Daniël (Danie) Pretorius

Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Master Drilling

Daniël (Danie) Pretorius is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Master Drilling.

Master Drilling is a JSE-listed drilling services and equipment company that began in raise boring and now works on five continents. Its fleet is 151 raise bore rigs, 76 slim drilling rigs and one mobile tunnel boring rig.

In the job

  1. Master Drilling deferred its dividend decision for 2025 until there was more certainty on the consequences of global hostilities. Source

  2. Pretorius said the group aimed to commission a total autonomous drilling system before the end of 2026. Source

  3. Master Drilling reported mixed first-half results and said it would focus on improving fleet use, with raise boring use at about 64% and slim drilling at about 38%. Source

Career before

  1. Founder, Master Drilling

Sources

  1. masterdrilling.com
  2. engineeringnews.co.za
  3. engineeringnews.co.za
  4. miningweekly.com
  5. miningmx.com

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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