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Demand for Major Drilling’s specialized services is now recovering. Meanwhile, Computer Modelling is benefiting from expanding oil and gas drilling in response to overall higher energy prices. We think there are still gains ahead for both stocks. MAJOR DRILLING, $8.04, is a buy. This large contract driller (Toronto symbol MDI; TSINetwork: Speculative) (majordrilling.com; Shares outstanding: 83.0 million; Market cap: $667.3 million; No dividends paid) mainly serves the mining industry. In the quarter ended July 31, 2023, revenue fell slightly, to $198.9 million from $199.8 million a year earlier. Increased activity from copper, lithium, silver and nickel customers offset reduced work for junior gold exploration companies. More specifically, revenue in the Canada-U.S. region decreased 9.9% to $101.5 million. South and Central American revenue increased by 8.6% to $51.6 million for the quarter. Asian and African operations reported revenue of $45.8 million, which is up 15.1% from a year earlier. Along with the lower overall revenue, Major Drilling reported lower profits. The company made $21.8 million, or $0.26 a share…