Latest Drilling Campaign News

Cobre Limited (ASX:CBE) says its Sierra Atacama turnaround delivered a first cash-positive quarter, higher recovery and 879 tonnes of copper cathode production. The company remains loss-making at group level, but enters FY27 with more cash, a larger project stake and an ambitious drilling and expansion programme.

Killi Resources has emerged from FY2026 with $14.68 million in cash and a far larger strategic ambition, centred on its proposed 80% acquisition of the Lodestone Iron Ore Project. The company remains loss-making and the transaction was still conditional at year-end, but a 20,000-metre drilling campaign is now targeting rapid resource growth.

Raptor Metals completed its transformation into a Canadian copper and polymetallic explorer in FY2026, backed by drilling success at Chester and new Bathurst Mining Camp acquisitions. But the company’s $3.28 million loss, $3.97 million operating cash outflow and auditor-flagged funding uncertainty leave the next capital raise as a central investor question.

Emu NL has moved from geological validation at Fiery Creek into a larger drilling campaign at its Yataga Valley copper project, after ending FY2026 with $3.15 million in cash. The progress comes with a material warning: the auditor said the company’s ability to continue as a going concern depends on securing further capital.

Emperor Energy has secured NOPSEMA approval for the Judith-2 appraisal well, removing a major regulatory barrier ahead of targeted drilling in April 2027. The well will test a 166 Bcf contingent gas resource and investigate deeper prospective sands, although commercial conversion remains unproven.

Barton Gold has moved deeper into development after raising $40.9 million, completing its largest-ever drilling campaign and ending FY2026 with $31.9 million in cash. The progress came alongside a $22.4 million loss as spending accelerated across Tunkillia, Challenger, Tolmer and Wudinna.

Temas Resources has generated its first revenue from its regenerative chloride leaching technology, but the milestone arrives alongside a wider first-half loss, declining cash and an explicit need for further funding by Q4 2026. The company ended June with C$3.39 million in cash and a C$933,940 estimated flow-through tax liability.

G50 Corp has moved from early-stage exploration towards a two-project drilling campaign, backed by a post-year-end A$26.25 million placement. The company remains loss-making and reliant on exploration success, but says the capital allows uninterrupted work at its Arizona and Nevada projects.

Tarrina Resources has identified five kilometre-scale IOCG target zones at Walparuta after soil sampling returned copper values up to 2,891 ppm and gold up to 466 ppb. The planned 23-hole drill campaign remains subject to native title, heritage, land access and government approvals.

Broken Hill Gold has won tenders for two South Australian exploration licences covering 751 square kilometres, doubling its regional tenure near White Dam to more than 1,500 square kilometres. The ground includes the historically productive Manna Hill and Waukaringa goldfields, but still requires formal grant, permitting and modern drilling before its potential can be tested.

Noble Helium has rebuilt its balance sheet ahead of drilling at Tanzania’s North Rukwa project, but its auditor has warned that future capital raisings remain critical to the company’s survival. The Kinambo campaign is now moving from preparation to execution, with two wells planned and a prospective helium resource still to be proven.

Patronus Resources enters FY2027 with approximately 2.3 million ounces of gold-equivalent Mineral Resources, $65.1 million in cash and liquid investments, and a 30,000-metre Northern Territory drilling campaign underway. The annual report also records an $8.6 million net loss and a proposed uranium rights transaction that remains conditional.