Master Drilling South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Master Drilling South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Master Drilling is a world leader in specialised global drilling solutions, with 30 years’ experience in providing raise boring and exploration drilling together with specialised in-house drilling equipment design, manufacturing, training and maintenance capabilities which support our clients’ unique needs. We count blue-chip major and mid-tier companies in the mining, civils and construction and hydro-energy sectors, across a number of commodities and geographies, as our clients. Master Drilling was established in South Africa in 1986 and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in December 2012.

Our international operations span across the world: On the African continent, in addition to South Africa, we have operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mali and Zambia. In Latin America, we have operations in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru and have recently established a base in the USA. Towards year end, we acquired a 40% shareholding in Bergteamet Raiseboring Europe AB which is headquartered in Sweden. We also have an office and warehouse facility in China, where specialised capital equipment is produced and procured. Group engineering manufacturing and support is provided from South Africa and China, servicing several international locations.

Towards a mechanised future

At the forefront of the drive towards mechanisation, Master Drilling has embarked on an automation programme, using in-house technology to enable fully automated insertion and removal of drill rods and automatic remote controlled spanners, among others.

Automated machines prove to be 30% faster than conventional machines, with a satellite data collector that allows the user to monitor the machines in real time and act efficiently in any event. At Master Drilling, we continuously striving to improve the quality and safety of our products and services, and view the occupational health and safety of our employees and environmental protection as a vitally important part of our business strategy.

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