Latest Directional Drilling News

Everest Metals has won a competitive co-funded drilling grant from the WA Government, boosting its Mt Dimer Gold Project exploration with up to $90,000 in support. This funding will underpin a targeted drilling campaign in early 2026 aimed at expanding known gold and base metal mineralisation.

Enterprise Metals reports encouraging preliminary gold assay results from its recent drilling at the Vulcan Prospect within the Doolgunna Project, highlighting significant near-surface mineralisation and potential for a substantial gold deposit.

Dynamic Metals has won a $175,000 co-funding grant from the WA Government to advance diamond drilling at its promising Cognac West gold and copper prospect, part of the Widgiemooltha Project.

Western Mines Group has been awarded a $180,000 government grant to fund further drilling at its Mulga Tank nickel project, targeting a promising komatiite mineral system. This funding supports the company’s ongoing exploration efforts to delineate a significant nickel sulphide deposit in Western Australia.

FMR Resources has initiated a 4,000-metre maiden diamond drilling program at the Southern Porphyry target within its Llahuin Project joint venture with Southern Hemisphere Mining in Chile. This program aims to validate geophysical models and explore a potentially large porphyry copper system.

FMR Resources has initiated a significant 4,000-metre diamond drilling program at its Southern Porphyry target within the Llahuin Project JV in Chile, aiming to validate a large porphyry copper system. Assay results from the first drillhole are expected within weeks, marking a pivotal step in the company’s exploration journey.

FMR Resources has awarded a drilling contract to Big Bear Drilling for a maiden 4,000-metre diamond drilling campaign targeting a large copper porphyry system in Chile’s Llahuin Project. The program aims to unlock the potential of four high-priority targets using advanced directional drilling techniques.

FMR Resources has awarded a drilling contract to Big Bear Drilling for a 4,000-metre maiden diamond drilling campaign targeting a large copper porphyry system at its Llahuin Project in Chile. The program aims to unlock the potential of four high-priority targets using advanced directional drilling techniques.

Strata Minerals has initiated its inaugural diamond drilling program at the Penny South Gold Project in Western Australia, supported by a co-funded deep drill hole from the WA Government. This marks a pivotal step in exploring extensions of gold mineralisation near the high-grade Penny Mine.

Platina Resources reported steady progress across multiple Western Australian gold projects in the June 2025 quarter, balancing promising drill results with operational hurdles and a solid cash position.

Global Lithium Resources has unveiled promising diamond drilling results at its Marble Bar Project, intersecting altered granodiorite with anomalous gold assays including a standout 5.07g/t Au over 1m. These findings bolster the case for a significant intrusive-related gold system in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

Caprice Resources has reported outstanding high-grade gold intercepts from its Phase 3 drilling at the Island Gold Project, confirming significant extensions of mineralisation and setting the stage for a maiden resource estimate.