Latest Drill Programs News

Brazilian Critical Minerals (ASX: BCM) has reinforced the scale and quality of its Ema rare earth project with strong drilling results and steady progress on permitting and feasibility studies, positioning it well amid tightening global supply.

Great Western Exploration has kicked off a major copper-gold drilling campaign targeting nine prospects in Western Australia's Yerrida Basin, backed by a $3.75 million placement. The program begins with a diamond drill testing a key gravity anomaly at the Oval VHMS target, aiming to replicate the nearby DeGrussa deposit's success.

Tesoro Gold has reported standout deep drilling results at its Ternera Deposit, confirming mineralisation well beyond previous open pit limits, while fast-tracking its El Zorro project into a Definitive Feasibility Study aiming for completion by year-end.

Pacific Resources (ASX: PXR) has progressed technical due diligence on its optioned Eastern Victorian Goldfields Project, outlining a conceptual 6,000 to 25,000-ounce gold target at Ernestine. Meanwhile, channel sampling at its Tasmanian Sulphide Creek Project is complete, with assay results pending.

Tartana Minerals has raised $4.5 million to accelerate drilling and boost copper sulphate production, underpinning its extensive critical metals portfolio in Far North Queensland.

Southern Hemisphere Mining has completed Phase I drilling at its Southern Porphyry target in Chile, confirming a large hydrothermal system and delivering encouraging assay results. The company is gearing up for Phase II drilling targeting the elusive high-grade core.

Pinnacle Minerals has exited its US critical minerals ventures, retaining key Australian and Canadian assets while bolstering its board and cash position to pursue strategic growth.

Omega Oil and Gas has secured A$60 million in a strongly oversubscribed institutional placement to fund an upgraded drilling program featuring US-standard horizontal wells and extended flow testing in Queensland’s Taroom Trough.

InVert Graphite has delivered strong assay results from its maiden drilling program at the Morogoro Project, Tanzania, confirming extensive near-surface graphite mineralisation with grades up to 21.5% Total Graphitic Carbon. The company pauses drilling for the wet season but maintains a solid cash position to advance next steps.

Golden Horse Minerals has reported a standout diamond drill intercept of 16m at 6.8 g/t Au with visible gold north of the historic Hopes Hill pit, extending the known mineralised strike to over 2.5km and highlighting the potential for a larger gold system. Follow-up drilling is underway as part of an aggressive 2026 program.

Arika Resources has reported a fresh wave of thick, high-grade gold intercepts at its Yundamindra Gold Project in Western Australia, reinforcing the project's potential ahead of a maiden resource estimate.

Burley Minerals has reignited interest in its Chubb Lithium Project in Quebec following a lithium price uptick and promising drilling results revealing both spodumene and rare pollucite mineralisation. The company is weighing strategic options including further exploration, joint ventures, or sale.