Latest Drilling Programs News

Maronan Metals secured Mineral Development Licence 2028, unlocking underground exploration, while metallurgical tests showed gold recoveries up to 88% and copper recoveries exceeding 96%. The company expanded its drilling program and bolstered leadership amid steady progress toward mine development.

Sunstone Metals reported robust growth at its Bramaderos gold-copper project with a 3.6Moz AuEq resource and substantial exploration targets. Drilling at Copete and Porotillo prospects confirmed mineralisation continuity, underpinning potential resource upgrades.

Hot Chili Limited secured A$40 million in a private placement to fast-track development of its Costa Fuego copper-gold project in Chile, buoyed by significant high-grade drill results extending the La Verde discovery footprint.

Reach Resources has boosted its Blue Heaven gold resource by roughly 30% to 80,000 ounces, supported by strong metallurgical results and a newly granted mining lease, while progressing a $3.15 million rights issue to fund further exploration and development.

Eagle Mountain Mining has finalised a joint venture with Nittetsu Mining for the Oracle Ridge copper project, extinguishing a US$7.25 million loan and securing US$16.5 million in additional funding from Nittetsu.

Recharge Metals has completed the acquisition of the Sunset Well Gold Project near Leonora, WA, backed by a $6 million capital raise. The project hosts a 94,500-ounce inferred gold resource with significant exploration upside.

Osmond Resources is progressing its Orión EU Critical Minerals Project with promising drilling results, positive mineral processing testwork, and a new partnership targeting rare earth carbonate production in Spain.

Dateline Resources is poised to release its Colosseum Gold Project Bankable Feasibility Study imminently, while expanding rare earth exploration at its new Music Valley project and bolstering its balance sheet with a $50 million placement.

Alara Resources maintained steady copper-gold production at its Al Wash-hi Majaza Mine despite regional geopolitical shipping disruptions, while advancing exploration and managing ongoing legal proceedings in Oman.

Venus Metals Corporation advances its Sandstone gold and Youanmi base metals projects with new exploration targets, hyperspectral imaging breakthroughs, and ongoing development work, supported by a solid cash and investment position.

Perpetual Resources has launched a detailed trenching campaign at its Igrejinha Lithium and Caesium Project in Brazil, aiming to refine multiple pegmatite targets ahead of a mid-year drilling push. Concurrent exploration planning is progressing at the Renaldinho Project, reinforcing the company’s foothold in Brazil’s Lithium Valley.

QMines Limited reported a busy March quarter with strong drilling results at Mount Mackenzie, a resource upgrade at Develin Creek, and progress on the Mt Chalmers feasibility study, underpinned by a $15 million strategic funding package from QIC.