Latest Drill Permitting News

OD6 Metals has extended its Rocket-Big Jim-Spar fluorspar corridor at Quinn in Nevada to approximately 700 metres, with six surface samples returning at least 97% CaF₂ and three reaching 99.9%. The results expand the project’s high-grade story, but remain based on selective rock-chip sampling rather than drilling.

OD6 Metals has significantly increased the Mammoth fluorspar target footprint at its Quinn Project in Nevada, revealing broad, high-grade mineralisation with assays up to 85.9% CaF2 and preparing for drilling to define the system's scale.

Koonenberry Gold has identified compelling drill-ready copper and gold targets at its Wilga Flats Project near Evolution Mining’s Cowal Gold Mine, with drilling set to begin after Dunedoo operations conclude.

True North Copper is expanding its Mt Oxide copper district with the Aquila-Chidna discovery now stretching over 2.3km, while progressing a prefeasibility study at Cloncurry due late 2026.

AusQuest’s latest diamond drilling at the Cangallo project in Peru pushes copper mineralisation down to at least 800 metres and reveals multiple higher-grade zones, reinforcing the scale of this emerging porphyry system.

S2 Resources is set to begin drilling at Warraweena in early October targeting gold and copper, while Loch Lilly prepares geophysical surveys and awaits drilling permits. Jillewarra drilling remains on hold pending regulatory and heritage approvals.

Powerhaus Uranium launches an IPO to raise up to A$10 million, aiming to accelerate uranium exploration in underexplored Argentine provinces and acquire a Canadian Athabasca Basin project. The company’s flagship Malbec Project shows promising early-stage results, with plans for extensive drilling and in-situ recovery methods.

Ozz Resources reported a $1.06 million loss for FY2025, deepening net liabilities and maintaining voluntary ASX suspension while advancing key exploration projects in Western Australia.

Sabre Resources has secured 4,000km2 of prime gold-copper ground near Tennant Creek and kicked off its maiden drilling campaign at Kurundi North, aiming to replicate world-class mineralisation.

Kali Metals has uncovered a substantial tin-tungsten mineralised system at its Mt Cudgewa Prospect in Victoria, with rock-chip assays up to 6% SnO2. The discovery advances exploration at the Tallangatta Project towards maiden drilling.

Lode Resources (ASX:LDR) delivered a maiden JORC Mineral Resource Estimate at Montezuma, revealing 8.2Moz AgEq of high-grade silver-antimony, alongside a new silver-zinc mineralisation system that broadens exploration potential.

Viking Mines has secured full permitting and contractor engagement for its maiden 63-hole drilling campaign at the Linka Tungsten Project in Nevada, alongside metallurgical testwork exceeding recovery targets and a strategic divestment of its First Hit Gold Project.