Latest Drilling Contractors News

Golden Mile Resources is set to commence its maiden drilling program at the Pearl Copper Project in Arizona, following significant gold and silver assays at the newly identified Aurora Prospect. The company has secured key federal permits, marking a pivotal step in its US exploration campaign.

Metal Bank Limited has reported a substantial 73% increase in its Livingstone Gold Resource in Western Australia, while progressing exploration and development initiatives across Australia, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, supported by a $275k Queensland government grant for graphite.

Terrain Minerals reports robust March quarter progress with standout gold and silver drilling results at Smokebush, alongside advancing gallium and rare earth projects and a strategic capital raise.

Pivotal Metals’ recent FLTEM survey at Horden Lake reveals large undrilled conductors, signaling significant potential for resource expansion both near surface and at depth. The findings set the stage for a robust drilling campaign aimed at unlocking substantial copper-nickel-PGM mineralisation.

White Cliff Minerals has awarded drilling contracts to Northspan Explorations for a 4,000-meter campaign at its Rae Copper Project in Nunavut, marking a significant exploration push after decades of dormancy.

FMR Resources has initiated a 1,500-metre drilling campaign at its Fairfield Copper Project in Canada, targeting extensions of known copper mineralisation at the Demoiselle prospect. Results are expected within weeks, potentially advancing the company’s position in a prolific copper belt.

Trinex Minerals has secured statutory approval for a Reverse Circulation drilling program at its Dudley Lithium Project on Kangaroo Island, marking a key step forward in its lithium exploration strategy. Meanwhile, the company has withdrawn from its uranium project in Canada to focus resources on lithium.

Riversgold Ltd is set to commence its 2025 drilling campaign at the Northern Zone gold project near Kalgoorlie, following a series of promising high-grade gold intercepts and a mining lease application.

Pivotal Metals has commenced drilling at its flagship Horden Lake project in Quebec, advancing metallurgical testwork and preparing for a resource update, while also progressing exploration at its high-grade BAGB projects.

Lightning Minerals has appointed Energold Drilling S.A. to commence a 2,000m diamond drilling program at its Esperança lithium project in Brazil, targeting spodumene-bearing pegmatites identified late last year.

Lightning Minerals has appointed Energold Drilling S.A. to commence a 2,000m diamond drilling program at its Esperança lithium project in Brazil, targeting spodumene-bearing pegmatites identified through recent exploration.

Connected Minerals Ltd has reported outstanding high-grade uranium results from its extended trenching and sampling program at the Etango North-East Project in Namibia, revealing multiple promising prospects and setting the stage for imminent drilling.