Latest Drilling Programs News

Advance Metals has drilled four consecutive holes hitting high-grade silver at its Gavilanes Project in Mexico, extending the mineralised system 55 metres south and confirming significant exploration upside ahead of a maiden JORC resource due in Q4 2026.

Elk Range Mining (ASX: ELK) has kicked off its first-ever 2,850-metre diamond drilling campaign at the Friday Gold Mine in Idaho, aiming to confirm historical high-grade gold and expand resource potential using existing infrastructure.

Kuniko Limited has fast-tracked its acquisition of a 51% stake in the Commonwealth-Silica Hill gold-silver-copper project, achieving the earn-in milestone over a year early and setting the stage for resource expansion and district-scale exploration.

True North Copper has pushed the high-grade copper mineralisation at its Aquila discovery deeper by 100 metres, confirming continuity and scale at Mt Oxide. Key drill results include a standout 130-metre intercept averaging 0.67% copper, with a six-metre zone hitting 5.7% copper.

Tungsten Mining has kicked off a comprehensive 20,700-metre drilling campaign at its Watershed Tungsten Project, aiming to boost geological confidence and gather critical engineering data following strong economic results.

Cosmo Metals has reported promising assay results from diamond drilling at its Kanowna Gold Project, revealing a broad 14m mineralised zone at Laguna Verde and reinforcing continuity of gold mineralisation. Additional drilling at Don Alvaro suggests structural complexity along the Kanowna Shear, supporting further exploration.

Dalaroo Metals has completed drill pad preparations at its Bondoukou Gold Ridge Project, setting the stage for a fully funded 12,000-metre maiden RC drilling campaign targeting three priority gold zones.

Sentinel Metals’ first diamond drill hole at Montana’s Columbia Project reveals a robust 46.8m intercept averaging 5.5 g/t gold, including a standout 13.5m at 16.6 g/t, confirming mineralisation extends into fresh rock below historical drilling depths.

Horizon Oil's 2026 reserves statement reveals a 51% jump in net 2P reserves to 13.6 million barrels of oil equivalent, driven by strategic acquisitions and record production.

Flynn Gold is kicking off a 2,500m drilling campaign at its Brilliant Prospect in northeast Tasmania, aiming to convert promising trench assay results into a formal Mineral Resource and fast-track project development.

Minerals Exploration Limited has reported rock chip assays with gold grades up to 37.4 g/t and tungsten up to 2.63% at its Glenorchy Tungsten Project in Otago, New Zealand. The company plans a maiden drilling program in late 2026, pending regulatory approvals.

Iltani Resources has intercepted significant lead, zinc, and copper sulphides over a 1,230m strike at its Union Jack Prospect in Northern Queensland, validating geophysical VTEM targets and setting the stage for expanded exploration within the Herberton Project.