Latest Drilling Programs News

Dalaroo Metals appoints Trystan Hughes as Exploration Manager for Greenland and Western Australia, bolstering expertise as sediment sampling at Blue Lagoon Project reveals elevated zirconium consistent with a sediment-hosted critical minerals system.

Astral Resources has reported strong drilling results across its Western Australian gold projects, progressing the Mandilla Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) and securing $1.76 million in a recent placement tranche. The company maintains a healthy cash position of $73 million as it targets first gold production in early 2028.

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.

Podium Minerals has wrapped up a major drilling campaign at its Parks Reef PGM Project, delivering key bulk samples for ongoing metallurgical testing that builds on recent high-grade concentrator success.

Xenora Minerals has committed to the next stage of its Dudley Lithium Project earn-in, revealing new lithium anomalies using enhanced soil sampling techniques. Meanwhile, the company navigates a key leadership change with a new managing director appointed.

Olympio Metals has reported a surge in gold grades from its Phase 2 drilling at the Paquin Prospect within the Bousquet Gold Project, Quebec, delivering 36 new significant intercepts including a standout 3.8m at 5.03 g/t Au and reinforcing the bonanza-grade potential first revealed in March.

Yandal Resources has mobilised multiple rigs to its Ironstone Well-Barwidgee Gold Project, advancing extensional drilling at the Arrakis discovery and preparing for diamond drilling at Flushing Meadows, underpinning a busy 2026 exploration calendar.

Kingfisher Mining has resumed reverse circulation drilling at its Copper Blow project near Broken Hill, targeting extensions of high-grade copper-gold mineralisation to support a maiden resource estimate. The program follows a strategic processing agreement with Broken Hill Mines, underpinning development plans.

Accelerate Resources (ASX: AX8) has revealed encouraging shallow gold results from its Phase 2 RC drilling at the Balagundi Gold Project near Kalgoorlie, confirming multiple mineralised trends and refining exploration targets. The company also completed a sizable aircore program, with assay results pending.

Krakatoa Resources has restructured its acquisition of the Zopkhito Antimony-Gold Project in Georgia, adopting a staged earn-in model that reduces upfront payments and prioritises capital deployment into exploration and development activities for 2026.

Omnia Metals has appointed Graham Peterson as Senior Geologist to drive exploration and resource definition at its key US critical minerals projects, leveraging his extensive North American experience and cross-jurisdictional insights.

High Peak Royalties has secured an upfront A$50,000 option fee from Massive Metals for a 12-month exclusive call option to acquire its Admiral Bay royalty rights, with potential to extend for another year and a total acquisition price of A$2 million.