Latest Drill Programs News

Sunshine Metals has kicked off a comprehensive airborne magnetic and radiometric survey at its Sybil Gold Project in Queensland, setting the stage for a drilling program targeting multiple high-grade prospects including the first-ever tests at Francis Creek East.

Barton Gold has increased its Phase 2 drilling at the Tunkillia Gold Project, with interim assays pointing to extensions and higher-grade zones that could boost resource size and project economics.

Hot Chili Limited has reported a substantial 391.1-metre copper-gold intersection grading 0.51% copper equivalent from surface at its La Verde discovery in Chile, reinforcing the project's potential for a high-grade starter pit within the Costa Fuego copper-gold project.

Rapid Critical Metals has obtained a five-year BC Mines Act Permit for its Prophet River Project in Canada, enabling a maiden drilling campaign targeting critical gallium and germanium deposits amid global supply concerns.

Aurelia Metals has completed a Pre-Feasibility Study for its New Occidental Tailings Retreatment Project, declaring a maiden Ore Reserve and outlining strong economics and a clear path to production at its Peak Operation in NSW.

Cooper Metals has completed site and heritage preparations to begin RC drilling at its Ardmore North and Attina prospects, both showing significant copper-gold anomalies. Drilling will test 2,000m of combined strike with assays pending from recent surface sampling.

Encounter Resources is aggressively advancing its Aileron niobium project in Western Australia with a comprehensive 70,000-metre drilling campaign and a Mining Lease application, underpinning its push toward development.

Podium Minerals has confirmed a substantial vertical extension of its Parks Reef PGM deposit in Western Australia, with new drilling revealing strong platinum group metal and copper-gold mineralisation to depths of around 450-500 metres.

Hawk Resources has pushed the boundaries of its Cactus Corridor copper-gold project in Utah with new assay results from drill hole DD26CT005, revealing extended near surface mineralisation and high-grade copper zones. The findings suggest the mineralised trend remains open and drilling is set to resume in July 2026.

Eclipse Metals has unveiled high-grade fluorite alongside a suite of critical minerals including gallium and rubidium at Greenland’s Ivigtût mine, repositioning the asset beyond its historic cryolite legacy.

MB Gold has reported further encouraging gold assay results from its maiden drilling at the Twin Veins Prospect, confirming continuity of high-grade shoots and setting the stage for a 6,000m Phase 2 program.

Great Southern Mining (ASX: GSN) is embarking on its largest drilling campaign to date at its Western Australian gold projects, aiming to extend mineralisation at Golden Boulder, Amy Clarke, and Mon Ami. Recent diamond drilling has revealed deeper gold potential, underpinning the aggressive program.