Swick Mining Services
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- Australia
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- Europe
- North America
- Portugal
- United States
- Worldwide
Key takeaways
- Category: Drilling Contractors, Drilling Tools & Equipment, Tyres & Undercarriage
- Based in: South Guildford Western Australia, Salt Lake City Utah United States, Almodovar Portugal
- Serves: Australia, Canada, Europe, North America, Portugal, United States, Worldwide
- Operating: Founded 1997
Swick Mining Services is one of the world’s largest mineral drilling contractors, specialising in underground diamond coring for the hard rock mining industry. The company was initially founded as an underground long-hole production drilling business in 1997. Swick noticed the need for an underground mobile diamond drill rig, leading to the development of the Swick Gen I, founded on the idea that the mining industry needed a powerful mobile rig combined with skilled underground drillers to support safety and productivity.
Swick Mining Services has grown to become one of the largest globally recognised mineral drilling contractors. The company operates globally with 76 rigs as of 2023, following its acquisition by DDH1 Limited in 2022. Swick also operates Swick Engineering, which innovates, designs and manufactures drill rigs that deliver improvements in productivity, safety, versatility, and value for the hard rock mining industry. The company’s purpose is to maximise the innovation, safety and productivity of clients to reach targets on time, every time, providing the drilling solutions the mining industry needs.
Swick operates through three divisions: Swick Drilling Services, Swick Engineering, and the DeepEX division. The DeepEX division is built to tackle the most demanding underground drilling challenges, powered by purpose-built mobile drill rigs and expert crews that operate at depths exceeding 2000m, delivering performance, safety, and reliability with a stated 100% completion rate. Swick’s equipment is designed with a proven 97% mechanical availability benchmark.
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Company details
- Projects and clients
- Olympic Dam Australia, Leinster Australia, Jundee Australia Northern Star Resources 2.5 million metres milestone, Northern Territory Australia 2 million metres milestone, Bosnia near Sarajevo, Beta Hunt Nickel mine Kambalda Western Australia, Broken Hill Australia 600,000m of core drilled over 15 years, Abra Australia 100,000m of core drilled, Alaska surface drill program for new portal
- Scale
- 76 rigs as of 2023, 97% mechanical availability, depths up to 1,500m for Gen II rig, depths over 3,000m for DeepEX rig, over 100 million metres of underground diamond core drilled, 20 years since first mobile drill rig commenced in June 2004, 14 locations
- Also worth knowing
- First underground mobile diamond drill rig developed in 2004, awarded 2018 Mining Contractor of the Year by Australia's Mining Monthly, 2.5 million metres of core drilled at Jundee under Northern Star Resources ownership, deepest underground hole on site at Olympic Dam with 4.8km of pipe, hole 1337.9m deep at Leinster, longest underground hole on site at Jundee 1895.4m, 1000m HQ successfully completed at Leinster for DeepEX team, Swick developed L.A.D. and rod handler device creating Hands Off Steel environment, DeepEX division has five times the power of standard industry rigs
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What does Swick Mining Services supply?
Underground Diamond Drilling, Underground Grade Control Drilling, Underground Infrastructure Drilling, Underground RC Drilling Programs, Underground High Flow Drilling Programs, Infrastructure Drilling, Breakthrough Drilling, Dewatering, Hole Opening Programs
Where is Swick Mining Services based?
South Guildford Western Australia, Salt Lake City Utah United States, Almodovar Portugal
Which industries does Swick Mining Services work in?
Zinc, Tin, Silver, Nickel, Lead, Gold, Copper, Hard rock mining
What equipment or products does Swick Mining Services offer?
Swick Gen II rig, Swick Gen I, DeepEX rig, MKB Croc tyres
How long has Swick Mining Services been operating?
Founded 1997, listed on ASX 2006, acquired by DDH1 Limited 2022, 27 years in operation as of 2024
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