The diamond core drilling market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• In recent times, there has been a robust expansion in the diamond core drilling market. Its magnitude will surge from $2.27 billion in 2024 to $2.44 billion in 2025, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4%.
The historical period's growth could be credited to a surge in mineral exploration, development of construction and infrastructure, widened scope of the mining industry, environmental norms, and geological studies and research.
The diamond core drilling market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market for diamond core drilling is projected to experience robust growth in the upcoming years, anticipated to expand to a market value of $3.02 billion by 2029 with an average annual growth of 5.5%.
This growth within the forecasted period is likely to be driven by factors such as renewable energy exploration, rising demand for rare earth elements, urban growth and infrastructural development, concentrated efforts on deep-sea mining, and worldwide water management. Key trends that will shape the market in this forecast period include technological innovations, regulatory measures concerning the environment and sustainability, as well as automation and robotics.
The surge in mining activities is predicted to boost the diamond core drilling market's progression. Mining activities entail the extraction and processing of precious minerals or other geological materials ffrom the earth for a range of industrial usages, such as energy generation, manufacturing, among others. The expansion in mining activities is in response to the growing worldwide demand for metals and minerals, spurred by economic growth, urbanisation, and resource needs. Diamond core drilling offers precise and accurate drilling methods, yielding clean and clearly defined core samples, which are beneficial for applications requiring high accuracy levels, such as mineral exploration and mining, as well as geotechnical and environmental site investigations. For example, as per the Australian Bureau of Statistics, a government agency based in Australia, the mining industry saw growth in critical metrics during the fiscal year 2021–22, with EBITDA increasing by 32.7% ($54.3 billion) after a 4.9% ($7.7 billion) increase in 2020–21. Furthermore, there was a significant rise in the mining industry's value-added (IVA), with an increase of 29.5% ($64.6 billion) after a 4.4% ($9.2 billion) rise in 2020–21. Thus, the surge in mining activities is fuelling the diamond core drilling market's progression.
The diamond core drilling market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Operational Type: Hand Type Drill, Rig-operated
2) By Drilling Type: Rotary Drilling, Wireline Drilling
3) By Drilling Technique: Stitch Drilling, Underwater Diamond Drilling, Surface Drilling, Underground Drilling
4) By End-Use: Construction, Mining
Subsegments:
1) By Hand Type Drill: Manual Handheld Drills, Battery-Operated Handheld Drills
2) By Rig-Operated: Truck-Mounted Rigs, Track-Mounted Rigs, Skid-Mounted Rigs, Portable Rigs
Prominent entities in the diamond core drilling industry are concentrating on upgrading drilling products, like the high-efficiency core drilling system, to offer a robust, effective, and user-centric coring resolution for vast diameter drilling applications. The high-efficiency core drilling system is a distinct tool which precisely extracts cylindrical samples from materials with minimal energy consumption. For instance, AGP Power Tools, a company based in Taiwan, introduced the AGP DM20 High-Frequency Coring Motor and QS600 Drill Stand in August 2024. This system incorporates high-frequency motor technology with a comprehensive digital interface, which allows extensive speed regulation without gears, and function on single-phase power for simple jobsite usage. Its improved efficiency coupled with the swift-release QS600 drill stand make it a potent, user-friendly answer for large-diameter coring, guaranteeing improved convenience and potency.
Major companies operating in the diamond core drilling market are:
• Robert Bosch GmbH
• Atlas Copco AB
• Sandvik AB
• Hilti Corporation
• Husqvarna AB
• Epiroc AB
• Granite Construction Inc.
• Tyrolit Group
• Boart Longyear Ltd.
• Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
• Shibuya Company Ltd.
• Master Drilling Group Ltd.
• Mincon Group PLC
• Ramset
• Di-Corp
• B+Btec GmbH
• Rockdril
• Albert Roller GmbH
• DUSS Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
• Eibenstock Positron Elektrowerk Pvt
• Geomachine Oy
• LISSMAC Maschinenbau GmbH
• WEKA Elektrowerkzeuge KG
• MASSENZA Drilling Rigs Srl
• Controls S.p.A
• KERN-DEUDIAM Diamantwerkzeuge und Maschinen GmbH
• APC Drilling & Constructions Private Limited
• Golz GmbH
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the diamond core drilling market in 2024. The regions covered in the diamond core drilling market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.