Energold Drilling Corp. reported operating results for 2017. For mineral drilling in general, there was a sharp increase in activity in 2017 which is expected to continue well into 2018. Total meters drilled in 2017 were almost 295,000 compared to 231,747 in 2016, an increase of more than 27%. Mineral drilling meters was greater in 2017 than any year since 2013, when the Company drilled an almost identical number of meters. The speed of the recovery in mineral exploration appears to be continuing through 2018 with indications of strong demand in the first half of 2018 in particular.