Latest Drilling Plans News

Kaiser Reef reports promising drilling results and key infrastructure upgrades at its Maldon Gold Project, setting the stage for expanded exploration and production in Victoria’s historic gold district.

Cooper Metals has acquired the Pyramid Gold Project in North Queensland through an asset swap with AIC Mines, exchanging its Oorindi Project and raising nearly $1 million to fund exploration. The deal adds a high-grade, underexplored gold asset to Cooper’s portfolio, with drilling set to ramp up across multiple projects.

Great Southern Mining (ASX:GSN) reported a substantial extension of gold mineralisation at its Golden Boulder discovery in Western Australia, alongside the commencement of deep diamond drilling co-funded by the WA Government. The company also raised A$4.2 million to fuel ongoing exploration.

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has launched a substantial 41-hole reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Pinjin Gold Project, targeting resource growth at Kirgella Gift, Providence, and Lighthorse. The program aims to refine and extend existing gold mineralisation within a key part of the Laverton Tectonic Zone.

Melbana Energy is poised to resume 100% ownership of its Cuban Block 9 after its partner Sonangol defaulted on US$23.5 million in cash calls. Fresh seismic data and well results have refined reservoir understanding, derisking future drilling plans.

Neometals has secured A$7.9 million through a placement and launched a concurrent A$5.1 million entitlement offer to fund gold production at Barrambie and advance lithium exploration in Utah. The capital raise supports a near-term production joint venture and aggressive resource expansion.

Great Northern Minerals has confirmed a 1.25-kilometre quartz-stibnite vein at its Catalyst Ridge Project, revealing a vertically zoned system with near-surface antimony, tungsten, silver and deeper gold-silver potential in a prolific US mining belt.

Caprice Resources has identified multiple new gold anomalies at its Island Gold Project, setting the stage for deeper drilling follow-up amid a 50,000m program underway.

Altitude Minerals has completed extensive gravity and passive seismic surveys over its Byrock Project in NSW, validating key copper-gold porphyry targets and setting the stage for follow-up RC drilling in 2026.

Renegade Exploration has divested its 22% interest in the Carpentaria Joint Venture to True North Copper for $2.88 million, opting for a mix of cash, shares, and performance rights to maintain exposure to the project’s upside while refocusing on North American assets.

Scorpion Minerals has submitted a mining lease application for the Old Prospect gold tenements in WA, moving to secure and expand a high-grade JORC resource through planned drilling and strategic partnerships.

IRIS Metals has fortified its balance sheet with a A$5.5 million placement and is progressing towards an updated lithium-rubidium resource at Beecher while executing a farm-in deal for a tungsten project in Montana, reinforcing its diversified US critical minerals strategy.