Our company was founded by Executive Director Brian Rudd and Chair Jamie Boyton.

We started with two drill rigs on our first exploration project in Tanzania in 2005.

From day one, we focused on delivering exceptional work – doing whatever it took to provide solutions and meet our targets, always with an unwavering commitment to safety and quality.

We quickly earned a reputation for our professionalism and before long, our clients were inviting us to deliver our services to projects across Africa and then around the world. To meet their growing demand, we expanded beyond exploration into production and underground drilling services. 

In 2017 we added cutting-edge laboratory capabilities with the acquisition of MSALABS, bringing fast, accurate geochemical analysis in-house. Two years later, in 2019, we launched our mining division, offering load-and-haul services to support clients through the full mining lifecycle.

More than 20 years on, our guiding principles remain the same – do the job well, do it safely, and always uphold the highest standards of professionalism.

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Timeline

2005 Rig 001 Tanzania
2004
Capital Drilling was formed
2005 First drilling contract
2005
First drilling contract commences in Tanzania
2006 Sukari
2005
Commenced drilling in Egypt
2006 Eritrea
2006
Commenced drilling in Zambia and Eritrea
2005 Rig 001 Tanzania
2004
Capital Drilling was formed
2005 First drilling contract
2005
First drilling contract commences in Tanzania
2006 Sukari
2005
Commenced drilling in Egypt
2006 Eritrea
2006
Commenced drilling in Zambia and Eritrea
2007 CAPD REKODIQ Pakistan
2007
Commenced drilling in Pakistan and DRC
2007
Expanded into Grade Control Drilling

First contract at Geita Gold Mine, Tanzania.

2008 CAPD Serbia
2008
Commenced drilling in Armenia, Papua New Guinea and Serbia
2009 Rig 57 Mozambique
2009
Commenced drilling in Hungary and Mozambique
2009 CAPD First Blast Hole Rig Sukari
2009
Expanded into Blast Hole Drilling

First contract at Sukari Gold Mine, Egypt.

London stock exchange
2010
Listed on London Stock Exchange Main Market

June

2010 CAPD Chile
2010
Commenced drilling in Chile and Mauritania
2011 CAPD Solomon Islands
2011
Commenced drilling in Ethiopia, Ghana and Solomon
2012 CAPD First Underground Rig Sukari
2012
Expanded into Underground Drilling

First contract at Sukari Gold Mine, Egypt.

2015 CAPD Botswana
2015
Commenced drilling in Botswana and Peru
2016 Mali
2016
Commenced drilling in Kenya and Mali
MSA LABS
2017
Acquisition of MSALABS

Geochemical Analysis Laboratory Services, formerly MS Analytical.

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2018 IVC
2018
Commenced drilling in Côte d'Ivoire
2019 Mining IVC
2019
Established mining division and commenced first contract in Côte d'Ivoire
2019 Burkina Faso
2019
Commenced drilling in Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia
2020 Sukari Egypt Mining Contract
2020
Awarded transformation earth moving mining contract at Sukari Gold Mine, Egypt
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2020
Company name changed from Capital Drilling to Capital Limited
2020 Guinea
2020
Commenced drilling in Guinea and Cameroon
2023 Pakistan
2023
Commenced drilling in Gabon and recommenced in Pakistan
2023 Mining Gabon
2023
Awarded material earthmoving contract at Belinga Iron Ore, Gabon
2024 USA
2024
Commenced drilling in USA and Zambia
2025 Mining Pakistan
2025
Awarded material mining services contract at Reko Diq, Pakistan