Latest Drilling Contractors News

Forrestania Resources is set to begin a two-phase drilling program at its Hyden Project following regulatory approval and the settlement of legal disputes over tenements.

Critical Resources Limited has completed due diligence on the Cap Burn Gold-Antimony project in New Zealand and is moving forward with acquisition and exploration plans, aiming to start drilling by October or November 2025.

Critical Resources Limited is set to commence its first drilling campaign at the Amoco Gold-Antimony Project in NSW, targeting a promising structural corridor with confirmed high-grade surface samples. Drilling is scheduled to begin in early October following pending soil-geochemistry results.

Lightning Minerals is set to commence a significant diamond drilling program targeting high-grade gold zones at its newly acquired Mt Turner project in Queensland, aiming to unlock deeper mineralisation along the Drummer Fault.

Golden Deeps Ltd has contracted Terratec to conduct a comprehensive Induced Polarisation survey at its Graceland Prospect in Namibia, aiming to pinpoint high-grade copper, silver, zinc, lead, and germanium sulphide targets along a 2km mineralised corridor.

Lakes Blue Energy has resumed drilling at its Wombat-5 well in Victoria’s Gippsland Basin, overcoming earlier technical setbacks with a fresh contractor agreement. The company is making solid progress toward its target formation under a fixed price contract.

Haranga Resources has secured regulatory approvals and begun underground works at its Lincoln Gold Project, setting the stage for a maiden drilling campaign aimed at upgrading a significant historical gold resource to JORC standards.

West Cobar Metals is set to begin a 5,000-metre air core drilling campaign at its Mystique gold project in Western Australia, following key approvals and strong nearby gold intercepts that hint at significant mineral potential.

FMR Resources has refined a significant copper porphyry target at the Southern Porphyry prospect within the Llahuin Project JV, setting the stage for Phase I drilling early in Q4 2025.

FMR Resources has refined a significant copper porphyry drill target at its Southern Porphyry prospect in Chile, setting the stage for Phase I drilling early in Q4 2025. Integrated geophysical data and historic drillhole analysis underpin this high-priority exploration push.

Western Gold Resources has appointed VM Drilling to execute a major 35,300-metre grade control and infill drilling campaign at its Gold Duke Project, aiming to fast-track production readiness and enhance resource confidence.

Magmatic Resources has launched a new phase of exploration at its Weebo Gold Project in Western Australia, backed by promising high-grade gold assay results and fresh tenement applications.