Latest Diamond Drilling News

Encounter Resources (ASX:ENR) has reported a major 83% increase in the Green deposit’s inferred niobium resource at its Aileron project, lifting the combined inferred mineral resource by 54%. Meanwhile, copper-gold drilling advances in the Paterson Province as the company targets Havieron-style systems.

Riedel Resources has confirmed high-grade gold and silver at its Kingman Project with new drilling results and advanced exploration plans, while moving to acquire controlling interests in two large Western Australian gold projects backed by a $2.5 million equity raise.

Terra Metals has unveiled a significant platinum group metal sulfide system at its Southwest Prospect within the Dante Project, backed by robust assay results and a strong cash position following a recent $85 million capital raise.

Minerals Exploration Limited (ASX/NZX: MEX) has revealed wide gold mineralisation from its maiden drilling at the Scotia Prospect, while ongoing drilling at Jubilee confirms deeper structures. High-grade assays at Invincible set the stage for maiden drilling there.

Resolution Minerals is set to kick off a major 13,700-metre diamond drilling program at its Golden Gate project in Idaho, aiming to expand gold discoveries and delineate tungsten mineralisation near historical workings.

Green & Gold Minerals completed the Herberton Conductor Metals Project acquisition, unveiling high-grade copper, silver, indium, and rare earth discoveries while maintaining a strong cash position for 2026 exploration.

Asara Resources has reported robust drilling results at its flagship Kada Gold Project in Guinea, confirming extensions to mineralisation and expanding the resource footprint. The company is also progressing regional exploration and advancing a key acquisition, maintaining a solid cash position to fund ongoing work.

Rimfire Pacific Mining has boosted its Murga Scandium Deposit resource by 300% to 56.1Mt at 138ppm Sc, expanding its global scandium inventory to 10.6Kt Sc. The company also secured full ownership of the Rabbit Trap Scandium Project and confirmed historic gold-antimony mineralisation at Broken Hill.

Godolphin Resources has raised A$2.5 million through a discounted share placement to fund a 2,500m diamond drilling program and metallurgical test work at its Lewis Ponds project, aiming to expand its JORC resource and advance development.

Fin Resources has secured full ownership of the Cabin Lake Gold Project and delivered promising high-grade gold intercepts in maiden drilling, supported by integrated geophysical surveys. The company raised A$3.75 million to fund ongoing exploration and announced key board changes.

AusQuest has kicked off its maiden Reverse Circulation drilling at the Playa Kali IOCG copper-gold project, aiming to test targets akin to the nearby Mina Justa deposit, with follow-up drilling planned at the Lantana porphyry target and ongoing activity at Cangallo.

Titan Minerals boosts its Dynasty Gold Project resource to 3.9 million ounces of gold and 26.1 million ounces of silver, driven by extensive drilling at Cerro Verde and discovery of porphyry mineralisation at Kaliman. A major 30,000m drilling campaign is planned for 2026 alongside advancing feasibility studies.