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Top 25 Drilling consulting firms based in South Africa

Name: Drilling consulting firms based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 124 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 124 drilling consulting firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 2,168 professional contacts across them, including 528 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers drilling consulting firms headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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2,168Contacts tracked

528Verified emails

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The 25 largest drilling consulting firms based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 124 drilling consulting firms based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to drilling consulting firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Master Drilling Group LTD	Partial evidence	Fochville, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	994 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Master Drilling, established in 1986, is a global technology solutions driven company; focused on delivering a fully mechanised range of services to the mining sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	Rosond	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	200 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ROSOND provides fast, efficient, safe and cost-effective drilling and grouting services to mining and exploration industries throughout Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	The MSA Group	Partial evidence	Victory Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	110 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The MSA Group is a leading provider of exploration, geology, mineral resource and reserve estimation, mining and environmental consulting services to the mining industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Problast BS	Partial evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	68 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ProBlast BS is a leading service provider in the drilling and blasting and bulk services industry, focused on surface and open-cast mining operations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	VBKOM	Indirect evidence	Centurion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	60 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At VBKOM, we aim to support organizations within the mining and capital intensive industries to make the best possible decisions through our leadership, expertise and innovative…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Fraser Mcgill	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Fraser McGill we are 100% mining sector focused and with locations in Johannesburg South Africa, Perth Australia and Gaborone Botswana we are active in Southern Africa and the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	A & B Global Mining	Indirect evidence	Centurion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	42 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ABGM is a leading niche mining consultancy and provides a world-class service to our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	Venter Consulting Engineers	Partial evidence	Centurion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Venter Consulting Engineers is a small group of talented professionals with a passion for precision engineering.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Zaaiman Exploration Drilling PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Witbank, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	27 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ZED has been the preferred exploration drilling supplier for most of the major mining groups since its inception.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	Sound Mining	Indirect evidence	Edenburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2004, Sound Mining is an international mining consultancy that provides services to the minerals industry across six continents.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Artane Projects PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The company has successfully been in business for more than 45 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Rafuni PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rafuni offers Geotechnical, Geological and Environmental Consulting Services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	Bara Consulting LTD	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bara Consulting is a boutique geological, engineering, ESG and mineral processing consultancy owned and operated by experienced industry professionals and offers high quality…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Isithelo	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Isithelo Background : Previously the technical department of Anglo American’s corporate office, the consulting team have combined their multi-discipinary engineering, mining…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Mzansi Exploration, Drilling & Mining	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Mzansi Exploration Drilling, trading as Mzansi Exploration & Mining, was established in 2008 by Samkelo Thankslord Mlambo.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Torque Africa Group	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Introduction In the dynamic landscape of Southern Africa’s industrial and natural resource sectors, Torque Africa Group has emerged as a formidable force, distinguishing itself as…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	JIM Porter Mining Consulting Jpmc SA	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “JPMC is a specialist consultancy for scalable mining and process strategies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Blast Management & Consulting	Partial evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Blast Management and Consulting, Owners and Employees are committed to deliver an independent Quality Service on Time to every customer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Aqua Earth	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aqua Earth celebrates more than 20 years of operation and prides itself on having a dynamic team of specialists in Hydrogeology, also identified as Groundwater, as well as…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	MAJ Projects	Indirect evidence	Bellville, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MAJ Projects is a multidisciplinary firm of engineering consultants based in the Western Cape.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	GDS Consulting	Partial evidence	Rosebank, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GDS Consulting is a privately-owned advisory and consulting firm providing data and information management services to the geoscience industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	Logical First	Indirect evidence	Midrand, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We provide professional design services for the mining industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Absolute Mining Consultants PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Abmincon is a specialized Mining Engineering Consultancy dedicated to providing customized and innovative solutions for our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Mindset Mining Consultants	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Pivot Mining Consultants PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The PIVOT Mining Consultants technical team is headed up by Ken Lomberg and Hannes Bornman, boasting more than 60 years of hands on experience between the two of them.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: drilling consulting firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names drilling consulting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of drilling consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name drilling consulting firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Drilling consulting firms based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

24.4%Verified-email coverage

17.5Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

20.2%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 124 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among drilling consulting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “drilling consulting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names drilling consulting firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among drilling consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 528 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names drilling consulting firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many drilling consulting firms are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 124 drilling consulting firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Master Drilling Group LTD, headquartered in Fochville, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most drilling consulting firms?

Johannesburg leads with 25 headquartered companies, followed by Pretoria (12) and Cape Town (10).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 528 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 124 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.