contract drilling

 Kallak mine is awaiting a permit decision
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Beowulf awards drilling contract for Kallak

Drilling work is in support of the exploration target of 90-100m tonnes at 22-30% iron content.

27 May 2020

Major Drilling is one of the contractors that is bringing the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia to life
SURFACE

Drilling's major leagues

Ailbhe Goodbody talks to Major Drilling's Denis Larocque about the market for contract drilling

29 January 2020

Swick is expanding into North America
FLEETS

Swick rigs find work in US, Australia

Australian drilling contractor Swick Mining Services is redeploying eight drill rigs to the US

09 April 2019

Finding the right contractor to complete a drilling project at a mine site on time and on budget can be risky
SURFACE

Choosing the best drilling contractor

Many mining companies use outside contractors for surface drilling services at mine sites

22 January 2019

Boart Longyear’s drilling rig on location at the Groote Eylandt mine off the coast of the Northern Territory of Australia
SURFACE

Boart Longyear awarded GEMCO drilling contract

GEMCO recently awarded a three-year drilling contract to Boart Longyear

04 October 2018

The acquisition will create Australia’s second largest mining services company
UNDERGROUND

Ausdrill announces strategic acquisition of Barminco

Ausdrill has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Barminco Holdings

15 August 2018

 The Fury rig comes with a break-out device and rod handler
FLEETS

Schramm gets back to work

A new year has brought renewed optimism to US-based drill rig manufacturer Schramm

30 April 2018

 A three-year deal with Resolute Mining in Mali is helping Capital Drilling diversify away from Tanzania
FLEETS

Capital preferred by Resolute

Capital Drilling has converted a short-term deal for Resolute Mining's Mali operations into a three-

20 April 2018

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2023 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of current exploration rates, trending exploration technologies, a ranking of top drill intercepts and a catalog of 2022 Initial Resource Estimates and recent discovery successes.