Latest Drilling Contractors News

Mount Hope Mining has locked in a drill contractor for its Mt Solitary Phase 3 program, aiming to extend gold mineralisation and advance towards a maiden JORC resource by year-end.

Mt Malcolm Mines is initiating a 2,000–2,500m drilling campaign at its Golden Crown Prospect, aiming to expand and upgrade its recently defined 4,600-ounce gold resource in Western Australia.

Belararox, soon to be Vantage Metals, has sharpened its exploration focus at Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Project with new airborne electromagnetic data revealing additional copper targets. The company has locked in a drilling contractor and plans to start drilling imminently.

Great Bear Exploration is gearing up for a major 2026 field campaign at its vast Great Bear Project in Canada, armed with fresh high-grade assay results and a cutting-edge airborne geophysics survey to refine drill targets.

AuKing Mining has confirmed a widespread carbonatite system at its Tundulu Rare Earth Project in Malawi, intersecting carbonatite in 26 of 27 reverse circulation drill holes and setting the stage for diamond drilling to commence.

Western Yilgarn NL has identified five promising gold exploration targets at its Ida Holmes Junction Project, revealing a thick concealed greenstone belt and structural links to major gold systems in Western Australia.

TechGen Metals has confirmed a major extension of high-grade copper-gold mineralisation at its Red Devil Zone within the Blue Devil Project in WA, setting the stage for imminent maiden drilling.

AuKing Mining has obtained export approval from Malawi authorities for its initial drill samples at the Tundulu Rare Earths Project, marking a key step toward upcoming assay results expected in late July.

New Age Exploration (ASX: NAE) has kicked off its maiden field program at the Wallah Silver Project in NSW, progressing permitting and contractor selection for Phase 1 drilling, while sharpening targets through historic data reprocessing ahead of Phase 2 drilling planned for late Q3 2026.

Anax Metals (ASX: ANX) is launching a high-impact 18-hole diamond drilling campaign at its Whim Creek Project, aiming to extend the Mons Cupri VHMS deposit and uncover new mineralisation with modern techniques.

TechGen Metals has completed all preparations for maiden drilling at its Blue Devil copper-gold project in WA, uncovering a new gossanous zone at Red Devil with high-grade assays pending.

Infinity Mining has reported standout rock chip assays from its Hillside Project in Western Australia, revealing copper grades up to 9.4% and silver at 163 g/t over a 9km corridor. The results open the door for drilling in a historically underexplored area near Develop Global’s Sulphur Springs deposit.