For years, Major Drilling’s partnerships in South America have brought results to both underground and surface mine operations, including blast hole drilling. At Newmont Corporation’s Merian Mine in Suriname, Major Drilling teams prepare for blast operations by drilling holes with…

The world knows 2020 has been a year like no other due to COVID-19 pandemic-related impacts. Through it all, Major Drilling has maintained support and delivered results for longtime partner Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. in Nunavut, Canada. During the…

The Major Drilling team at Oyu Tolgoi’s copper project in Mongolia celebrates its 2,000-meter PQ3 drilling record on Oct. 22, 2020. A new drilling record is set in Mongolia at the Oyu Tolgoi copper project where Major Drilling teams completed…

Beginning in November 2020, Major Drilling takes delivery of five new Epiroc drills to be used for underground exploration projects in the USA and Canada. The purchase includes a mobile Diamec Smart 6 MCR and two Diamec Smart 8 core…

Major Drilling and its partner, Canadian junior mining company, Nighthawk Gold Corp., have wrapped up drilling at the Indin Lake Gold Property in Canada’s Northwest Territories with 22,993 meters (75,436 feet) logged. Nighthawk, is seeing results despite a difficult year…

Heath Cazier, Major Drilling America Drill Supervisor, shows a core sample inside an HQ-size bit used during surface drilling. It’s dark when a cell phone rings inside the red and white drill shack set up 90 kilometers (56 miles) south…