Latest Drilling Campaigns News

Lion Rock Minerals reported strong high-grade rutile and heavy mineral results at its Minta Project in Cameroon, expanding infill drilling and commissioning an in-country lab ahead of a maiden resource estimate targeted for H2 2026.

Rumble Resources has pushed deeper into its Western Queen Central deposit with a standout 9.45m intercept grading 11.16 g/t gold, reinforcing a string of high-grade hits that promise a significant resource upgrade.

Kincora Copper has kicked off a capital-efficient, sole-funded drilling campaign at its 100%-owned Condobolin gold-silver-base metals project in NSW’s Cobar Basin, targeting extensions to the high-grade Meritilga discovery and testing new geochemical and geophysical anomalies.

29Metals has delivered strong final drill results from its 2025 program at Golden Grove, revealing high-grade copper and zinc intercepts that promise to boost mineral resources and mine flexibility. The company plans a significant exploration budget increase for 2026 to capitalize on this momentum.

Trek Metals has confirmed exceptional manganese grades at its Kuro Prospect, secured expanded tenure, and completed a $15 million capital raise to fund maiden drilling starting May 2026.

Ballard Mining has unveiled new high-grade gold intercepts at its Ayla prospect and extended mineralisation at Golden Vale, suggesting the entire 13km Ballard Fault zone at Mt Ida may be mineralised. The company is accelerating drilling to support production growth beyond the 1.0 Moz Baldock deposit.

QMines Limited’s latest drilling at Mount Mackenzie confirms a broad, structurally controlled high-grade gold system with multiple mineralised zones open at depth and along strike.

Yandal Resources has confirmed a 100m southeast extension of high-grade gold mineralisation at its Arrakis discovery, with significant new RC drill results supporting underground exploration potential.

MetalsGrove Mining has defined multiple gold prospects at its Zuénoula permit, highlighting the Fifty-Five Prospect with a standout 583 ppb gold anomaly, while also initiating soil sampling at Vavoua and securing $2.7 million in capital.

Mount Hope Mining’s March quarter update reveals strong high-grade gold assays, expanded mineralisation, and new tenement acquisitions in NSW’s Cobar Basin, setting the stage for Phase 3 drilling at Mt Solitary.

Noble Helium has secured $12 million in a two-tranche placement to advance its North Rukwa helium project in Tanzania, positioning itself as a key player amid a global helium supply disruption caused by Middle East conflicts.

Capricorn Metals has delivered outstanding underground gold intercepts at its Lexington prospect, extending the Mt Gibson Gold Project's underground potential well beyond current resources. These results pave the way for a significant long-life mining operation with further drilling planned.