Latest Drill Planning News

Lion Energy has locked in Indonesian government approval for a key farm-out deal, enabling OPIC to fund the majority of the Bula Karang-1 well costs while Lion retains a significant stake in the East Seram PSC.

Venus Metals has unveiled promising auger soil sampling results at its Henderson Gold Project and significant base metals anomalies at Youanmi, alongside initiating a titanium extraction research program with Murdoch University.

Pantera Minerals has delivered standout Phase 2 exploration results at its Gillham Project in Arkansas, revealing antimony grades up to 19.2% and silver assays as high as 63.8 g/t, setting the stage for imminent maiden drilling.

Platina Resources has identified new gold mineralised corridors at its Mt McKenna project in WA, highlighted by significant aircore drill intercepts including 1m at 7.10g/t Au. The discovery supports plans for deeper reverse circulation drilling backed by a government grant.

Turnstone Resources has reported standout rock chip assays up to 31.6g/t gold and 12.9% copper at its Glava project in Sweden, alongside validation of historic drill core at Torsby West, reinforcing the potential for a sizeable copper-gold system.

S2 Resources has secured key exploration licences covering 35 kilometres of the Karbah shear zone and plans to launch a 30,000-metre aircore drilling campaign starting July, targeting a major gold-bearing structure in Western Australia.

BOA Resources (ASX: BOA) is set to acquire full ownership of the Thaduna and Green Dragon copper deposits, adding a combined 5.3 million tonnes at 2.3% copper to its portfolio and expanding its Murchison Belt footprint ahead of a funded drilling campaign.

Albright Metals has confirmed and expanded gold and antimony mineralisation at its Golden Pike Project in New Brunswick, revealing promising intercepts that underpin a larger mineralised system. Follow-up drilling is planned to target high-grade antimony and further gold extensions.

Dart Mining has completed a key site visit to its historic Walwa Tin-Tungsten Project in Victoria, collecting samples and compiling historic drilling data ahead of planned diamond drilling in late 2026.

29Metals has reported strong drilling results from its 2026 program at Golden Grove, confirming high-grade copper, zinc, gold, and silver extensions at Oizon and Amity. Development at Oizon is progressing with first ore expected by year-end, underpinning mine flexibility and potential cost efficiencies.

Augustus Minerals' latest assays from its March drilling at Music Well reveal consistent wide gold mineralisation with notable high-grade intervals, reinforcing the prospect's potential in a prolific WA gold belt.

Yandal Resources has reported encouraging initial diamond drilling results from its Flushing Meadows deposit, revealing primary gold mineralisation and opening new exploration avenues beyond the existing resource.