Our Story
We are one of the largest mining services companies globally with demonstrated industry leading expertise in hard rock surface and underground mining and drilling.

Who we are

From our origins in Kalgoorlie in the 1980s, we have grown into one of the largest mining services companies in the world that offers both surface and underground mining solutions at scale.

Global impact, purpose-driven.

We have experience operating some of the biggest projects in the world walking in the shoes of our clients to understand their requirements and deliver on their needs.

Our purpose is to create enduring value and certainty. We empower our diverse and talented people, care for our communities and collaborate with our clients to deliver smarter solutions for a better future. Ultimately, our focus on our people, communities and clients deliver value for our shareholders.

Powered by 35+ years of experience.

We have more than 35 years of experience in surface and underground mining and a track record of delivering mining projects in challenging environments. Our experience includes multiple commodities ranging from gold to copper and from iron ore to lithium.

Our offices and operations span four continents. We have a global workforce of ~ 10,000 world-class employees and our culture is underpinned by a set of principles that drive the way we work, our actions and our behaviours, in every interaction and task we perform.

Safe. Sustainable. Global.

Our focus is keeping our people — and the people we work with — safe, while building a strong, diverse and vibrant workforce.

Our underlying goal is to expand our business geographically and sustainably by delivering exceptional value to our customers.

Get in touch to find out more about our businesses and how we can offer enduring value and certainty to your business.

~10,000

EMPLOYEES

12

COUNTRIES

4

CONTINENTS

10+

COMMODITIES

Creating enduring value and certainty.

Our purpose
and principles

At Perenti, our purpose is to create enduring value and certainty. This is critical to everything we do and the reason we exist. Our principles are the fabric of our business, they are critical in delivering our purpose and driving the way we work, our actions and our behaviour.

Our principles

01No shortcuts

We believe that we must be courageous in everything we do, by never compromising our standards, always doing what is right, and continuing to raise the bar in safety, performance and transparency every day.

We believe that to achieve our goals and deliver value we must be considered in how we approach our work. We plan effectively and spend money wisely to make every moment count.

We care for our clients, our work mates, and the communities where we work. We always act with integrity and to ensure everyone benefits, we seek to understand what really matters to them.

We believe that smart people collaborate, as none of us are as smart as all of us. By valuing our diversity, working together, sharing knowledge and supporting each other, we’re capable of exceptional things.

We believe that curious people can always discover safer, more efficient and more reliable ways of working. Through actively embracing change and innovation we are focused on continuous improvement.

Our journey

From our Western Australian roots, we’ve grown into a leading global mining services company, delivering surface and underground solutions across four continents.

  • 1987

    1987

    Founded in Kalgoorlie.

  • 1988

    1988

    Ausdrill purchased Tara Drilling.

    Awarded the Fimiston blast hole drilling contract by Roche Brothers.

  • 1989

    1989

    Purchased the assets of the Drilling Division of Seltrust Mining / BP Minerals International

  • 1991

    1991

    Formed Ausdrill Ghana – operating in 5 West African countries

  • 1992

    1992

    Commenced Operations in South America

  • 1993

    1993

    Formed West African Mining Services operating in Ghana

  • 1994

    1994

    Floated on the Australian Stock Exchange in February

  • 1996

    1996

    Purchased the assets of the WMC Exploration Drilling Division in July

    Purchased the assets of the Drilling Department of the WMC Kambalda based nickel and gold operations

    Entered into an alliance with Eltin (now Henry Walker Eltin) to form African Mining Services (Ghana), a 50/50 JV company.

  • 1997

    1997

    Purchased the assets of Major Drill and entered the specialised lake drilling market

  • 1998

    1998

    Entered into an alliance with Henry Walker Eltin to form African Mining Services (Tanzania), a 60/40 JV company

    Entered into an alliance with Stanley Mining Services / Layne Christensen to form West African Drilling Services a 50/50 JV company

    WAMS Freight changed it’s name to Supply Direct, to better reflect the global operations of the company

  • 1999

    1999

    Purchased 50% of Diamond Communications in November

  • 2000

    2000

    Purchased Australian Communications Engineering in July

  • 2001

    2001

    Merged Diamond Communications and Australian Communications Engineering. Increased ownership of Diamond Communications to 75%

    Sold share of WADS to Layne Christensen in July

    Sold Queensland and NZ assets to Major Pontil in July

  • 2002

    2002

    Purchased 50% of General and Civil, underground power installers

    Closed all operations in South America

  • 2003

    2003

    Formed Ausdrill Northwest Pty Ltd and purchased the assets of drilling contractor Drillex Pty Ltd

    Purchased 50% of Remet Engineers

    Acquired remaining 25% of Diamond Communications

  • 2004

    2004

    Commenced operations of Drilling Tools Australia Pty Ltd (formerly Ausdrill Enterprises Pty Ltd) manufacturing company

  • 2005

    2005

    Acquired remaining 50% of African Mining Services (Ghana)

  • 2006

    2006

    DDH1 establishment.

    Purchased 50% of Westrans Services WA a light engineering/maintenance company specialising in transport equipment.

  • 2007

    2007

    Formed Ausdrill Mining Services providing earthmoving services in Australia

    Formed Drill Rigs Australia Pty Ltd, manufacturer and maintenance service provider for drill rigs, drilling support equipment and ancillary equipment

    Entered into an alliance with Barminco Ltd to form African Underground Mining Services, a 50/50 JV company

    Purchased The Miner’s Rest motel providing affordable accommodation options

  • 2008

    2008

    Acquired remaining 50% of Remet Engineers

  • 2009

    2009

    Acquired remaining 50% of Westrans Services WA

    Purchased Synegex Holdings Pty Ltd, manufacturer of bulk explosives

    Entered into an alliance with Tom Browne Drilling to form Energy Drilling Australia, a 50/50 JV company

    Acquisition of 100% Brandrill by way of scheme of arrangement – issued 33.1 million shares at $2.13 per share

  • 2010

    2010

    Capital raising to fund growth – issued 51.8 million shares at $2.00 per share; disposed of Westrans Services WA, Independent Components and Strange Drilling

    Entered into the commercial minerals assaying business forming MinAnalytical Laboratory Services Australia

    S&P Indices, the leading provider of equity indices in Australia, announced addition to S&P/ASX 200 list

  • 2011

    2011

    Acquired 100% of the drilling business trading as Connector Drilling for consideration of approximately A$30 million

    Achieved ASX market capitalisation of $1 billion dollars

  • 2016

    2016

    Exited the DT HiLoad truck tray manufacturing business

    Sold the Drilling Tools Australia business to Robit plc for $66 million

  • 2017

    2017

    $100 million Capital Raising to fund growth in Africa

    Issued 46.8 million shares at $2.14 per share

  • 2018

    2018

    S+P indices announced ASL re-entry to S+P/ASX 200 list

    Sold the Diamond Communication business

    Acquired 100% of Barminco, a leading underground hard-rock mining contractor, transforming the Ausdrill Group into Australia’s second-largest mining services company

    Ausdrill sells its Connector Drilling (waterwell drilling) assets

  • 2019

    2019

    (August) AMS secures contract at the Sanbrado Gold Project in Burkina Faso

    (August) The Group rebrands from Ausdrill to Perenti following the acquisition of Barminco in 2018

    (June) Perenti wins its first contract in Botswana as part of its strategic expansion into tier one mining jurisdictions

  • 2020

    2020

    Perenti continues its strategic expansion as Barminco is awarded a three year contract at the Hemlo Mine in the Marathon mining district of north western Ontario, Canada

  • 2021

    2021

    Perenti consolidates its expansion into Canada with the award of a contract for underground mining at the Red Chris Project in British Columbia

    Perenti subsidiary AMS awarded its largest ever surface mining contract at the Motheo Project in Botswana

    Perenti launches idoba, its technology driven service offering

    (December) Perenti divests mineral assaying Business MinAnalytical to ALS for $43.6 million

  • 2022

    2022

    (May) Perenti divests oil and gas equipment supplier Well Control Solutions

    Perenti subsidiary Barminco wins extensions to its Cowal contract, its first ever contract in New South Wales

  • 2023

    2023

    Perenti acquires leading global drilling company DDH1 Ltd and its brands DDH1, Ranger Drilling, Strike Drilling and Swick Mining Services making it one of the largest drilling contractors globally.

Safety & sustainability underpins
everything we do

At Perenti, we recognise the critical role we must play in helping the world transition to a more sustainable future.

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