GeoDrill Australia · Est. 2006

Exploration drilling.
Excellence at our core.

RC, Diamond and Coal exploration. Hands-free rod handling standard on every surface rig — not an optional extra. Four generations of drilling expertise serving Tier 1 mining clients across Australia.

2006
Australian owned & operated
12
Drill rigs in active fleet
ISO × 3
45001 · 14001 · 9001 certified
Tier 1 Customer
BHP · Austral · Stanmore
What we drill

Exploration drilling.
Not a side business.

RC, Diamond and Coal exploration. Geotechnical. Minesite dewatering. We don't do civil work, we don't do broad services, and we don't do anything we can't drill better than the next contractor.

Reverse Circulation

High-productivity surface drilling — the workhorse for greenfield and brownfield programs. Large compressor booster airpacks for quick efficiency to depth.

Depth capabilities to 550m

Diamond Drilling

Coring with no compromise on sample quality. Surface drilling, wireline and conventional. 8C, 4C, PQ, HQ and NQ. Directional drilling with navi and wedging capabilities.

Surface to 3,000m+ directional

Coal Drilling

Rotary air, rotary mud, chip and coring for coal exploration and resource definition. Open hole and cored boreholes across greenfield and brownfield programs.

Rotary Air · Rotary Mud · Chip · Core

Geotechnical & Aircore

Civil and minesite applications. SPT Hammer, Push Tube, Piezometer installation, over-water drilling on floating and jack-up barges. Uncontaminated aircore sampling.

SPT · Push tube · Over-water drilling
The safety standard

Hands-free rod handling.
Standard — not optional.

Rod handling is one of the single highest risks in surface drilling. Our rod loader system keeps crew hands clear across the surface fleet — the baseline configuration on every surface rig we run.

That same standard runs through our management systems: ISO 45001:2018 for occupational health and safety, with pre-shift briefings on every program and weekly incident review across the fleet.

Crews · Experience

Tier 1 crews.
Four generations deep.

Our drillers aren't learning on your project. We match crew seniority and method experience to the technical demands of each program — from remote greenfield reconnaissance through to complex Tier 1 brownfield campaigns.

Active programs with BHP, Austral Resources and Stanmore. Truck-mounted fleet deployable to remote and FIFO sites. National coverage from Sunshine Coast headquarters, Moranbah and Mount Isa.

GDR09 surface program at Olympic Dam
Olympic Dam · Diamond
Pump testing geotechnical work
Pump testing · geotech
Rig demobilisation BHP site
BHP · demobilisation
Active drilling program December 2024
Active program
Remote operations

Remote camps.
Remote capability.

Remote camp management. Chartered flight logistics. Emergency Response Plans and robust HSE systems. FIFO maintenance rosters for continuous field support. We operate in the places other contractors won't go — and we keep operating once we're there.

The numbers

What four generations of drilling looks like.

Real proof, not slogans. Sourced from the live asset register, ISO audit files, and 20 years of programs.

90+
Specialist Team Members — drillers, assistants, maintenance & support
7,200+
Projects completed Australia-wide — SA, QLD, NSW & the NT
4generations
Of drilling expertise — trade traces to the Royal Engineers, 1939
220+
Pieces of company-owned equipment — rigs, trucks, vehicles & attachments
Recent work

Projects that delivered.

A sample of recent exploration programs. Metres, methods and outcomes — no fluff.

BHP · RC + Diamond

BHP Pilbara — multi-method program

High-productivity RC combined with diamond core for resource definition. Tier 1 safety standards, hands-free rod handling, full core recovery. Multiple campaigns 2023–24.

RC + DDMethod combination
Multi-rigConcurrent deployment
2023–24Active campaigns
Austral Resources · Diamond

Austral Resources — Diamond core

Resource definition program. Full core recovery targets met across all holes. Geological logging support provided on request.

Stanmore · RC

Stanmore — RC program

Combination program delivered ahead of schedule. Experienced crew matching, efficient mobilisation, hands-free rod handling throughout.

See all projects
Our people

Experienced crews.
Strong culture.

Safe, capable, and returning. Our people are our competitive advantage — we invest in training, maintain low crew turnover, and run a workplace worth coming back to. The same names on site this year as last.

The GeoDrill Australia standard

Four generations of drilling expertise. One standard of excellence.

Excellence and safety is at our core. Headquartered on the Sunshine Coast. Based in Mount Isa. Operating across Australia.

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