Acquired the drill rigs, related equipment, inventory and drilling contracts of Raematt Drilling Pty. Ltd. in Australia.

Incorporated a subsidiary in Mongolia, Major Drilling Mongolia XXK.

Acquired, from Ausdrill Limited, certain drilling assets and contracts located in Eastern Australia and New Zealand.

In 2000, we shifted our focus from geographical expansion to a strategy of dominating specialized drilling. The shift in strategy was based on the realization that most of the ore bodies that will be discovered and explored in the coming…

Acquired a Tanzanian company.

Commenced drilling operations in Chile and completed the acquisition of the Midwest group of companies in Canada.

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. Acquired the J.T. Thomas group of companies, which operated primarily in British Columbia…

Incorporated in Argentina.

Incorporated in the Guyana Shield Region of South America.

Established Major Drilling de Mexico S.A. de C.V.