Latest Diamond Drilling News

Heavy Rare Earths Limited is set to commence a 2,500-metre maiden drilling campaign at its South Ridge tin prospect within the Prospect Hill Project, aiming to define a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate by late Q2 2026.

Strickland Metals reports robust gold intercepts from recent drilling at the Gradina Deposit within its Rogozna Project in Serbia, highlighting significant potential to expand the resource. The company is well-capitalised and gearing up for further exploration and resource updates.

Bayan Mining has submitted its Plan of Operations to the U.S. Forest Service, marking a key regulatory milestone ahead of its maiden 3,000m diamond drilling program at Bayan Springs South in Nevada. The company also expanded its land holdings by 13%, securing critical extensions of mineralised zones.

Brazilian Rare Earths Limited has unveiled new ultra-high-grade drilling results at its Monte Alto project, extending the mineralised footprint by approximately 350 metres and revealing a new parallel corridor of rare earth mineralisation.

Encounter Resources has reported significant new high-grade niobium and rare earth element intersections at its Green prospect, extending mineralisation over a 4km strike. The results support an updated resource estimate and ongoing project development in Western Australia’s West Arunta region.

Benz Mining Corp is set to accelerate exploration at its Glenburgh Gold Project with over 250,000 metres of drilling planned in 2026, backed by a strong A$94 million cash position. The company’s geological work has redefined Glenburgh into a district-scale system with three major gold camps, including a newly identified growth front.

Trek Metals has raised $15 million through a strongly supported share placement to fund a major drilling campaign at its promising Kuro manganese discovery in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.

Lincoln Minerals is sharpening its focus on copper exploration with a renewed push at its Minbrie Project and new collaborations targeting base metals and graphite markets.

Golden Horse Minerals has kicked off its 2026 drilling campaign at Hopes Hill with visible gold intersected in the first diamond hole, prompting an accelerated and expanded drilling program.

Olympio Metals has intersected multiple visible gold occurrences in its latest diamond drilling at the Paquin prospect within the Bousquet Gold Project, reinforcing the site’s promising potential ahead of assay results expected in March 2026.

Iceni Gold has reported anomalous copper, zinc, and lead in its deepest drill hole at the Welcome Creek Project, signalling promising mineralisation in the Officer Basin. While the main geophysical target remains untested due to drill deviation, the findings open new avenues for exploration.

Impact Minerals has commenced diamond drilling at its Commonwealth Gold-Silver Project in NSW, aiming to expand known resources and explore promising copper targets under a joint venture with Kuniko Limited.