Local Women Encouraged to Join Drilling Industry The South Gobi Province Governor’s Office awarded Major Drilling Mongolia as a “Best Employer of Umnugovi aimag (South Gobi province) in 2020.” Award criteria includes successfully supporting local employment in the province through...

As the mercury dips below zero Celsius, even the harsh Canadian winter can’t stop the excitement buzzing in Pickle Lake, Ontario. Renewed activity in the area is pushing Australian gold exploration company, Ardiden Limited, to permit and investigate its South...

As global drilling teams forge ahead into 2021, it’s a great time to look back on a year to remember. Major Drilling rose to the challenges of 2020 by meeting demand and innovating for the future. Despite the difficulties wrought...

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...