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The company has plans to move into new exploration areas, working through a 40,000-meter reverse circulation drilling program.

A latest look at what’s powering water, energy and infrastructure

As experienced drillers retire, a new generation is stepping up. Meet the students, educators, and industry leaders working to build the future of water well drilling through hands-on training, mentorship, and opportunity.

Jim Beath’s latest “A Driller’s Life” follows a Miami deep-well job, a jump to underground mining in Nevada, and the hard lessons that came with chasing bigger holes.

As PDAC 2026 concludes today, many participants are already turning their attention to exploration projects, financing decisions, and policy developments that were shaped during the week’s meetings in Toronto.

Growing demand from EVs, energy systems and technology is reshaping global mining priorities.

Re-mining won’t eliminate the need for new extraction altogether. But it could dramatically shrink mining’s footprint while tackling some of its most persistent environmental scars.

As wastewater volumes surge across West Texas, contaminated wells, rising underground pressure, and limited disposal options are forcing regulators and oil companies to rethink how drilling byproducts are handled.

The U.S. Department of Energy wants you to know one thing loud and clear: coal is not going quietly into the energy-transition night.