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Top 25 Exploration drilling contractors based in Canada

Name: Exploration drilling contractors based in Canada
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 429 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 429 exploration drilling contractors headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 19,332 professional contacts across them, including 4,493 with verified work emails. Calgary is the largest hub.

This list covers exploration drilling contractors headquartered in Canada, 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 16, 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 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

429Companies

19,332Contacts tracked

4,493Verified emails

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The 25 largest exploration drilling contractors based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 429 exploration drilling contractors based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to exploration drilling contractors: 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	Precision Drilling	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,471 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Precision is a leading provider of safe and High Performance, High-Value services to the oil and gas industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Ensign Energy Services	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,176 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ensign Energy Services Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Redpath Mining	Indirect evidence	North Bay, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,043 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1962, The Redpath Group is an experienced, full-service solutions provider to the global underground mining industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Major Drilling	Partial evidence	Moncton, NB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,447 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Major Drilling Group International Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	DMC Mining Services	Indirect evidence	Vaughan, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	918 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With a client-centric approach, DMC Mining Services is renowned for being a proven partner capable of delivering safe and innovative solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Dumas Contracting LTD	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	620 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dumas is a leading full-service underground mining contractor providing services to clients throughout the Americas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Savanna Energy	Partial evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	578 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Savanna Energy offers contract drilling and well servicing services to our customers based in Canada, the US and Australia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Thyssen Mining	Indirect evidence	Rm Of Sherwood, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	458 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thyssen Mining is a leading innovator in introducing new technology and methods to the mining industry, including the introduction of: roadheaders, electric-hydraulic shaft jumbos…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Procon Mining And Tunnelling Ltd. Procon	Indirect evidence	Burnaby, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	454 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Procon Mining and Tunnelling Ltd.(‘Procon’) has the capacity to build and operate even the most complex mining projects.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Energold Drilling	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	353 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ENERGOLD DRILLING is a leading global drilling solutions company that services the mining, infrastructure, and geothermal sectors in the Americas, Africa, and Europe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Akita Drilling LTD	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	307 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Forage FTE Drilling	Partial evidence	Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	304 contacts →
	Partial evidence “FTE Drilling (Forages Technic-Eau Inc.) is one of the most specialized companies in the drilling industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Cathedral Energy Services	Partial evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	277 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cathedral Energy Services (TSX:CET) is a trusted partner to North American energy companies requiring high performance directional drilling services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Groupe Minier Cmac-Thyssen	Indirect evidence	Val D'or, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	235 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Portés par la contribution et l’expertise de notre équipe, nous accompagnons le développement et l’exploitation de votre mine, de la surface jusqu’au cœur du gisement.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Horizon Drilling	Strong evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	221 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Horizon Drilling is a division of Western Energy Corps and is Canada’s most reliable and one of the largest drilling contractors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Hy-Tech Drilling LTD	Partial evidence	Smithers, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	193 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With a focus on preparedness, Hy-Tech Drilling is the long-term partner you can trust to ensure safe and seamless execution, giving you peace of mind.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Techno Canada INC	Indirect evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	190 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Techno Canada Inc.(TCI), a company incorporated in Alberta, provides a diverse range of high quality oil field services across the Oil & Gas upstream value chain to a global…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Orbit Garant Drilling	Partial evidence	Val-d'or, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	170 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Orbit Garant Drilling Inc.( TSX:OGD) is one of the largest drilling companies in Canada, providing services to large mining companies, as well as intermediate and junior mining…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Pacesetter Directional Drilling	Partial evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	166 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2005, Pacesetter Directional Drilling helps the world’s leading explorers and producers achieve their most ambitious directional drilling goals through cutting-edge…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Apex Geoscience LTD	Indirect evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	137 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Geotech Drilling	Partial evidence	Prince George, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	127 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Geotech Drilling Group of Companies is a team focused on continually implementing the most technologically advanced drilling techniques in order to increase the efficiency and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Equity Exploration	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	95 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Equity provides top-notch geological and logistical services required to effectively manage mineral exploration projects.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Fordia Powered By Epiroc	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	94 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fordia’s goal is simple – to help drillers’ improve their performance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Recon Petrotechnologies	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	93 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2001, RECON is the evolution of a long line of successful oilfield service companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	SCR Mining & Tunnelling LP	Indirect evidence	Val Caron, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SCR Mining and Tunnelling L.P.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 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: exploration drilling contractors. 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 exploration drilling contractors.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of exploration drilling contractors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name exploration drilling contractors. 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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Exploration drilling contractors based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

23.2%Verified-email coverage

45.1Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

21.2%Largest-city concentration · Calgary

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

157

11-50

164

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 429 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 exploration drilling contractors, 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 Canada whose own description of what they do matches “exploration drilling contractors”. 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 exploration drilling contractors), 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 exploration drilling contractors, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada 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, 4,493 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 16, 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 exploration drilling contractors, 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 exploration drilling contractors are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 429 exploration drilling contractors headquartered in Canada 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?

Precision Drilling, headquartered in Calgary, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most exploration drilling contractors?

Calgary leads with 91 headquartered companies, followed by Quebec (23) and Vancouver (16).

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 4,493 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 429 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 16, 2026.

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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.