Latest Gold Exploration News

Dreadnought Resources has identified a substantial 15-kilometre gold-in-soil anomaly along the Minga Bar shear at its Mangaroon Gold Project, extending known mineralisation zones and setting the stage for targeted drilling by early 2027.

Patronus Resources’ first modern drilling at Davies No.2 in the Northern Territory yields significant shallow gold intercepts, validating historical data and setting the stage for expanded exploration across the Golden Dyke area.

Black Horse Mining Limited completed an $8 million IPO and acquired an 80% stake in the Mt Egerton Gold Project holder. The company reported a $5.87 million loss for FY26, driven by exploration costs and significant share-based payments.

Beacon Minerals has delivered robust diamond drilling results at its Iguana deposit, confirming significant high-grade gold mineralisation and enhancing the geological model ahead of a resource update planned for Q1 FY26/27.

GoldArc Resources has delivered its strongest gold intercept at Mt Stirling Well, reinforcing high-grade continuity and advancing mine planning under a fully funded drilling program.

Aureka Limited has reported multiple visible gold intercepts near surface in diamond drill hole NED035 at its Comstock Project Walkers Zone, reinforcing the prospect’s high-grade potential ahead of first production. Assay results are pending as infill drilling continues to support resource upgrade plans.

Augustus Minerals has unveiled high-grade gold assays up to 19.5g/t from its June drilling at the Music Well Gold Project, setting the stage for targeted follow-up drilling to explore higher-grade vein zones.

Elk Range Mining (ASX: ELK) has kicked off its first-ever 2,850-metre diamond drilling campaign at the Friday Gold Mine in Idaho, aiming to confirm historical high-grade gold and expand resource potential using existing infrastructure.

Cosmo Metals has reported promising assay results from diamond drilling at its Kanowna Gold Project, revealing a broad 14m mineralised zone at Laguna Verde and reinforcing continuity of gold mineralisation. Additional drilling at Don Alvaro suggests structural complexity along the Kanowna Shear, supporting further exploration.

Altair Minerals has kicked off Phase I diamond drilling at North Peters, part of a fully funded 75,000m exploration program across its Greater Oko gold project in Guyana. The initial 22,600m drilling phase targets high-grade gold mineralisation with plans to expand following assay results.

Dalaroo Metals has completed drill pad preparations at its Bondoukou Gold Ridge Project, setting the stage for a fully funded 12,000-metre maiden RC drilling campaign targeting three priority gold zones.

Flynn Gold is kicking off a 2,500m drilling campaign at its Brilliant Prospect in northeast Tasmania, aiming to convert promising trench assay results into a formal Mineral Resource and fast-track project development.