These Resources partners are solid buys

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Demand for Major Drilling’s specialized services has now recovered. 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, $8.98, is a buy. This large contract driller (Toronto symbol MDI; TSINetwork: Speculative) (majordrilling.com; Shares outstanding: 82.1 million; Market cap: $752.0 million; No dividends paid) is a large industry player, mainly serving the mining industry. In the quarter ended October 31, 2023, the company’s revenue rose 2.6%, to $207.0 million from $201.7 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 5.7% to $106.7 million. South and Central American revenue increased by 25.9% to $52.5 million for the quarter. And Asian and African operations reported revenue of $47.8 million, which was up 1.9%. Major Drilling reported slightly higher profits in the latest quarter. It made $23.7 million, or $0.29…