Latest Drill Permitting News

American West Metals is ramping up exploration and development at its West Desert Project in Utah, targeting critical metals like indium, molybdenum, and gallium amid supportive US government policies and tightening Chinese export controls.

Thunderbird Resources has entered a strategic option agreement with Mustang Energy, enabling Mustang to acquire up to 80% of two promising uranium projects in Canada’s Athabasca Basin while Thunderbird sharpens its focus on gold-antimony assets in New South Wales.

Core Energy Minerals has secured all necessary permits to launch its maiden aircore drilling campaign at the Cummins Uranium Project in South Australia, targeting a significant paleochannel system with historic uranium mineralisation.

Terra Metals has secured key heritage and drilling approvals to launch Phase 3 exploration at its Dante Project, unlocking new high-priority copper-critical metal targets and expanding its resource potential.

Critical Resources Limited has expanded its priority target area at the Amoco Project in NSW with rock chip samples revealing gold grades up to 15.1 g/t, alongside significant antimony and silver mineralisation.

Diablo Resources has identified significant high-grade copper and silver mineralisation at its Phoenix Copper Project in the US, setting the stage for its inaugural drilling campaign in Q3 2025.

Equinox Resources has obtained a crucial exploration permit for its Alturas Antimony Project in British Columbia, paving the way for a comprehensive 2025 field program and potential bulk sampling. This milestone advances the company’s strategy amid rising North American demand for critical minerals.

Battery Age Minerals has completed extensive exploration at its El Aguila Gold-Silver Project in Argentina, confirming free-milling gold and preparing for maiden drilling in the third quarter of 2025.

Flynn Gold has confirmed a significant new quartz vein system at its Grenadier Prospect in Tasmania, with high-grade gold assays and a 10-tonne bulk sample collected for metallurgical testing. Drilling approvals are now in place to further explore this promising greenfield discovery.

Solis Minerals has launched a 2,500-metre diamond drilling campaign at its Chancho al Palo project in Peru, with additional drilling and survey programs advancing across its southern Peru copper-gold portfolio.

Melbana Energy reports steady oil production from its Alameda-2 well with over 15,000 barrels stored and prepares to drill the Amistad-2 well imminently, advancing its Block 9 development in Cuba.

Top End Energy has expanded its lease holdings at the Serpentine Natural Hydrogen Project in Kansas to over 30,000 acres, positioning itself strategically alongside industry leaders and advancing towards exploration drilling.