MONCTON, NB, Dec. 22 /CNW/ - Major Drilling Group International Inc. (TSX: MDI) is pleased to announce that, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, it has completed the purchase of the drilling assets of the Longstaff group in southern Africa. These include the operations of Raldril (Pty) Limited in South Africa, RA Longstaff (Botswana) (Pty) Ltd in Botswana, and R.A. Longstaff Namibia (Pty) Limited in Namibia. This purchase of assets was previously announced on December 1, 2006.
Based in Moncton, New Brunswick, Major Drilling Group International Inc. is one of the world's largest metals and minerals contract drilling service companies. To support its customers' mining operations and mineral exploration activities, Major Drilling maintains operations in Canada, the United States, South and Central America, and in Australia, Africa, Indonesia, and Mongolia.