Latest Gold Exploration News

Yandal Resources is ramping up its 2026 exploration campaign in the Yandal Greenstone Belt, leveraging a $14.7 million cash reserve and new infrastructure to expand discoveries at Arrakis, Flushing Meadows, and Mt McClure.

Arika Resources has won a $211,000 government grant to fund deep diamond drilling targeting high-grade extensions at the historic Cosmopolitan Gold Mine in WA’s Kookynie district. The drilling aims to unlock a large, underexplored mineral system with parallels to major regional deposits.

Golden Dragon Mining has reported strong first-pass drilling results at its Behring Bore prospect within the Cue Gold Project, intersecting high-grade gold near surface and completing a follow-up drilling program with assays pending.

Catalina Resources’ latest drilling campaign confirms a continuous gold mineralised corridor across its Central Yilgarn Projects, leading to the creation of the Palisade Gold Project and defining substantial Exploration Targets.

Dynamic Metals has confirmed gold mineralisation at around 300 metres depth at its Cognac West prospect, signalling potential for a vertically extensive system beneath previously shallow targets.

Premier1 Lithium is set to begin its first-ever drilling campaign at the Rochefort Gold Prospect, targeting a substantial gold-in-soil anomaly near a producing deposit in Western Australia’s Murchison region.

Tarrina Resources has validated historic high-grade gold mineralisation at its Christmas Gift project in NSW through initial diamond drilling results, revealing significant widths and grades that support further exploration.

Dreadnought Resources has reported some of the highest-grade gold intercepts yet at Metzke’s Find, extending mineralisation beyond its 2023 resource and setting the stage for a resource upgrade in July 2026.

Metal Hawk has obtained $175,000 in government co-funding to advance diamond drilling at its Leinster South Project, focusing on a structurally significant gold target.

Cosmo Metals has locked in a diamond drill rig to advance its high-impact program at the Kanowna Gold Project, targeting deep gold mineralisation near the Fitzroy Fault with government co-funding.

Avira Resources has cleared all major regulatory and heritage hurdles to kick off a 4,500-metre RC drilling campaign at its high-grade Mt Cattlin Gold Project, aiming for a maiden resource estimate by year-end.

Gorilla Gold Mines has uncovered a new high-grade gold lode at the Sovereign Deposit within its Comet Vale Gold Project, intersecting 9.3m at 20.6g/t Au in a previously untested footwall position. This discovery adds a fresh dimension to the North Kalgoorlie Hub’s 1.2Moz resource base and accelerates the company’s exploration momentum.