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Oct 07 2024

Q&A: Denis Larocque Celebrates 30 Years With Major Drilling, Looks Toward Tech-filled Future

By Meghan Thebeau Blogs, Governance

In October 2024, President and CEO Denis Larocque celebrated 30 years with the company. After three decades in the mining industry, with one at the helm of Major Drilling, he knows a lot about leading a world-class specialized drilling company.…

Aug 23 2024

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Major Drilling Brings AI to Drilling by Investing in a Strategic Partnership with DGI/KORE

By Meghan Thebeau Blogs

Major Drilling is bringing AI to drilling by investing in a strategic partnership with premier downhole technology company DGI Geoscience Inc. and its affiliate company, artificial intelligence-powered core logging tech innovator, KORE GeoSystems. This strategic partnership positions Major Drilling at…

May 30 2024

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‘I Love Drilling’ Says Retiring Field Superintendent Gerry Chartier

By Meghan Thebeau Blogs, Employee Stories

The Major Drilling Branch in Timmins, Ontario, bid a fond farewell to longtime field superintendent and veteran driller, Gerry Chartier, on May 31, 2024. Chartier, aka Big Ger, steps away from the best and only career he’s ever known and…

Feb 29 2024

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Major Drilling Blazes New Trails for Drilling Innovation

By Meghan Thebeau Blogs, ESG

“Major Drilling is an innovative company, and we want the world to know it,” Marc Landry, Major Drilling VP Technology and Logistics, said. He is eager to introduce fresh developments that are transforming the way specialized drilling operates. New in…

Feb 21 2024

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Canada Team Celebrates Two Drillers With Nine Decades in the Industry

By Meghan Thebeau Blogs

This year, Major Drilling Canada celebrates two longtime employees whose combined years of service in the drilling industry have tipped past the impressive nine-decade mark. In 2024, Ron Rivett of Sudbury, Ontario, celebrates 50 years and Martin Labrèche, Area Manager…

Jan 25 2024

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Giving Back in 2023 – Major Drilling Cares

By Meghan Thebeau Blogs, ESG

Major Drilling’s 20 branches around the world continued to demonstrate a strong culture of caring through donations, volunteering, community involvement and more. Here are some of the many ways Major Drilling showed it cares in 2023: Mongolia As Mongolia celebrated…

Dec 20 2023

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Major Drilling’s Top Five Stories
of 2023

By Meghan Thebeau Blogs, ESG

During another remarkable year, Major Drilling experienced incredible growth and resilience in 2023. The workforce of 3,400+ employees delivered new safety milestones, positive ESG changes, renewed emphasis on innovation and an ever-present desire to show how Major Drilling cares for…

Nov 20 2023

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Major Drilling Attends Impactful Women in Leadership Conference

By Meghan Thebeau Blogs, ESG

Major Drilling attendees of the Women in Leadership Conference are (l-r): Rosario Sifuentes, Operations Coordinator of the Percussive Division; Lisa Holt, Sustainability & ESG Coordinator; Bhing Maglantay, Financial Controller USA Operations; Janice Cormier, Global Fleet and Inventory Specialist; Kathy Karbonik,…

Sep 07 2023

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Canada’s Seat at the Table: Empowering the Global Energy Transition

By Meghan Thebeau Blogs, ESG

In the July 24, 2023, edition of The Hill Times, a national Canadian political news newspaper and daily news website, Andrew McLaughlin, Major Drilling Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel, wrote an opinion editorial focusing on staying relevant…

Aug 11 2023

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Drilling Teams Welcome U.S. Senator to Graphite One Project Site

By Meghan Thebeau Blogs

On July 10, 2023, Major Drilling USA crews in Alaska received an extra-special visitor, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski. She is a big supporter of drilling partner, Graphite One, and its exploration work in the state. The Senator visited the Graphite…

Blogs

Q&A: Denis Larocque Celebrates 30 Years With Major Drilling, Looks Toward Tech-filled Future

Major Drilling Brings AI to Drilling by Investing in a Strategic Partnership with DGI/KORE

‘I Love Drilling’ Says Retiring Field Superintendent Gerry Chartier

Major Drilling Blazes New Trails for Drilling Innovation

Canada Team Celebrates Two Drillers With Nine Decades in the Industry

Giving Back in 2023 – Major Drilling Cares

Major Drilling’s Top Five Stories
of 2023

Major Drilling Attends Impactful Women in Leadership Conference

Canada’s Seat at the Table: Empowering the Global Energy Transition

Drilling Teams Welcome U.S. Senator to Graphite One Project Site

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