Latest Diamond Drilling News

MetalsGrove Mining has raised $2.7 million through an oversubscribed placement to kickstart exploration at its Central West Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire, aiming to unlock value in a prolific gold belt.

Brightstar Resources has upgraded Mineral Resources at its Menzies Gold Project by 22%, significantly expanding its Indicated gold ounces and setting the stage for near-term mining development. The updated estimates underpin the upcoming Goldfields DFS 2.0 and a targeted Final Investment Decision in early 2026.

Verity Resources has wrapped up a major 10,860-metre drilling program at its Monument Gold Project, aiming to upgrade and expand its gold resource in Western Australia’s Laverton Goldfields.

Krakatoa Resources has reported strong visual antimony mineralisation from underground and surface drilling at its Zopkhito project in Georgia, extending the option period by 12 months to advance resource definition and transaction milestones.

Ore Resources Ltd has raised A$7.5 million through an oversubscribed equity placement to accelerate gold exploration at its Coolgardie and Randalls projects in Western Australia. The funds will underpin an expanded drilling program targeting key prospects in 2026.

Cauldron Energy has announced a significant new uranium discovery at its Manyingee North prospect, with high-grade mineralisation intersected in all recent drillholes, suggesting a substantial expansion of its Yanrey Uranium Project resource base.

Legacy Minerals Holdings has identified promising new silver targets at its Mt Carrington Project in NSW, securing approvals for an additional 3,500 metres of drilling to expand its substantial 115Moz silver equivalent resource.

Lightning Minerals Ltd is set to launch a fully funded Phase 2 drilling campaign at its Mt Turner Gold Project in Queensland, following Phase 1 success that revealed a large mineralised system along a 12km strike of the Drummer Fault.

Black Bear Minerals has initiated a focused diamond drilling program at its Shafter Silver Project in Texas, aiming to extend mineralisation beyond the current 17.6 million ounce resource estimate. The program also seeks to explore the project's multi-commodity potential amid rising strategic demand for silver.

Norfolk Metals has released promising initial assay results from its maiden drilling campaign at the Carmen Copper Project in Chile, confirming both shallow copper oxide and deeper sulphide mineralisation. These findings reinforce the project's potential for a JORC-compliant resource and set the stage for further exploration.

Dreadnought Resources has reported impressive high-grade results from recent drilling at its Stinger target, part of the Mangaroon Project in Western Australia, highlighting significant rare earths, niobium, titanium, scandium, and phosphate mineralisation.

Rand Mining has released a replacement exploration report for the East Kundana Joint Venture, highlighting new JORC disclosures and promising high-grade gold assay results from the Ambition prospect.