Latest Drill Planning News

Lightning Minerals reports strong assay results from its inaugural Mt Turner drilling campaign, confirming high-grade gold and base metals mineralisation and setting the stage for expanded exploration in 2026.

Great Boulder Resources has intersected a significant new high-grade gold zone at its Eaglehawk deposit, with drilling revealing 105m at 2.41g/t Au including standout intervals up to 18.85g/t Au. This discovery is set to be incorporated into an updated resource estimate due in December 2025.

Elixir Energy’s upcoming Lorelle-3 appraisal well in Queensland’s Taroom Trough has qualified for a substantial federal R&D tax incentive, covering nearly half of its drilling and testing costs. This financial boost underpins the company’s ambitious plans to validate a major gas play in 2026.

Dreadnought Resources reports promising early-stage drilling results at Steve’s Reward within its Mangaroon Gold Project, revealing high-grade gold intercepts and complex geology that calls for further diamond drilling.

Tali Resources has identified significant new geophysical anomalies at its West Arunta Project, highlighting two promising prospects and securing a $220,000 grant to advance drilling plans in 2026.

Black Canyon Limited has launched a diamond core drilling program at its Wandanya Project to deepen metallurgical understanding of its manganese and iron deposits, aiming to refine processing and product quality ahead of development.

Argent Minerals is set to commence a significant drilling program targeting silver and gold mineralisation at its flagship Kempfield and Trunkey Creek projects in New South Wales. The campaign aims to expand known resources and explore new zones across multiple high-priority targets.

Pacgold Limited reports compelling gold mineralisation from its 2025 drilling program at the Alice River Gold Project, highlighting the newly defined Kapok Prospect as a high-priority target for follow-up exploration.

G11 Resources has identified a promising new copper and gold drill target at Sedgwick Bluff, Tasmania, adjacent to the historic Mt Lyell mine. The discovery, based on advanced geophysical modelling, sets the stage for imminent drilling pending environmental and regulatory approvals.

Strategic Energy Resources has completed its acquisition of the Diamantina copper-gold project from Anglo American, setting the stage for advanced exploration backed by new research partnerships.

CZR Resources has secured heritage clearance to begin a significant drilling campaign at its Croydon gold project in Western Australia’s Pilbara, aiming to expand known gold zones and test for new intrusive-related mineralisation near the Hemi deposit.

Pivotal Metals is ramping up exploration at its Belleterre projects in Quebec following a successful $5.4 million financing, targeting high-grade gold, copper, nickel, and PGM deposits with drilling planned for late 2025.