Latest Drilling Campaigns News

ADX Energy has kicked off drilling mobilisation for its HOCH-1 shallow gas well in Upper Austria, aiming to tap prospective resources up to 17.3 billion cubic feet. The well spud is slated for mid-April, marking the first of three permitted gas prospects in 2026.

Dundas Minerals has been granted a key mining lease for its Capricorn Gold Project in Western Australia, enabling the company to exercise its option to acquire an 80% stake and kickstart drilling aimed at extending the resource along a promising mineralised corridor.

EV Resources (ASX: EVR) pushes forward its Mexico Antimony Hub with 11 diamond drill holes completed at Los Lirios, a new near-surface vein discovered, and Tecomatlán plant refurbishment progressing toward a 2H 2026 start.

Power Minerals has completed due diligence on the Morro do Ferro rare earths project in Brazil, revealing exceptional magnetic rare earth oxide grades that underpin plans to finalise acquisition and ramp up exploration.

Rimfire Pacific Mining has boosted its Murga Scandium Deposit resource by 300%, lifting the inferred mineral resource to 56.1 million tonnes at 138ppm scandium. The deposit’s low iron content hints at potential cost savings via atmospheric leaching, with follow-up drilling and metallurgical tests slated for mid-2026.

Koba Resources has launched a 2,500m drilling campaign at its Everest Prospect within the Yarramba Uranium Project, aiming to expand on last year’s high-grade uranium discoveries across a 4km strike. Results are anticipated in May as the company targets thicker, higher-grade zones amid a strong uranium market.

Native Mineral Resources (ASX:NMR) has resumed mining at Blackjack South, with ore now feeding the processing plant and Podosky mining poised to start late April. Far Fanning drilling is underway, aiming for a 2027 production ramp-up.

Kairos Minerals has boosted its Mt York Gold Project resource estimate to 2.08 million ounces, marking a 50% increase in contained gold and setting the stage for an aggressive 2026 drilling and feasibility campaign.

Infinity Mining (ASX:IMI) has pinpointed significant gold and copper anomalies in the Pilbara, with historic samples hitting 240 g/t gold and 7.8% copper. The company plans surface sampling and drilling this winter, while appointing geologist Steven Wood to its board.

GoldArc Resources and BML Ventures report strong high-grade gold intercepts from a 34,000m grade control drilling program at Mt Stirling, accelerating the path to mining with zero capital risk for GoldArc.

Midas Minerals has reported a substantial 52m mineralised intercept at its Spaatzu Prospect in Namibia, highlighting widespread high-grade copper and silver mineralisation and advancing its Otavi Copper Project exploration.

SQX Resources continues to impress with thick, high-grade gold intercepts near surface at its Red Bird project in Arizona, reinforcing open-pit potential ahead of further assays and geophysical work.