Major Drilling Group International Inc.TSX: MDI

First Quarter Results Webcast/Conference Call and Annual General Meeting

· Issued by Major Drilling Group International Inc. via CNW
Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 Time: 8:30 a.m. (Eastern)

MONCTON, NB, Sept. 2 /CNW/ - Francis McGuire, President & Chief Executive Officer, and Denis Larocque, Chief Financial Officer, invite you to participate in a webcast/conference call on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 8:30am Eastern to discuss Major Drilling Group International Inc.'s first quarter results for fiscal 2010.

To access the webcast, please go to the webcast section of the Major Drilling web site at www.majordrilling.com and click on the link, or go directly to the CNW Group web site at www.newswire.ca for directions. Participants will require Windows MediaPlayer(TM). Please note that this is listen only mode.

To participate in the conference call please dial 647-427-7450 conference ID(number sign)26293548. To ensure your participation, please call in approximately five minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call.

For those unable to participate, a taped rebroadcast will be available approximately two hours after completion of the call until midnight, Wednesday, September 16, 2009. To access the rebroadcast, dial 402-220-7736 and enter the passcode 26293548. The webcast will also be archived for 90 days and can be accessed on the Major Drilling web site (www.majordrilling.com) or on the CNW Group web site (www.newswire.ca).

Major Drilling's Annual General Meeting will also be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 10:00am Eastern at the TSX Broadcast Centre, in the TSX Gallery, The Exchange Tower, 130 King Street West, Toronto Ontario.