Latest Drill Campaigns News

WA1 Resources has significantly increased the indicated resource at its Luni Niobium Project to 93 Mt at 1.32% Nb2O5, backed by A$131 million in cash and progressing key development workstreams including permitting and metallurgical testwork.

Barton Gold’s recent drilling at the Challenger Gold Project confirms new open-pittable mineralisation at Challenger South-Southwest and Challenger 3, underpinning potential resource upgrades and a low-risk mill restart.

49 Metals has secured eight additional patented mining claims at its Gold Mountain Project in Nevada, enhancing operational flexibility and exploration potential without extra expenditure.

88 Energy is gearing up to drill its Augusta-1 exploration well in Alaska’s North Slope, targeting a stacked oil resource estimated at 133.7 million barrels gross unrisked. The company has secured key operational assets and is progressing farm-out talks to share drilling risks ahead of the planned Q1 2027 spud.

Cazaly Resources has delivered upgraded assay results confirming high-grade gold mineralisation extending beyond 200m depth at the Goongarrie Gold Project, with multiple shoots open at depth and along strike.

Prospect Resources has updated its Mumbezhi Copper Project Mineral Resource Estimate, boosting tonnage by 20% to 208.1 million tonnes and doubling gold resources to 262,100 ounces. The project now boasts tier-1 copper grades comparable to Zambia’s top mines, with Phase 3 drilling underway to expand resources further.

GBM Resources has reported high-grade gold intersections outside the current 309 deposit resource at its Twin Hills project, reinforcing the potential for resource growth and advancing development plans.

Ordell Minerals has strategically expanded its Barimaia Gold Project near Mount Magnet by acquiring three new tenements highly prospective for granodiorite intrusions. This move broadens the exploration scope ahead of a substantial 15,000m drilling campaign scheduled through mid-2026.

Meeka Metals has expanded gold mineralisation at its Rosapenna target within the Fairway shear zone, pushing the strike length to 670 metres and confirming the area’s exploration upside in the Murchison Gold Project.

Carnavale Resources has lifted its Kookynie Gold Project Mineral Resource Estimate by 2.5% to 120,000 ounces at 4.4 g/t, with a significant upgrade to Measured resources that reduces early-stage mining risk.

Cosmo Metals has launched the diamond drilling phase at its Kanowna Gold Project near Kalgoorlie, focusing on a 400m deep hole co-funded by the WA Government to test key structural gold targets.

Marimaca Copper’s 2026 drilling campaign at Pampa Medina reveals multiple stacked high-grade copper mantos, reinforcing the deposit’s scale and continuity across oxide and sulphide zones.