Latest Drill Programs News

3D Energi has raised $9.4 million to fund the drilling of its Essington-1 well in the Otway Basin, with Korea National Oil Corporation acquiring a 29% stake in the joint venture alongside ConocoPhillips. Drilling is set to commence in late October 2025.

Sunshine Metals has reported its highest-grade gold intersection to date at the Sybil project, delivering 4.4 metres at 57.51 grams per tonne in early drilling results. This breakthrough highlights the prospect’s strong potential, with further assay results expected soon.

Resource Minerals International Ltd reports impressive high-grade gold and silver assays from rock chip sampling at its Shaib Marqan and Wadi Salamah projects in Saudi Arabia, setting the stage for maiden drilling campaigns.

Gateway Mining’s recent Induced Polarisation survey at the Yandal Gold Project has refined key gold targets, setting the stage for a significant diamond drilling campaign starting this week.

Far East Gold has launched a 10-hole diamond drilling campaign at its high-grade Sua gold prospect in Papua, Indonesia, aiming to confirm and expand a substantial inferred resource. Historical drilling revealed multiple impressive gold intercepts, with grades reaching up to 52.3 g/t Au.

Infini Resources has significantly expanded its landholding at the Portland Creek Uranium Project in Newfoundland by 68%, staking 410 new mineral claims. Early drilling results reveal encouraging uranium and molybdenum mineralisation, setting the stage for further exploration.

Patronus Resources has confirmed significant gold mineralisation at its Guppy prospect within the Cardinia Gold Project, with follow-up drilling planned in early 2026 to explore its full potential.

Warriedar Resources has reported robust assay results from 50 drillholes at its Ricciardo deposit, confirming continuity of high-grade gold and antimony mineralisation within its Golden Range Project. The ongoing drilling program aims to further enhance resource confidence and potential growth.

AusQuest has initiated a targeted Reverse Circulation drilling campaign at its Mt Davis project in WA, aiming to test significant VTEM electromagnetic and soil geochemical anomalies for copper, lead, and zinc mineralisation.

Chilwa Minerals has completed soil sampling over 47 rare earth and niobium anomalies in Malawi, confirming key pathfinder elements and prioritizing targets for ongoing diamond drilling. The results highlight significant potential for both heavy and light rare earth elements within the company’s extensive license area.

Artemis Resources has formalised access to its Cassowary Copper-Gold Exploration Project in Western Australia, setting the stage for initial diamond drilling planned for December. The project targets a large, geologically significant intrusion with strong potential for copper-gold mineralisation.

Cannindah Resources has kicked off a 6000-metre drilling campaign at its Mt Cannindah project in Queensland, targeting extensions of a substantial copper-gold resource and two large, underexplored porphyry targets.