Latest Drilling Contractors News

Alice Queen Limited has appointed Adrian Hell as Exploration Manager to leverage his deep knowledge of Horn Island and fast-track a multi-phase drilling campaign aimed at expanding a 524,000-ounce gold resource.

Pioneer Minerals has begun restoring the Springfield Mine access road at its North Pine Project in Idaho, unlocking critical site access that will slash exploration costs and speed up fieldwork for tungsten, gold, and gallium targets.

Lincoln Minerals has raised A$3.1 million in a two-tranche placement to fund drilling at its Minbrie Copper Project, with a strategic investor gaining board representation rights.

Vita Resources has uncovered multiple large gold in soil anomalies at its Ninnis Gold Project in WA, prompting an expanded drilling program targeting key fault zones.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited has cleared a key cultural hurdle with the Dieri Aboriginal Corporation, paving the way for a 25-hole maiden drill campaign at its South Ridge tin project in South Australia. The program aims to convert promising historic high-grade intersections into a maiden resource estimate, pending environmental approvals and road repairs after unprecedented rainfall.

Austin Metals has mapped over 12 km of prospective BIF and identified five drill-ready gold targets at Brunswick Hill within its Austin Gold Project. A 4,000m RC drilling campaign is set to begin in June, initially focusing on Brunswick Hill and Mt Sandy.

PLC Resources has secured A$1.8 million through a share placement to fund expanded drilling and exploration at its Yalgoo and Abbotts North gold projects in Western Australia, marking a key step in advancing resource potential.

Viking Mines has cleared the final federal regulatory hurdle to commence its maiden drilling campaign at the Linka Tungsten Project in Nevada, positioning itself in the strategically critical US tungsten market.

Coda Minerals has launched critical drilling and environmental programmes at its Elizabeth Creek Copper-Silver Project, underpinning its Pre-Feasibility Study and potential resource expansion.

Pioneer Minerals has appointed Alaska Midnight Sun Drilling for its first reverse circulation drill campaign at the Springfield Tungsten, Gold and Gallium Project in Idaho, targeting high-grade multi-commodity mineralisation in Q3 2026.

Prospect Resources has kicked off an extensive Phase 3 drilling program at its Mumbezhi Copper Project in Zambia, aiming to expand and upgrade its copper resources with a 26,000-metre campaign supported by geophysical surveys and metallurgical studies.

Galileo Mining’s latest diamond drilling at Norseman reveals a newly identified ultramafic sill with 109 metres of PGM mineralisation, reinforcing the project’s potential for multiple stacked intrusive systems along extensive strike lengths.