18 / 12 / 2019
Back to where it all began
For our final ’50 years and spinning’ post of the year, we take you back to where it all began. This classic image of Pete Mitchell and his brother was taken in the late 1960’s, drilling water bores near Kingaroy, Queensland. We hope you’ve enjoyed these images from the past and of ‘simpler’ times in […]
10 / 12 / 2019
Safety Success – Beating the Heat Hangover
Mitchell Services has partnered with Dr Matt Brearley, Australia’s pre-eminent occupational heat stress consultant, to help us understand conditions at our drill sites that may lead to a ‘heat hangover’. Research has shown that a ‘heat hangover’ develops when you get warm for too long (increased core body temperature) and finish the shift not feeling […]
02 / 12 / 2019
Drilling deep for the mines of tomorrow
With the majority of global drilling budgets going toward brownfield expansion of operating mine sites, true greenfield discovery has slowed in recent years. Rig #1270 is part of one such greenfield project – a deep mud rotary and diamond drilling program near Boulia in Far North West Queensland. As the mine life and ore grades […]
27 / 11 / 2019
Annual General Meeting
Mitchell Services’ Annual General Meeting was conducted this morning in Brisbane. Great to see a lot of our shareholders in attendance to hear Executive Chairman Nathan Mitchell and CEO Andrew Elf present. We’re proud of the results achieved in FY19 and look forward to continued success in FY20.