Latest Drilling Assays News

Elk Range Mining has identified coarse visible gold in retained historical core from its Friday Gold Project in Idaho, inside an interval previously reported at 26.54 g/t gold. The observation is encouraging but not an assay result, leaving Photon Assay results and current drilling assays as the decisive tests.

AuKing Mining has reported wide, high-grade rare earth intersections from maiden RC drilling at its Tundulu project in Malawi, including 91 metres at 1.51% TREO. The results also reveal unusually strong heavy rare earth enrichment and have prompted the company to fast-track a maiden resource estimate targeted before the end of 2026.

QEM has ranked the Vaught-Peck prospect as the leading target at its newly acquired Garden Valley project in Idaho after reviewing historical records of columbite, samarskite and other rare-metal minerals. The opportunity remains prospective rather than proven, with no modern drilling, assays or resource estimate yet reported.

Viking Mines has hit 14 metres at 0.56% WO3 in the first assay from maiden drilling at its Linka tungsten project in Nevada. The result confirms mineralisation below historic workings, although a duplicate sample returned a lower grade and no resource has yet been defined.

Rox Resources has started surface diamond drilling at Youanmi, targeting resource conversion, incremental growth and deeper extensions of the high-grade United North system. The campaign could support future reserve growth and mine-life extensions, but its value still depends on drilling results that have yet to arrive.

Oceana Metals has begun its first rare earths-focused drilling campaign at Serra Negra in Brazil, targeting a high-grade central corridor ahead of a maiden JORC resource estimate. The program starts with two rigs and is backed by A$8.16 million in cash plus a further $12.6 million from a July placement tranche.

Krakatoa Resources has reported high-grade gold and antimony results from the first batch of its 2026 Zopkhito drilling assays, including 1.8 metres at 11.09 g/t gold and 3.56% antimony. The results support continuity at Vein 6 and identify mineralisation outside the project’s existing foreign estimate, but remain exploration results pending further drilling and a JORC assessment.

Talonx Resources has identified copper and broader base-metal exploration potential across its 1,000km² Kihabe Project in Botswana, supported by historical copper intersections and established zinc-lead-silver resources. The immediate task is to turn an exploration thesis into drill-ready targets, with no new drilling or copper resource reported in the announcement.

Ordell Minerals has completed about 25,000 metres of drilling at its Barimaia gold project and begun a further 14,000-metre campaign aimed at delivering a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate for McNabs East in the December 2026 quarter. The exploration push comes as the pre-revenue company reports an increased annual loss but a stronger $8.2 million cash balance after equity raisings.

ZhongNuo has begun a 15-day geological mapping program at Chariot Resources' Iganna lithium project in Nigeria, marking a key step under their binding term sheet. This work precedes a potential drilling campaign contingent on project selection.

Exultant Mining has kicked off fieldwork at Watsons Prospect and identified two additional priority copper-gold targets at its 390km² Black Hammer Project in the Macquarie Arc. The company is pursuing a staged exploration strategy while awaiting assay results from its maiden Balerion drill program.

Minrex Resources has reported strong assay results from the first ten infill drill holes at its Barje deposit, revealing shallow, high-grade gold-silver mineralisation that supports a low-strip, high-margin open pit scenario. The company is boosting its 2026 drilling program to 9,000 metres to explore extensions along the Barje-Liska corridor.