Latest Drilling Contracts News

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.

Eagle Mountain Mining’s joint venture with Nittetsu has contracted Boart Longyear for a 6,000-metre drilling campaign at Oracle Ridge, marking a significant step in exploring near-mine copper extensions and testing new geophysical targets.

TMK Energy’s Gurvantes XXXV Pilot Well Project posted an 8% rise in average daily gas production in June 2026, driven by a second significant gas spike at well LF-07. The company has selected Major Drilling to execute its upcoming drilling and workover program scheduled to start in August.

Green & Gold Minerals (ASX: GG1) has secured a drill for equity deal with Centurion Drilling, enabling a 30% increase in drilling metres at its Herberton and Chillagoe projects without additional cash outlay.

Mandrake Resources has secured a drilling contract to advance exploration at its Berinka Project in the Northern Territory’s Pine Creek Orogen, targeting gold and copper mineralisation with a 3,200m reverse circulation program planned for August 2026.

Alice Queen Limited has contracted a versatile drilling rig to kickstart a multi-phase exploration program at its Horn Island Gold Project, with operations set to begin mid to late July 2026.

Patagonia Lithium’s Well 7 at Formentera delivered a lithium assay of 270ppm at 282m, close to the project average, alongside encouraging porosity and specific yield results that underpin production potential. Drilling will now shift to the Cilon concession, targeting a high-grade lithium zone.

Eminence Minerals has kicked off a comprehensive drilling campaign at its Campo Grande Rare Earth Project in Brazil, targeting high-priority corridors adjacent to a major peer's high-grade rare earth discovery.

Vintage Energy has locked in $5 million in South Australian government grants to co-fund drilling two new gas wells, aiming to boost output from the Southern Flank projects in the Cooper Basin.

Eminence Minerals has contracted Eco Sondagem for a 2,000-metre auger drilling campaign targeting rare earth corridors adjacent to Brazilian Rare Earths’ Sulista district in Bahia, Brazil, marking a key step toward resource definition.

AuKing Mining has kicked off a significant maiden drilling program at its Tundulu Rare Earths Project in Malawi, aiming to expand and validate rare earth mineralisation across multiple targets identified by recent surveys.

Emperor Energy has submitted a revised Environmental Plan for its Judith-2 appraisal well and is advancing drilling preparations, including securing contractors and negotiating the Valaris-107 rig contract for a late Q1 2027 start.