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History

February 2012 Canada celebrates 10-year anniversary
September 2011 Head office celebrates 15-year anniversary
August 2011 Newcrest collaboration agreement signed
May 2011 100th ILR sold to Mineracao Caraiba
April 2011 Acquired Balmaine Gold Assay Laboratory
February 2011 South African Office celebrates 10-year anniversary
July 2010 Received Premiers Design award for Python Plant
April 2010 Chile office opens in Santiago
September 2009 Perth office opens
October 2008 Received the Minerals Processing Plant of the Year award for CRG Python Plant
October 2008 First Python installed at Central Rand Gold Mine in southern Johannesburg, South Africa
October 2008 Randgold converts ILR1000CA to ILR2000BA
March 2008 Hochschild's order five additional ILRs for their Ares Mine in Peru
 June 2007  Received Innovation Hero award
 February 2007  Sales Manager Jennifer Abols receives prestigious Bill Moore Special Achievement Award
 December 2006  Received the Mineral Processing Plant of the Year Award for Ballarat Goldfields plant
June 2006  Head Office Celebrated 10 -year anniversary
April 2006

Ballarat Goldfields Plant is commissioned successfully

August 2005
Commenced construction on Ballarat Goldfields' Woolshed Gully Plant

October 2004

Received $1.2m R&D Grant and commenced project on underground processing systems

March 2003

Commenced design and marketing of modular plant

Recorded notable increase in the number of quotations and sales as a result of significant interest and response from the market

March 2002

Opened Vancouver office (Canada) to service mining companies in Canada and North America

June 2000

Sold four InLine Leach Reactors to Ashanti Goldfields for their operations in Ghana (two), Zimbabwe and Tanzania (later expanded to seven installations)

March 2000

Opened Johannesburg office (RSA) to service mining companies on the African Continent

January 2000

Expanded office and factory to incorporate purpose-designed facilities for work teams such as Sales and Technical, Manufacturing, Laboratory, Research and Development. 

September 1999

Toured South Africa and Ghana and identifies significant African customer base

January 1999

Rebranded as Gekko Systems (from original name, Ground Developments)

Relocated to Ballarat

Employed additional specialist staff

October 1998

Secured investment by VC Investor, AMWIN Management, via Innovation Investment Fund program

October 1997

Commenced test work for diamonds with De Beers using InLine Pressure Jig

September 1997

Trialled InLine Leach Reactor successfully

June 30 1996

Made first sale to Boral Resources

January 1996

Opened for business

May 1995

Applied for Research and Development Grant to develop the InLine Pressure Jig for hard rock applications

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