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August 25, 2025

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Explomin’s 18th anniversary
Seequent and IMDEX to deliver real-time 3D visualization for minerals drilling projects
Boart Longyear LF™ 160 drilling rig debuts in Africa
Devico become proud majority owners of Downhole Surveys
Boart Longyear Drills Deepest Hole in Ghana
Epiroc has acquired Fordia, a Canadian exploration tools manufacturer
Sandvik: Helping a neighbor in need
Coring Magazine’s team members attended Minex Europe 2019
Core Tech presents full-range of products and services at ProExplo 2019, Peru
MPP Discovery II Core Drill – Improved Safety & Productivity
Major Drilling to Acquire Norex Drilling Limited
New Management Team at Atelier Val-d’Or
Coring Magazine will be PDAC 2020 Media Partner
DeviGyro launches first in Australia after outperforming expectations during field trials
Discoveries Mining Conference enters fifth year
Osisko completes Discovery 1 deep drill hole
Mitchell Services Limited acquires Deepcore Drilling
Chile Explore Group’s inaugural Optimization Drilling Seminar
Coring Magazine is changing
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) in search of a suitably skilled drilling contractor
VERSAMOBILE a drilling revolution on tracks
Mexican Gold Mining announces the commencement of a 10 000-meter program to aggressively drill test all targets at Las Minas
ValOre bolsters technical team and provides update on Pedra Branca PGE Project drill program
Western Queen is set to ‘Rumble’ at its High-Grade Gold Project
Kati Oy win Beowulf drill contract
Epiroc launches new underground core drilling rig with mobile carrier
Major Drilling and Alianza Minerals partner at the Horsethief Gold Mine, Nevada
Navarre Minerals drilling programs continue during COVID-19 restrictions
Perenti records record revenue in FY20
TriStar Gold announces major gold exploration program 
First Drilling expands its fleet with a new deep hole drill
Sandvik to sell its exploration business to Drillman
SilverCrest Metals Inc. reported success at Las Chipas property
Capital announces new contract in Morila Gold Mine
S&P Global Market to present State of the Market: Mining Q3-2020 Webinar on November 16
Major Drilling Mongolia drills record 2000-meter P-size hole at Oyu Tolgoi
Capital wins two new contacts at Bulyanhulu Gold Mine
PDAC 2021 goes virtual
Fordia mourns the passing of its founder Clément Paquet
Vangold begins drilling at El Pinguico
Stéphane Goupil appointed Managing Director of Fordia and Vice President of Exploration for Epiroc
Rockhaven identifies new bonanza grade Au-Ag and extends high-grade mineralization to depth at Klaza Project
Dando Drilling International launches the Infinity Range of drills
Devico launches DeviCloud
Epiroc wins large mining equipment order for Rio Tinto
MBI and VersaDrill alliance becomes a merger
McKay Drilling sells to Major Drilling Group International
Energold to begin drilling campaign at Abu Marawat
Osisko announces new high-grade gold discovery
Geodrill donates to a school in Ghana
Inflatable Packers International receive 9 million in innovation boost
Dando officially launches the Infinity Range of drills
Orla Mining confirms higher grade Gold zones within Camino Rojo
Richardson International acquires Control Chemical Corporation
DDH1 and Swick announce industry-changing merger
PDAC 2022 to take place both online and in person
Global silver demand to surpass 1 billion oz in 2021
PDAC 2022 Convention moves to June
Geodrill wins 54 million USD contract in Egypt
Rosond and Boart Longyear announce partnership
Foraco International wins a massive 110 million USD contract
Di-Corp with new office in Ghana
Energold starts new lithium exploration project in Brazil
PDAC 2022 Convention returns to Toronto in person AND online
Newcore strike gold in Enchi
Goliath Resources reports good results in Golden Tringle
Geomagnetic Design announce a small footprint, low fuel consumption RC, diamond rig
First Drilling crosses 10-year safety milestone
PDAC 2023 is approaching
Imdex in agreement to buy Devico
Boart Longyear Canada wins Safe Day Everyday Gold Award for the third year
Veracio, a bigger vision for smarter data at a smaller footprint by Boart Longyear
Golden Rim will complete up to 3500 m of diamond drilling in Guinea
The story behind IMDEX’s acquisition of Devico
MBI Global announces launch of the VersaDrill Canada autonomous drill rig
PDAC 2023 Convention welcomes 23 819 attendees to World’s Premier Mineral Exploration and Mining Event in Toronto
Canadian Minister of Natural Resources announces additional funding for Canadian Critical Mineral Development
DDH1 and Perenti to merge
Veracio’s landmark acquisition of Minalyze set to fast-track global orebody knowledge through enhanced data analysis and AI
Explorac RC30 Smart from Epiroc pioneers RC drilling
International Drilling Services and Veracio announce partnership
NISS SECURES 3-YEAR DRILLING CONTRACT WITH NEVADA GOLD MINES, THE WORLD’S LARGEST GOLD-PRODUCING COMPLEX
PDAC 2024: Creating connections since 1932
NISS awarded drilling contract for Alaska Energy Metals’s high-profile Nikolai Project
Epiroc accelerates the transformation with exciting launches at PDAC 2024
FTE Drilling enters into a new growth phase
Hy-Tech Drilling appoints Kyle Rhoderick as CEO
Major Drilling acquires Explomin Perforaciones
PDAC announces 2025 Awards recipients
Registration now open for PDAC 2025: The World’s Premier Mineral Exploration and Mining Convention
Epiroc launches the new DTH 5 hammers – Perfect your drilling game
PDAC 2025 brings the world to Toronto March 2 – 5, 2025
PDAC 2025 draws 27,353 participants to Toronto
Pilot&Co acquires drilling software Lantern
Peru showcases its geological potential at proEXPLO 2025
GeologicAI Announces Strategic Partnership and Investment in Edge Copper to Extend High-Resolution Decision Engineering for Critical Minerals Exploration
PDAC announces 2026 Awards recipients
Explomin Joins Major Drilling: Celebrating a Year of Game-Changing Growth