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DRILLING

Seemingly simple, highly specialised, often challenging, always rewarding!

T3 Drilling Limited provides specialised drilling and associated services to the mining and mineral exploration industry throughout Africa, no matter how remote or challenging the site.

Our reputation for safely delivering consistently high productivity, a reliable service and accurate geological sampling is achieved through our use of premium rigs, strict equipment standardisations and skilled drill crews, maintenance teams and support personnel.

About Us

Established in 2011, T3 Drilling has a managing office in Mauritius that oversees our Africa operations, a support office in South Africa and registered offices in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.

T3 Drilling has provided drilling services to several respected global mining houses including: First Quantum Mining (FQML); Phelps Dodge; Freeport McMoran; CMOC International; Barrick; Eurasian Resources Group (ERG); Glencore; Minerals and Metals Group (MMG); Alphamin Resources and Kamoa Copper S.A.

    T3 Drilling forms part of the Teichmann Group. A diverse group of companies with proven expertise in multi-disciplined construction services, mining and agriculture solutions, and significant social contributions across the African continent. Our association, particularly with the group’s mining and projects companies affords T3 Drilling additional technical and logistical support both on the ground and in administration, through its well-established, shared global infrastructure. This enables rapid start-ups in new territories to facilitate T3 Drilling’s expansion throughout Africa.

    Our operations are managed by experienced professionals and our teams pride themselves on being highly principled. Our fleet of premium rigs is supported by a comprehensive fleet of all-terrain vehicles, enabling access to Africa's most remote and challenging sites.

Our capabilities

  • SURFACE CORING
  • UNDERGROUND DRILLING
  • REVERSE CIRCULATION
  • AIR CORE
  • GRADE CONTROL
  • LARGE-DIAMETER MINE DE-WATERING
  • ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
  • GEOTECHNICAL DRILLING
  • BLAST HOLES
  • PRODUCTION AND COMMUNITY BOREHOLES
Pipes
Drill
Workers

Our Rigs

Boart Longyear LF90D

Schramm T685

Smith Capital 310 and 620

Smith Capital 510

Super Rock 5000

Thor 5000

CSI

All equipment, camps and drill sites are laid out and maintained in such a way as to minimise any impact on the surrounding habitat.

The company takes its corporate social responsibility seriously and invests in the communities surrounding our operations by social upliftment through employment, training, local enterprise support and where possible, improvements to local infrastructure.

Several local employees have been identified as candidates for our mentorship and development programme, and their development is a key priority within the business.

Safety is at our core

Health, Safety, Quality and the Environment (HSEQ) is T3 Drilling’s way of life and highest priority, enabling the company to reach a milestone 3 million hours without a Lost Time Injury across all operations.

5.5 Million
LTI Free Hours

Safe working history

T3 Drilling values its safe working history and is dedicated to the health and safety of its employees as well as the communities and environment in which it operates.

Apart from complying with the legal requirements of the various countries in which it operates, T3 Drilling applies the ILO Codes of Practice, and all operations adhere and are certified to the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Management System requirements.

 

Safety procedures

T3 Drilling continually strives to improve its safety procedures. Each shift commences with a toolbox talk and pre-shift risk assessment and safety is discussed at all operational meetings.

In addition management reviews are regularly conducted to measure compliance and the effectiveness of the company’s integrated HSEQ management systems and annual external audits are conducted by an independent internationally accredited certification body.

ISO 45001

Procedures and techniques

In conjunction with equipment suppliers, training programmes are conducted on a regular basis for all drilling personnel to ensure the latest safe drilling procedures and techniques are implemented and regular risk assessments are conducted on all drilling activities.

ISO 9001

Environment preservation

T3 Drilling is committed to the preservation of the environment. The company only uses environmentally friendly chemicals when drilling and follows a strict environment management system that reviews the company’s environmental objectives and targets on a regular basis to ensure that all operations have minimal impact on the environment.

ISO 14001

Get in touch

info@t3drilling.com

MAURITIUS

T-Three Drilling (Mauritius) Limited

Company Registration Number:
106549 C1/GBL
Address: No.2, Quartier des Terminalias,
Labourdonnais, Mapou,
Rivière du Rempart, 31803,
Mauritius
Telephone: +230 266 7011

SOUTH AFRICA

T3 Drilling (Pty) Ltd

Company Registration Number:
2015/101777/07
Address: 1 Flamboyant Close,
Glen Anil, 4051,
South Africa
Telephone: +27 31 569 3170

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

T-Three Drilling DRC SAS

Company Registration Number:
CS/LSHI/RCCM/14-B-1485 | ID NAT: 6-83-N65211F
Num. Impôt: A0816245C
Address: Croisement Avenue Lumumba et Saio,
commune de Lubumbashi, à Lubumbashi
République Démocratique du Congo
Telephone: +243 997 314 819

ZAMBIA

T-Three Drilling Zambia Limited

Company Registration Number:
98311
Address: No. 1 Impala Road
Woodland
Lusaka
Zambia
Telephone: +260 211 258 452