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ABOUT US
Equator Drilling is a private, small-medium sized mineral focused drilling contractor, which provides exploration drilling services to the African resource sector. It is owned and managed by highly experienced field operatives and technicians, who have a well-developed understanding of the challenges and parameters of effective remote project management on the African continent. Despite the abundance of services providers in the industry, there remains a current market demand for a well-equipped and competent technical offering, with added emphasis on client-contractor integrity as well as human safety and environmental responsibility.


Through affiliate Group companies and diverse business sector initiative’s, Equator Drilling has the capacity to follow a broad operational footprint on the African continent, with specific reference to South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Angola. Our business model allows us to establish in-country business entities and operational bases before bringing in premium technical and support equipment and teams of qualified management, technical and operations personnel.

Within our operational jurisdictions, we give careful consideration to the laws, fiscal policies and customs of the Governments and the local people. We also aim to benefit local suppliers and service providers who are able to participate directly in our operations and/or supply chains.

MANAGEMENT
Bruce Olivier, Managing Director

Bruce is a founding Director of Equator Drilling and currently bases himself out of Nairobi. Prior to the establishment of Equator Drilling, Bruce has been involved in the exploration and resource drilling industry for the past nine years, and held various senior Management and Directorship positions with a leading Sub-Saharan drilling contractor. Bruce has extensive experience throughout the African continent, and has led field teams which facilitate and project manage 24hour drilling programs in remote locations, and in multiple jurisdictions spanning the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique. In Mozambique, he set up and established a successful drilling business subsidiary and operation. Bruce is also a trained game ranger and previously worked for one of the largest ecotourism groups in Africa.



Werner Kotzee, Country Manager – Mozambique

Werner started his career as a driller and progressed to the position of Site Manager for a leading Pan-African drilling company. He has operated in several jurisdictions including South Africa, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ivory Coast, Mozambique and Namibia. As well as working on a number of different types of drilling rigs, the minerals he has drilled for include gold, copper, iron ore, platinum, zinc, coal and graphite. Werner joined the company in 2015 and has taken on the role of Fleet and Asset Manager. He oversees the allocation, maintenance and deployment of all machinery and equipment resources. He also plays a pivotal role in the procurement of new assets. He now oversees all Mozambican projects from the ED operation’s base in Pemba.



Robert Silubonde, Finance Manager – Mozambique

Robert is the Finance Manager of Equator Drilling SA a subsidiary of Maris Africa Limited. A Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA), he also holds a Bachelor of Accounts (Hons) degree from University of Zimbabwe and Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting (Hons) degree from Oxford Brookes University. With over 14 years experience, previously, he worked as the Finance Manager at Mimosa Platinum Mine and as a Project Accountant at Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO Steel), where he spearheaded the project on farming implements manufacturing.





Sam Stewart, Country Manager – DRC

Sam is currently heading up Equator Drilling’s operations in the DRC, whilst also looking to establish new commercial opportunities for the company in the Great Lakes region. He has managed remote exploration projects in Kenya and Mozambique and first started with Equator Drilling back in 2014. He decided to move out to Africa after graduating from the University of Bristol in the UK. Sam speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish, as well as French to a basic level.