Latest Diamond Drilling News

Olympio Metals has reported a surge in gold grades from its Phase 2 drilling at the Paquin Prospect within the Bousquet Gold Project, Quebec, delivering 36 new significant intercepts including a standout 3.8m at 5.03 g/t Au and reinforcing the bonanza-grade potential first revealed in March.

Yandal Resources has mobilised multiple rigs to its Ironstone Well-Barwidgee Gold Project, advancing extensional drilling at the Arrakis discovery and preparing for diamond drilling at Flushing Meadows, underpinning a busy 2026 exploration calendar.

Great Southern Mining (ASX:GSN) is set to restart diamond drilling at its Edinburgh Park joint venture in northern Queensland, focusing on the Mt Dillon target where a significant induced polarization anomaly suggests a large intrusive-related gold system.

Koonenberry Gold has extended gold mineralisation at its Enmore Project to over 415m depth, with visible gold spotted in multiple drill holes and promising results from wide-spaced RC drilling at Hand in Hand. The company maintains a strong cash position to fund ongoing exploration across its NSW portfolio.

Haranga Resources has kicked off a 4,000-metre Phase 3 reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Ibel South Gold Project in Senegal, aiming to extend high-grade gold mineralisation down dip and test new anomalies along a largely untested 5km corridor.

West Coast Silver has pinpointed a fresh high-priority conductive anomaly 50 metres east and 110 metres below the Elizabeth Hill Mine using Down Hole Electromagnetic surveying. The company is swiftly moving to drill test this target, which aligns with historic high-grade silver intercepts and could expand the resource base.

Great Divide Mining’s joint venture partner Dart Mining confirms broad, shallow gold mineralisation at the Banshee Prospect, highlighting potential underestimation in historic drilling and advancing resource definition efforts.

Dart Mining NL has confirmed broadening gold mineralisation at its Coonambula project in Central Queensland, with recent diamond drilling assays revealing promising shallow intercepts that could reshape the economic potential of the Banshee prospect.

Midas Minerals has raised $28 million through a heavily supported placement to fund expanded drilling and feasibility studies at its Otavi project in Namibia. The capital boost lifts the company’s cash reserves to approximately $33 million, underpinning an aggressive exploration push.

Argent Minerals has reported a landmark 133.1m intercept averaging 72.4 g/t silver equivalent from near surface at its Kempfield Project, including a stunning visible gold assay that deepens the resource by 80 metres and underscores its polymetallic potential.

Barton Gold has wrapped up diamond and reverse circulation drilling at its Challenger Gold Project, advancing a Definitive Feasibility Study targeting a low-risk Stage 1 open pit operation by the second half of 2026.

Stellar Resources has pushed its Heemskirk Tin Project closer to development readiness, reporting a 41% increase in the Queen Hill resource and uncovering new high-grade tin mineralisation below the Severn deposit. The company also secured a key tailings facility agreement and maintains a strong cash position amid volatile tin prices.