Little did Edmund J. (E.J.) Longyear know in 1890 when he sank his first diamond drill hole on the Minnesota Mesabi Range that he was starting something that over a century later would end up being the world’s leading provider of drilling services, drilling equipment, and performance tooling for mining and drilling companies globally. Boart Longyear has a rich history that has withstood the ups and downs of what we now know as the “cycles” in the industry.