Latest Drilling Approvals News

Orpheus Uranium has executed a Sale Agreement to acquire seven exploration licences adjacent to its Marree Uranium Project, significantly enlarging its footprint in a uranium-rich region and assuming early operatorship to accelerate drilling preparations.

Infinity Metals has expanded its Swansea copper project area by nearly half, securing full ownership of new claims that extend over 5km of mineralised strike and include historically high-grade copper zones.

RUA GOLD has obtained regulatory approval to start exploration drilling at its Glamorgan Project, a promising epithermal gold target adjacent to a major OceanaGold deposit in New Zealand. The company plans a 9,000-metre drill program to test three high-priority targets identified through extensive geophysical and geochemical surveys.

Legacy Minerals delivers a robust scoping study for Mt Carrington with A$514 million pre-tax NPV, confirms a new gold-silver discovery at Mascotte, and advances multiple drilling programs across NSW projects.

Rapid Critical Metals has kicked off drilling at its Webbs Silver Project, expanded its NSW footprint with the Tooloom acquisition, and secured a key permit for gallium-germanium drilling in Canada, while metallurgical tests at Webbs and Consol show promising recoveries.

Stelar Metals has secured environmental approval for its inaugural ~3,000m Reverse Circulation drilling campaign at the Hill of Leaders Tungsten Project, set to begin in August 2026. This marks the first deep drilling beneath a high-grade tungsten system with significant strike and width in the Northern Territory.

Siren Gold's mining permit application for Sams Creek was declined, yet the company reports strong exploration progress at Queen Charlotte and Langdons projects, positioning for future drilling.

Falcon Metals has cleared regulatory and heritage hurdles to launch its maiden drilling at the Olsen Well gold target, expanding its footprint along the Errabiddy Shear Zone with promising rock chip results underpinning exploration.

Prodigy Gold’s latest scoping study for the Hyperion Gold Project outlines a viable open pit operation with a 260,000-ounce production target and strong financial metrics. Meanwhile, exploration funding and ore sorting advances at Old Pirate support near-term development prospects.

S2 Resources secured new tenements, completed heritage and aeromagnetic surveys, and obtained drilling approvals across WA, NSW, and Victoria, maintaining a robust cash position of A$18.57 million.

Forrestania Resources’ latest drilling at British Hill delivers multiple high-grade gold intercepts, extending mineralisation both near surface and at depth. The results bolster the project’s potential as a key ore source within its regional development strategy.

Diablo Resources has acquired an 80% stake in the historic Horn Silver Project, complementing its nearby Star Range assets and advancing exploration with a maiden drill program approved.