Latest Gold Exploration News

Maritana Minerals has launched a Phase 2 drilling campaign at its Burbanks Gold Project, aiming to deepen and expand its high-grade resource to support future mining and ore delivery to Black Swan.

Arika Resources has delivered a robust set of shallow gold intercepts at its Yundamindra Gold Project, confirming mineralisation continuity over a 2.5km strike and uncovering multiple new lodes with significant expansion potential.

Industrial Minerals Ltd (ASX: IND) is set to acquire the Laverton Gold Portfolio, a drill-ready 205km² package in a prolific WA gold district, backed by a $3 million capital raise and board changes aimed at accelerating exploration.

Terrain Minerals has launched a substantial induced polarisation survey at its Smokebush Gold Project, aiming to identify new gold-bearing structures akin to the Lightning discovery within untested ground. Results are due alongside a maiden resource estimate in July 2026.

PLC Resources (ASX:PLC) is set to start its first reverse circulation drilling at the Rochefort Gold Prospect in Western Australia’s Murchison region, targeting a strong gold anomaly near a producing deposit.

Catalyst Metals reports a 75% expansion of the high-grade underground gold zone at Cinnamon, challenging existing geological models and supporting plans for increased production from the Plutonic Gold Belt.

MetalsGrove Mining has defined two extensive gold anomalous trends at its Fifty-Five Prospect in Côte d’Ivoire, setting the stage for infill sampling and auger drilling during the upcoming wet season.

Auravelle Metals is gearing up for a new Reverse Circulation drilling campaign at its Nuckulla Hill Gold Project, targeting extensions of high-grade mineralisation at Sheoak and early-stage targets at Sheoak East. The program builds on promising results and refined geological insights from recent aeromagnetic surveys.

Orbminco is set to begin a 2,500m drilling program at Majestic North aimed at upgrading inferred resources, testing structural controls on high-grade gold, and probing for primary mineralisation beneath the deposit.

Koonenberry Gold (ASX:KNB) has significantly expanded gold mineralisation at its Sunnyside Prospect within the Enmore Project, NSW, extending continuity over +200m strike and to depths exceeding 415m, including broad intervals and high-grade shoots.

Turaco Gold has delivered strong drilling results at its Afema Gold Project, extending mineralisation and supporting resource growth ahead of the June 2026 Pre-Feasibility Study.

S2 Resources has confirmed and expanded a broad corridor of gold and multielement soil anomalies north of the historic Wedderburn gold field, highlighting intrusion-related mineralisation potential at its Yeungroon project.