Matt Thurston

Matt Thurston started his career in 1982 as a drillers offsider before progressing to a senior driller and drilling operations management, and subsequently owning and managing his own underground drilling company. Prior to starting DDH1 Drilling, Mr Thurston was the national operations manager for a major international drilling company. He was also the recipient of the 2007 National Mining Industry award for innovation and safety in underground drilling. Mr Thurston is an accredited training assessor.