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As drilling activities heighten in the country, R.A. Longstaff, a veteran drilling company based in Selibe-Phikwe guarantee to offer best services to both the mining and farming sectors.

“We as a company have always strived to give clients the best possible results in the most professional manner possible and will continue to do so,” said Darrin Frost managing director at R.A Longstaff.

With over 42 years experience of exploration drilling for both junior and blue-chip companies which include Debswana, Rio Tinto, BCL, Falconbridge, Discovery Metals, Messina Copper, Tati Nickel, Joren, Iam Gold and Meeopong, the company has managed to determine wealth beneath Botswana to the benefit of mining houses and the nation.

Apart from exploration, R.A Drilling also does water drilling. “We have been involved with numerous large diameter dewatering projects for mines as in Debswana and Tati to reduce flooding into pits as well and as importantly the water supply to rural villages and farmers throughout the country,” said Frost.

He said lack of dams has made the company consider water drilling since 80 percent of the population relies on underground water for drinking and agriculture purposes.

To compliment their vast experience the company boasts top of the range equipment CS14 Atlas Copco top drive unit, Longyear 44 base mounted diamond drills, sulivan 45, RC rig that is capable of drilling to the depths of 700m coupled with a 1070 IR compressor.

The equipment is, in turn, supported by a fleet of vehicles which are exploration drilling centric and a Cessna 210 Aircraft to get spares to site, for emergency evacuations and meetings.

The company’s other area of considerable experience is on diamond drilling holes of any size up to PQ including triple tube, vertical depths of 1,800 meters, angle holes 90 – 45 deg to depths of 800 meters, directional holes to the above spec using directional wedges and in-holes surveys and core orientation.

In addition the company does drilling of boreholes to dewatering holes from sizes from 17” down to 5” to depths of 700m and RC exploration drilling of depths down to 250m.