Latest Drilling Contractors News

Taruga Minerals has unveiled exceptional gold and silver assays from rock chip sampling at its East Normanby Gold Project, confirming extensive high-grade epithermal mineralisation across an 8km corridor. The company is set to kick off its maiden diamond drilling program at the Weioko Gold Deposit, with multiple new targets identified for follow-up.

Australian Gold and Copper Ltd (ASX: AGC) has delivered a major new high-grade polymetallic discovery at its South Cobar Evergreen prospect, with drill hole 26DDBR017 returning standout assays that extend the known mineralisation by 150 metres. The company is advancing follow-up drilling to define this promising zone.

New Age Exploration (ASX: NAE) has appointed a drilling contractor to kick off a focused two-hole, 300-meter campaign at its Wallah Silver Project in NSW, aiming to confirm high-grade silver-polymetallic mineralisation beneath the historic Walla Walla mine.

Argent Minerals has secured regulatory approval to launch its first-ever drilling program at the Trunkey Creek Gold Project in NSW, targeting a 4.7km high-grade gold corridor. The initial 1,000m Phase 1 campaign aims to test priority underground targets beneath historic workings.

Infini Resources is ramping up its exploration at the Portland Creek Uranium Project with a major 5,000-meter diamond drilling program, backed by new geophysical insights revealing a large hydrothermal system.

S2 Resources is set to begin drilling at Warraweena in early October targeting gold and copper, while Loch Lilly prepares geophysical surveys and awaits drilling permits. Jillewarra drilling remains on hold pending regulatory and heritage approvals.

Terrain Minerals’ 2026 IP survey at Smokebush has pinpointed seven top-tier gold drill targets, including the strongest chargeability anomaly near its Lightning deposit, setting the stage for a 2027 drilling campaign.

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.