Latest Drilling Programmes News

Chilwa Minerals’ Phase I drilling at Mpyupyu West has confirmed a continuous, free-dig saprolite mineralisation from surface across a 17 km² target, advancing the company’s largest heavy mineral sands prospect in Malawi.

Evolution Energy Minerals (ASX:EV1) has received official clearance from Tanzania’s Mining Commission to finalise its maiden drilling contract at the Chikundo Copper Project, advancing its local content strategy with three fully Tanzanian-owned contractors shortlisted.

Patronus Resources (ASX:PTN) is executing a major 30,000-metre multi-rig drilling campaign at its Pine Creek gold project, underpinning a 2.3 million ounce gold equivalent resource across its Northern Territory and Western Australia assets, supported by a robust $65 million cash position.

Impact Minerals pushes its Lake Hope High Purity Alumina project into pilot production while its JV partner Kuniko hits mineralisation in every hole at Commonwealth, discovering new high-grade extensions.

Rincon Resources confirms historic high-grade gold-copper mineralisation extensions at Telfer South and secures a significant joint venture deal for West Arunta, underpinning its exploration focus and capital position.

Nex Metals Explorations reports metallurgical test results confirming ~1 g/t gold grades at its Kookynie Tailings Project, alongside the unexpected identification of scheelite, a tungsten mineral, as a potential byproduct.

Evolution Energy Minerals (ASX:EV1) is poised to begin its maiden drilling campaign at the Chikundo Copper Project, while advancing a modular development plan for its Chilalo Graphite Project targeting first production in 2027.

Coda Minerals has kicked off a targeted six-bore hydrogeological drilling campaign at Elizabeth Creek to underpin its Pre-Feasibility Study and environmental approvals, with exploration drilling at Oakden set to follow.

Ore Resources (ASX: OR3) reported substantial drilling success in lithium and gold at its Coolgardie projects, confirming extensions at Kangaroo Hills lithium pegmatites and Forrest gold system, while expanding landholdings and advancing development studies.

Prospect Resources has reported thick, high-grade copper intercepts beyond the existing resource at Nyungu Central, underscoring the deposit's growth potential within the Mumbezhi Copper Project in Zambia.

Barkly Rare Earths has kicked off a 10,000-metre drilling campaign at its flagship Barkly Project, aiming to grow its 40 million tonne inferred rare earth resource. Initial assays are imminent, setting the stage for a resource update later this year.

Haranga Resources’ Phase 3 RC drilling at Ibel South in Senegal confirms shallow, high-grade gold mineralisation within a broad alteration corridor, with the system remaining open along strike and at depth. The company has lodged a permit renewal and plans a follow-up drilling campaign targeting key extensions.