SERVICE DELIVERY

Our service is solid, based on experience and quality of both management and field personnel, as well as rugged, safe and dependable drilling equipment.

The complete solution

to your exploration drilling needs

Safety & Environment

Committed to ensuring a work environment for all our employees as well as others working alongside and with us, which is risk-free and injury-free.

Welcome to Discovery Drilling

Who We Are

We are proud to present to you Discovery Drilling Contractors Africa as the complete solution to your exploration drilling needs with a fleet of 31 Diamond Drill Rigs and Percussion and RC with a well-experienced crew and world-class equipment.

Discovery Drilling Contractors Africa was established in July 2008. Discovery Drilling is a Botswana Registered Company. Since establishment, the company has grown into an efficient and effective business unit, maintaining the highest standards with regards to personnel, equipment, health and safety and delivery of quality service to its clients.

Discovery Drilling Contractors Africa is the major player in the diamond drilling and water drilling market in Botswana, with a machinery compliment that is the envy of our competitors.
We pride ourselves in the geographical spread of our operational area – we cover the whole of Botswana.

MISSION STATEMENT

Discovery Drilling Contractors Africa aims to offer the best service in the industry, and to maintain our position as the preferred partner for our clients. We purpose to attain this by offering a unique service tailor-made to each client’s needs, without compromising on quality or safety.

BUSINESS STRATEGY

As Discovery Drilling we do not discriminate our clients on the basis of size. We service mining giants, farming entities, schools and individuals, giving the same level of professionalism to each client. We strive to keep Discovery Drilling as the household name and the preferred provider of drilling and prospecting service in Botswana. Our business strategy is centered on a flat organogram that puts management into direct contact with frontline operators. This eliminates bloat and ensures that senior management are directly involved in operations. This is a key concept that the directors wish to maintain in order to en- sure manageability of operations and guarantees excellent service to our clients.

MARKET, PRODUCT & COMPETITION

The market for our service is large, spreading across the breadth and width of Botswana. Our diamond core drilling and water drilling products have a big and ready market.
While Discovery Drilling Contractors Africa acknowledges the presence of several players of diverse sizes in our market, we are confident that our position – if we remain steadfast in guarding against complacency – our position is firmly at the top of competition. Quality and safety are our hallmarks that differentiate us from the myriad of competitors. We shall consciously maintain the quality of our products to remain relevant and remain the market-leader.

LOCATION

The company is located in Selebi-Phikwe, a thriving mining town located in the north-eastern district of Botswana. Operations are decentralized to operational sites, but Selebi- Phikwe serves as the head office.

Safety & Environment

Discovery Drilling Contractors Africa, being on the forefront of the Exploration industry, is fully aware of the hazards and risks facing our employees in their work environment that vary in place, processes, activities, size and complexity. The management of Discovery Drilling is committed to ensuring a work environment for all our employees as well as others working alongside and with us, which is risk-free and injury-free.

Management has a Zero tolerance attitude to unsafe work practices. Management aims to supply our clients and customers with not only the best in workmanship but also an incident-free and injury-free contract.
We endeavor to work in close relationship with the management of the Client, Customer and /or their agent, to ensure that Safety and Environmental Policy Principles, Standards, Safety Act, Local Government by-laws and other applicable regulations and requirement are adhered to at all times.

Our Safety and Environmental system is based on: •The internationally recognized OHSAS 18001 (Safety) | •ISO 14001(Environmental) | •The global Reporting Indicators (GRI: G3) requirements in addition to best practice standards

Service Delivery

Keeping to our standards and maintaining momentum in development and delivery of excellent service is key to our service delivery.

Our service is solid, based on experience and quality of both management and field personnel, as well as rugged, safe and dependable drilling equipment.

EQUIPMENT

Years of experience in the exploration drilling environment have taught us valuable lessons with regards to the requirements of excellent drilling machines.
At Discovery Drilling we manufacture our own drilling machines to specifications answering those requirements. Although our production is better than average, we still maintain good track discipline, our environment footprint is minimal, our labour relations and facilities for workers are top class and very importantly – our relations with the land owners/farming communities on the land where we have drilled have been excellent and it will always remain a priority of Discovery Drilling Contractors Africa and its employees to maintain these standards and relationships.

Our fleet consists of the following:

  • CS14 Diamond Drill Rigs,
  • BBS56 Boyles Diamond Drill Rigs,
  • Discovery1400 Diamond Drill Rigs,
  • Discovery 2500 Diamond Drill Rigs,
  • Rod Trailers for each rig,
  • Super Rock 5000 Rigs,
  • Super Rock 1000 Rigs,
  • IR Compressors,
  • ELGI Compressors
  • Kirloskar Compressors
  • Toyota Land Cruisers 4×4,
  • Samag 120 Trucks,
  • JCB’s,
  • Massey Ferguson Tractors
  • Sleeping Containers.

Contact Us

Contact Numbers:
+267 72 304 844/ +267 72 307 713
Fax : +267 26 157 75
Postal Address :
P O Box 403341, Gaborone,Botswana.
Physical Address :
Plot 10155, Mashaba Estates,Gaborone North, Botswana.
Email :
francois@discoverydrilling.co.za | kowie@discoverydrilling.co.bw | mariusswart100@gmail.com

Get in Touch

If you would like to know more about how we can work for you, have any questions, comments or suggestions regarding services , Our friendly staff would be happy to respond to your inquiry. Kindly use the form below to contact us