Latest Gold Exploration News

Leeuwin Metals has rapidly transformed into a formidable Western Australian gold explorer by acquiring the Marda Gold Project, completing its maiden drilling program, and securing $3.25 million in fresh capital. Historical data and early drilling hint at significant high-grade gold potential.

Far Northern Resources has secured approval for a major drilling program at Bridge Creek and submitted a renewal for its Empire mining lease, maintaining a robust cash position after modest exploration spending in Q1 2025.

BPM Minerals has reported encouraging assay results from its recent drilling programs at the Louie Prospect and Claw Gold Project, reinforcing the potential for economic gold resources in Western Australia. The company maintains a solid cash position of approximately A$2 million as it prepares for further exploration.

Trek Metals has confirmed that its high-grade gold intercepts at the Christmas Creek Project are close to true width, supported by down-hole televiewer surveys and visible gold in drill chips, prompting a fast-tracked drilling program backed by a $3.5 million capital raise.

Platina Resources has completed diamond drilling at its Xanadu Deeps gold target and is gearing up for further aircore drilling at Challa and Beete projects, maintaining a strong cash position of A$11.77 million.

Aurum Resources reports exceptional high-grade gold intercepts from its Boundiali and BM tenements, advances a 100,000m drilling campaign, and completes key tenement acquisitions to underpin a Pre-Feasibility Study in Côte d'Ivoire.

Asara Resources has raised $2.3 million to advance exploration at its flagship Kada Gold Project in Guinea, appointed Matthew Sharples as CEO, and awarded a major drilling contract to Capital Drilling Guinea-SA. The company also completed the sale of non-core Burkina Faso assets, signaling a sharpened focus on its core gold interests.

Javelin Minerals has wrapped up its inaugural drilling campaign at the Eureka Gold Project near Kalgoorlie, targeting resource expansion with assay results expected in early May. The company is advancing plans for near-term mining of a significant portion of its indicated resource.

eMetals Limited has completed initial field activities at its Busia Gold Project in Uganda, with soil and rock chip sampling underway and results pending. The company also reports ongoing exploration potential at its Mubende Gold Project and maintains a robust cash balance of nearly $3 million.

Sunshine Metals has launched a targeted reverse circulation drilling program at Liontown to upgrade shallow oxide gold and silver resources and advance metallurgical studies, aiming to fast-track development amid strong gold prices.

Venus Metals Corporation has initiated a targeted RC drilling program at its Sandstone Bellchambers Gold Project aiming to upgrade and expand its existing gold resource. The company is also advancing mining lease applications and negotiating potential sales agreements to position the project for future development.

Strata Minerals Limited reports encouraging results from its maiden drilling program at the Penny South Gold Project, revealing extensions of key mineralised structures and securing a government co-funded grant to advance deeper diamond drilling.