Latest Drilling Contractors News

Stelar Metals has reported exceptional high-grade tungsten assays from Phase 2 sampling at Hill of Leaders, with grades up to 15.7% WO3 extending mineralisation beyond previous footprints. The company is gearing up for its first 3,000m reverse circulation drilling program amid strong market conditions for tungsten.

New Age Exploration (ASX: NAE) has refined its drill targets at the Wallah Silver Project in NSW by reprocessing historic 2009 induced polarisation (IP) data with modern techniques, confirming untested high-grade mineralisation along strike and at depth. Drilling is scheduled for Q3 2026 to test these promising zones.

Dalaroo Metals has completed drill pad preparations at its Bondoukou Gold Ridge Project, setting the stage for a fully funded 12,000-metre maiden RC drilling campaign targeting three priority gold zones.

Duketon Mining is ramping up exploration at its Barlee Gold Project with a 1,100-sample UltraFine+® soil program and a follow-up 2,500m RC drilling campaign targeting promising gold prospects.

eMetals Limited has secured all necessary approvals to begin a 17-hole diamond core drilling program at its Mineral Range Tungsten Project in Utah, targeting high-grade tungsten mineralisation within a historically productive mining district.

Evolution Energy Minerals (ASX:EV1) has received official clearance from Tanzania’s Mining Commission to finalise its maiden drilling contract at the Chikundo Copper Project, advancing its local content strategy with three fully Tanzanian-owned contractors shortlisted.

Paterson Resources has boosted its Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate at the Grace Gold Project to 200,000 ounces, revealing shallow, high-grade gold mineralisation with strong open cut potential.

Viking Mines has secured full permitting and contractor engagement for its maiden 63-hole drilling campaign at the Linka Tungsten Project in Nevada, alongside metallurgical testwork exceeding recovery targets and a strategic divestment of its First Hit Gold Project.

New Age Exploration (ASX: NAE) has completed Phase 2 drilling at its Lammerlaw Gold-Antimony Project in New Zealand, revealing a new shear-hosted gold discovery at the Bella Prospect. Concurrently, the company has begun field exploration at its recently acquired Wallah Silver Project in NSW, setting the stage for maiden drilling.

Auravelle Metals has pinpointed numerous new gold exploration targets at its Nuckulla Hill project in South Australia, backed by fresh magnetic and soil data. The company also completed soil sampling at its Crown Gold Project in Western Australia and secured a $1.5 million placement to fund upcoming drilling.

Alma Metals is advancing its Briggs Copper Project with ongoing infill drilling aimed at upgrading resources and has boosted its operational capacity by acquiring a new exploration camp. The company completed a $4 million placement, strengthening its balance sheet as it pushes toward a Pre-Feasibility Study.

Dalaroo Metals is gearing up to launch a 20,000-metre drilling campaign at its Bondoukou Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire, starting with a 10,000-metre Reverse Circulation program at the Wilfred Target in August 2026.