Impact Drilling Services

What Impact Drilling Services does

Impact Drilling Services is a privately held, boutique-style drilling contractor headquartered in Kewdale, Western Australia, established in September 2020. The company provides Reverse Circulation (RC) and Air Core (AC) drilling services to junior and mid-tier mining and exploration companies, primarily operating across the Meekatharra, Eastern Goldfields, and Eraheedy regions of Western Australia. Its service offering is built around three rigs: a heavy-duty Schramm 660 (RIG 01) with +500m RC depth capacity, a T660 Schramm on an 8x8 MAN carrier (RIG 02) suited to remote and broken-ground conditions, and a compact X300 (RIG 10) for shallow reconnaissance programs.

The underlying technology is conventional: RC drilling uses a piston-driven tungsten-steel hammer with compressed-air sample flushing for harder ground, while AC drilling uses a three-bladed bit with hollow rod and compressed air for unconsolidated formations. The company monetizes through project-based drilling contracts priced per program (scope, meterage, and conditions), generating revenue as a professional services provider rather than through equipment sales or subscriptions. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, with no intermediated distribution and limited digital marketing presence.

Its named customer base spans small-cap ASX-listed explorers (Star Minerals, Peak Minerals, CZR Resources, Sipa Resources) through to larger exploration-stage operators (PVW Resources, Rumble Resources), with Rumble's Eraheedy project alone exceeding 40,000 meters of completed drilling. The company claims 150+ projects completed, ~50 personnel, and 20+ years of combined team experience in RC and AC operations, and positions its small fleet size as a deliberate advantage that reduces equipment downtime and improves client focus.

Name

Impact Drilling Services

Legal name

Impact Drilling Services

Website

https://impactdrilling.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Impact Drilling Services is a Western Australia-based boutique contractor providing Reverse Circulation and Air Core drilling services to junior and mid-tier mining and exploration companies across Meekatharra, the Eastern Goldfields, and Eraheedy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mineral Exploration Drilling Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114), Support Activities for Mining (2131)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Exploration & Production Drilling Services (RC, Core, Directional, Sonic, Auger) (IMAKAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Drilling Rigs & Drill Systems (IMAHAMAA), Rock Drilling & Blasthole Drilling Equipment (IMAHAMAC), Drill Tools, Bits & Downhole Equipment (IMAHAMAB)

Keywords

• RC drilling services
• Air Core drilling
• Mineral exploration drilling
• Drilling contractor
• Resource definition drilling

Headquarters

HQ city

Kewdale

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. RC & AC Drilling Services: Service-based revenue from providing Reverse Circulation and Air Core drilling services to mining and exploration companies. Projects are completed on a contract basis with varying durations, ranging from resource drilling to challenging regional exploration campaigns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Impact Drilling Services provides contracted Reverse Circulation (RC) and Air Core (AC) drilling services to mining and exploration companies in Western Australia. RC drilling uses a piston-driven hammer and tungsten-steel bit suited to harder ground, while AC drilling uses a three-bladed steel or tungsten drill bit with a hollow rod and compressed air flush, suited to unconsolidated ground. Services are executed through a fleet of three rigs (Schramm 660, Schramm T660, and X300 on MAN carriers) equipped with KL Rod Handlers.

Product overview

Impact Drilling Services is a boutique-style RC and AC drilling company offering two core drilling services: Air Core (AC) drilling for unconsolidated ground using a three-bladed drill bit with hollow rod, and Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling for harder ground using a piston-driven hammer system. The company operates a fleet of drilling rigs (RIG 01, RIG 02, and RIG 10) equipped with KL Rod Handlers, supporting exploration programs for mining clients in the Western Australian goldfields and exploration regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air Core (AC) Drilling Services Contracted Air Core drilling service using a three-bladed steel or tungsten drill bit with a hollow drill rod and compressed air to flush out samples. Suited to unconsolidated ground conditions. Delivered to mining and exploration clients across Western Australia.
• Reverse Circulation (RC) Drilling Services Contracted Reverse Circulation drilling service using a piston-driven hammer to drive a tungsten-steel bit into rock with concussive force, with compressed air flushing samples. Suited to harder ground conditions. Delivered to mining and exploration clients across Western Australia.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150 projects completed successfully within specified timeframes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PWD Digital AgencyminorOthersWebsite development partner responsible for the company website design and maintenance.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DDH1 Drilling: Western Australia-based drilling contractor specializing in RC and diamond drilling for mineral exploration and resource definition. Closest direct comparable to Impact Drilling given shared focus on Australian exploration drilling services and overlapping customer base among ASX-listed miners.
• Mitchell Drilling Contractors: Australian mining drilling contractor providing RC and exploration drilling services to resource companies. Closely mirrors Impact Drilling's boutique services model, customer type, and operating geography across Australia.
• Strike Drilling: Australian mineral exploration drilling contractor offering RC and diamond drilling services. Directly comparable service offering and customer profile (junior to mid-tier explorers) to Impact Drilling's boutique RC/AC drilling model.
• Swick Mining Services: Australian-listed specialist drilling contractor providing underground diamond drilling and surface drilling services to mining companies. Comparable as an Australian-headquartered, drilling-focused services business whose end customers overlap with Impact's junior and mid-tier mining client base.

Broad incumbents

• Perenti (formerly Ausdrill): ASX-listed diversified mining services contractor with surface and underground drilling among its service lines. Competes directly with Impact Drilling for Australian exploration and production drilling work but operates as a multi-service, multi-region mining contractor rather than a specialist RC/AC drilling boutique.
• Major Drilling Group International: TSX-listed global mining drilling services company with operations across Australia. Provides specialized drilling services (RC, diamond, reverse circulation) to mining customers—a direct functional comparable to Impact Drilling though at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Boart Longyear: Global drilling services and equipment manufacturer with significant Australian operations serving mineral exploration customers. Overlaps with Impact Drilling on RC and exploration drilling, but at much greater scale and with an integrated product line covering both services and equipment sales.

Regional players

• SRG Global: ASX-listed drilling, mining, and infrastructure services company with Australian operations including drilling services. Comparable as a regional drilling services provider serving similar Australian mining customers, though with a broader scope that includes infrastructure and asset services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/impact-drilling-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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