Latest Air Core Drilling News

TechGen Metals has outlined a funded exploration campaign spanning gold, copper and silver targets, with about A$3 million in pro forma cash and several assays due through late 2026. The strongest potential catalyst is John Bull, where step-out drilling could support a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate if results are positive.

Cullen Resources has confirmed shallow gold, silver and copper anomalies at its Lila and Cleanthes prospects in Western Australia, including a 1m result grading 2.42 g/t gold with 2,610 ppm copper. The reconnaissance results support deeper follow-up drilling, but stop well short of defining a mineral resource or economic discovery.

Auris Minerals has identified potential strike extensions to gold mineralisation at Jacques East and returned further anomalous results at Frenchys South from 22 air core holes. The more decisive test now shifts to more than 100 one-metre samples intended to reveal whether the composite grades conceal higher-grade, nuggety zones.

North Stawell Minerals has used a conference presentation to position Darlington and Darlington West as its leading tests of the Stawell gold model, while outlining a broader Victorian exploration pipeline. The company stresses that the drilling results and resource figures presented have been previously reported, making follow-up work rather than a fresh discovery the key investor question.

Exultant Mining has reported its first consolidated annual results since listing, recording a $1.526 million loss and holding $3.50 million in cash at 30 June 2026. Exploration has advanced across Black Hammer and Peak View, but the company remains dependent on future funding and assay results to justify its portfolio.

Ordell Minerals has completed about 25,000 metres of drilling at its Barimaia gold project and begun a further 14,000-metre campaign aimed at delivering a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate for McNabs East in the December 2026 quarter. The exploration push comes as the pre-revenue company reports an increased annual loss but a stronger $8.2 million cash balance after equity raisings.

Dundas Minerals has locked in Exploration Licence E38/4002, securing the 5km Bloodwood gold anomaly within its Romano Project in Western Australia. Historical drilling highlights promising gold grades, setting the stage for systematic exploration pending heritage approvals.

Tarrina Resources' Phase 1 drilling at Christmas Gift reveals potential VMS-style zinc and copper mineralisation alongside high-grade gold, broadening the project's exploration scope.

Antipa Minerals has expanded gold-copper-lead-silver mineralisation at its Tim’s Dome target over more than a kilometre of strike, advancing diamond drilling to test a large untested electromagnetic conductor.

West Cobar Metals is broadening its scandium exploration at Salazar by adding the Benriach Prospect to its Q4 2026 air-core drilling program, aiming to tap near-surface scandium enrichment and higher-grade zones within its existing resource.

Xpedra Resources has unveiled its deepest drilling results at the Springfield Gold Deposit in NSW, confirming broad, continuous gold mineralisation over 400 metres of strike and extending the deposit's known depth.

North Stawell Minerals (ASX:NSM) sharpens its focus on replicating the multi-million ounce Stawell Gold Mine, unveiling an 87,300-ounce Wildwood resource and a pipeline of high-grade targets along the Darlington-Caledonia trend in Victoria.