Latest Drilling Programs News

TechGen Metals (ASX: TG1) enters a catalyst-rich 2026 with fully funded drilling across four copper-gold projects adjacent to multi-million-ounce mines. The company’s $3.7 million cash position supports maiden drilling at Blue & Red Devil and resource development at John Bull.

Dynamic Metals has agreed to sell non-core gold assets within its Widgiemooltha Project to Corazon Mining for up to $3.5 million, including cash, shares, milestone payments, and a 1.5% gold royalty, while retaining lithium rights.

Catalina Resources has completed a major soil sampling program at Kirkalocka, collecting around 1,500 samples to sharpen drill targets ahead of a scheduled heritage survey and maiden drilling campaign.

E79 Gold Mines has formalised a Heritage Protection Agreement with the Yugunga-Nya Traditional Owners, clearing a critical hurdle for its first drilling campaign at Cue Gold Project in Western Australia since the 1990s. The company plans a 10,000m air-core and reverse circulation drilling program targeting promising gold structures identified via recent geophysical surveys.

Hamelin Gold's maiden drilling at Day Dawn reveals multiple high-grade gold lodes and a reef-style system akin to Telfer, signalling potential for a major new discovery in Western Australia's Paterson Province.

Torque Metals has hit fresh high-grade gold mineralisation outside existing resource boundaries at its Paris Gold Project in WA, signalling strong potential for resource growth.

Somerset Minerals reports standout surface rock chip assays from its Coppermine Project in Nunavut, with peak copper grades hitting 46.3% at Skye and 36.4% at Talisker, underpinning a district-scale opportunity as maiden drilling advances.

Olympio Metals has reported a standout 5m intercept averaging 4.54 g/t gold, including a 0.75m section hitting 24.3 g/t, from its latest drilling at the Bousquet Gold Project in Quebec. This result reinforces the strike orientation of the main lode and sets the stage for further exploration.

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.

Azzuro Resources' 3D gravity inversion at Red Hill uncovers a continuous high-density body extending well below existing drill levels, highlighting new down-plunge and southwest targets for imminent drilling.

Black Canyon Limited has reported robust assay results from its Wandanya Project in Western Australia, confirming shallow, high-grade manganese and iron mineralisation. The company is on track to deliver a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate by September 2026, with further drilling planned to expand the 9km mineralised system.

Antipa Minerals has uncovered extensive gold-copper-lead-silver mineralisation over 500 metres at Tim’s Dome, directly above a large untested electromagnetic conductor, positioning it as a priority target for imminent diamond drilling.