Our Story
In March of 1995, Major Drilling Group International Inc. undertook its initial public offering, listing shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange. However, our story begins 15 years before that…
In March of 1995, Major Drilling Group International Inc. undertook its initial public offering, listing shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange. However, our story begins 15 years before that…
In the first twenty years of its history, Major Drilling pursued a strategy of expanding geographically as a conventional drilling company. We acquired several mineral exploration drilling companies in Eastern Canada between 1980 and 1985. Our strategy in these acquisitions was to buy equipment at a reasonable price, strengthen the Company by adding talented and experienced personnel and increase the geographic reach and client diversity of the business.
Beginning in 1997, our focus turned to expanding our Canadian operations beyond Eastern Canada and also looked to Australia, with its strong tradition in the mining sector.
We then began a substantial build up of our specialized capabilities and our specialized fleet, complimented with strategic acquisitions of specialized drilling firms.
Major Drilling has worked hard to expand and develop our global presence over the years. We have heavily invested in people and training, growing us into a strong and competent workforce in every one of our drilling locations around the world. We look forward to growing with our customers into the future.