Latest Drilling Validation News

Critica Limited’s recent drilling at its Jupiter Rare Earth Project has validated broad, near-surface high-grade zones, underpinning an imminent resource upgrade and advancing its scoping study.

Raptor Metals has validated a large-scale copper system at its Chester Project in Canada, delivering some of the broadest and highest-grade intercepts from its maiden diamond drilling program and revealing significant resource expansion potential.

Patriot Resources’ maiden drilling at the Tonic prospect in Zambia has unveiled a new high-grade copper-silver-zinc-cobalt discovery, validating its exploration model and opening avenues for further resource growth near key infrastructure.

Pivotal Metals has expanded its Horden Lake copper resource by 42%, lifting the total to 52 million tonnes at 1.05% CuEq, underpinning plans for a large-scale open pit operation in Quebec.

Kalamazoo Resources has completed a substantial drilling program at its Mt Olympus deposit, delivering high-grade gold intersections that bolster confidence ahead of an updated Mineral Resource Estimate and ongoing Pre-Feasibility Study.

Sierra Nevada Gold’s maiden drilling at As Safra in Saudi Arabia reveals a significant, continuous copper system with strong vertical and strike continuity along a 5.5km corridor. Phase 1 drilling is complete with promising assays, and a larger Phase 2 program is planned.

Diamond drilling at Yandal Resources' Arrakis Prospect reveals consistent high-grade gold mineralisation extending at depth, reinforcing the discovery's potential and setting the stage for an exploration target update in July.

Noronex’s maiden drilling at Etango North reveals extensive uranium mineralisation within alaskite intrusions, validating its exploration model and highlighting significant upside in Namibia’s key uranium district.

Black Bear Minerals has extended high-grade silver intercepts outside its existing Shafter Mineral Resource Estimate, with assays up to 1,333g/t Ag and promising polymetallic potential, advancing resource validation and mine restart plans.

Krakatoa Resources has launched its second underground drilling season at the Zopkhito Antimony-Gold Project, aiming to convert a foreign resource estimate into a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate while pushing early mine development.

Benz Mining’s latest drilling at Glenburgh’s Icon Camp continues to underpin a multi-million-ounce gold target, delivering thick high-grade intercepts and expanding mineralised zones towards Apollo.

Turnstone Resources has reported standout rock chip assays up to 31.6g/t gold and 12.9% copper at its Glava project in Sweden, alongside validation of historic drill core at Torsby West, reinforcing the potential for a sizeable copper-gold system.