Major Drilling Group International Inc. to Release First Quarter Results for Fiscal 2018

Management to Conduct Webcast/Conference Call on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 9:00am EDT

MONCTON, Aug. 23, 2017 - Major Drilling Group International Inc. (TSX:MDI) (the “Company”) today reported that it will release its first quarter results, ended July 31, 2017, on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 after the markets have closed.


Webcast/Conference Call Details

Denis Larocque, President & Chief Executive Officer, and David Balser, Chief Financial Officer, invite you to participate in a webcast/conference call on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern to discuss the Company’s first quarter results for fiscal 2018.

To access the webcast, which includes a slide presentation, please go to the investors/webcasts section of the Major Drilling website at www.majordrilling.com and click on the link. Please note that this is listen-only mode.

To participate in the conference call please dial 416-340-2216 and ask for Major Drilling’s first quarter results conference call. To ensure your participation, please call in approximately five minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call.

For those unable to participate, a taped rebroadcast will be available approximately one hour after completion of the call until midnight, Thursday, September 21, 2017. To access the rebroadcast, dial 905-694-9451 and enter the passcode 7151741#. The webcast will also be archived for one year and can be accessed on the Major Drilling website (www.majordrilling.com).

Major Drilling’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday, September 8, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern at the TMX Broadcast Centre, Gallery, The Exchange Tower, 130 King Street West, Toronto Ontario.

For further information, please contact Chantal Melanson by telephone (506) 857-8636 or by e-mail Chantal.Melanson@majordrilling.com


About Major Drilling Group International Inc.

Major Drilling Group International Inc. is one of the world’s largest drilling services companies primarily serving the mining industry. Major Drilling maintains field operations and offices in Canada, the United States, Mexico, South America, Asia, Africa and Europe. Major Drilling provides all types of drilling services including surface and underground coring, directional, reverse circulation, sonic, geotechnical, environmental, water-well, coal-bed methane, shallow gas, underground percussive/longhole drilling, surface drill and blast, and a variety of drilling-related mine services.