Service detail · Exploration Drilling
Metres in the ground, data you can bank
RC, diamond core and grade-control drilling run to QA/QC standards that make your resource model defensible — a drilling partner, not a rig-hire vendor.
The service
From the Arabian Shield's gold belts to the Peninsula's phosphate basins, exploration programmes are won on mobilisation speed and data discipline. We bring the remote-site mobilisation model Corica Group has proven across six African countries — standing up RC, diamond core and grade-control campaigns in weeks, running rigs safely 24/7 through desert heat, and logging 100% of QA/QC and chain-of-custody so the resource model survives any audit or financing. And because Corica also mines as well as drills, the data feeds straight into grade control and mine planning — one accountable partner from first hole to first tonne.
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What we deliver
Reverse Circulation (RC) Drilling
High-productivity RC for exploration, resource definition and grade control — metres on schedule at a cost per metre agreed up front, not discovered at invoice.
Diamond Core Drilling
Surface and underground diamond core for structural, geotechnical and resource-grade sampling. Core handled, logged and stored to a discipline your resource geologists can defend.
Grade-Control Drilling
Tight-pattern grade control that sharpens the ore/waste boundary, protects head grade and cuts dilution — integrated with the mining schedule, not bolted alongside it.
Deep & Directional Drilling
Deep-hole and directional capability for near-mine and brownfield extension programmes, extending orebody knowledge without extending the interfaces.
Geotechnical & Water-Bore Drilling
Geotechnical holes, dewatering and water-supply bores that feed mine planning and keep the operation working — one rig fleet serving the whole site.
Sampling, QA/QC & Core Management
Chain-of-custody sample handling with 100% QA/QC logging — duplicates, blanks and standards inserted and tracked so the data is defensible from rig to resource statement.
Rig Fleet & Remote Logistics
Mobilisation into remote and hard-to-reach sites with the fuel, water, spares and crew logistics to keep rigs turning 24/7 once they arrive.
Rapid Mobilisation, National Capability
We bring the remote-site mobilisation model Corica Group has proven across six African countries into the Arabian Peninsula's deserts — heat-managed shifts, water-secure camps, dust-disciplined sample handling — and staff every programme through in-country driller and geo-technician pathways aligned to Saudization, Omanization and local-content commitments. The owner gets metres on schedule and a national workforce that keeps its skills after the programme ends.
Proven by the Group
Proven by the Group. Adapted for the region.
The services described here are not theoretical. They are the work Corica Group has delivered across African mining contracts for more than two decades — open pit, underground, exploration drilling, site civils, infrastructure and technical services. The Middle East is the next regional platform for that capability.
Why Corica
What sets this service apart
Data integrity, not just metres
Anyone can sell metres. We run sampling, chain-of-custody and QA/QC as the product — because the number that matters is the resource statement you report, and it has to survive the auditor, the board and the bank.
Drilling inside a mining contractor
Because Corica also mines, your exploration and grade-control data feeds the same team's mine planning and grade control. Fewer interfaces, no hand-off loss, and orebody knowledge that reaches the pit faster.
Rapid mobilisation, national crews
We stand up drilling programmes across the Arabian Peninsula and keep them supplied through desert conditions — the remote-site mobilisation model proven across six African countries, staffed through in-country driller and geo-technician pathways aligned to Saudization, Omanization and local-content commitments.
How we work
A method built on four steps
Rapid set-up with in-country hiring from day one.
Run safe, optimised cycles to plan.
Drive cost per tonne down, period on period.
Leave skilled nationals and rehabilitated land.
Related services
Adjacent capability, one partner
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