About Us

Capital Drilling is an emerging and developing markets focused drilling services company that provides exploration, development, grade control and blast hole drilling services to mineral exploration and mining companies. Our operations span 4 continents with activities in Africa, (Eastern) Europe, Asia and Latin America. The Company currently has a fleet of over 70 drilling rigs and operates one of the youngest fleets in the industry.

Since inception in 2004, the Company has developed an enviable reputation for its ability to deliver safe, professional and reliable drilling services in remote locations and developing market countries. This ability has allowed the Company to attract and retain some of the world’s largest mining and exploration companies as major long term clients.

The Company began operations in the Lake Victoria goldfields region of Tanzania and has since expanded into Zambia, Egypt, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, Armenia, Serbia, Papua New Guinea, Mozambique, Hungary, Eritrea, Chile and most recently Mauritania. Over this time the workforce has expanded to more than 800 full time employees.

The team at Capital Drilling provides decades of combined experience operating in emerging markets and strives to deliver the highest standards in safety, performance and quality. We pride ourselves on delivering “developed market standards for emerging market operations”.