a shaft boring system that it is pioneering, with the company recording positive results from pilot concept validation tests that are currently being undertaken. The system that is being pursued is in response to industry demands, with miners needing to reach orebody quickly, efficiently, and safely to acquiesce demand for minerals, and master Drilling looking to provide a system that caters to certain key performance indicators (KPIs) that companies have highlighted.