Latest Drill Planning News

West Cobar Metals made progress on its Salazar scandium and Cobar West copper projects during the June quarter, while deciding not to proceed with its Baxter Fluorspar acquisition and securing $1.05 million in new funding.

49 Metals has expanded its Gold Mountain discovery in Nevada, confirming a broad mineralised envelope around a high-grade feeder corridor with significant shallow and deep oxide gold intercepts. Further assays are pending, setting the stage for follow-up drilling later this year.

Forrestania Resources’ latest drilling at British Hill delivers multiple high-grade gold intercepts, extending mineralisation both near surface and at depth. The results bolster the project’s potential as a key ore source within its regional development strategy.

Diablo Resources has acquired an 80% stake in the historic Horn Silver Project, complementing its nearby Star Range assets and advancing exploration with a maiden drill program approved.

Evolution Energy Minerals (ASX:EV1) is poised to begin its maiden drilling campaign at the Chikundo Copper Project, while advancing a modular development plan for its Chilalo Graphite Project targeting first production in 2027.

Javelin Minerals confirmed continuity and expansion of its Eureka Gold Project resource with high-grade drill results, advanced permitting milestones, and expanded tenure at Coogee. A $1.5 million placement to mining executive David Geraghty strengthens the company’s cash position for upcoming exploration.

Cobre Limited deepens its footprint in Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt through a new partnership with Equinor to optimise in-situ copper recovery at Ngami, while drilling campaigns at Ngami and Okavango reinforce mineralisation continuity and highlight fresh exploration targets.

Coda Minerals has kicked off a targeted six-bore hydrogeological drilling campaign at Elizabeth Creek to underpin its Pre-Feasibility Study and environmental approvals, with exploration drilling at Oakden set to follow.

Trek Metals has confirmed that Induced Polarisation (IP) surveying effectively targets concealed manganese mineralisation at its Kuro prospect, with visual manganese found in 43 of 51 recent drill holes. The company also identified a strong IP anomaly at the Coogan copper-gold prospect, planning four drill holes to test it.

Nico Resources has completed preparations for a key infill drilling campaign at its Wingellina nickel-cobalt project, aiming to upgrade resource classifications and refine metallurgical understanding. The company also inked a strategic MOU with Pure Battery Technologies to explore regional refining opportunities amid a turbulent nickel price environment.

Ore Resources (ASX: OR3) reported substantial drilling success in lithium and gold at its Coolgardie projects, confirming extensions at Kangaroo Hills lithium pegmatites and Forrest gold system, while expanding landholdings and advancing development studies.

PLC Resources' maiden drilling at Rochefort reveals anomalous gold with geochemical signs of a larger system nearby, while a new structural corridor expands regional exploration scope.