Latest Drilling News

Auris Minerals has been granted a retention licence for its Forrest and Wodger copper deposits, enabling a significant reduction in exploration commitments while maintaining strategic control over key assets.

ADX Energy has accepted the award of a significant gas exploration permit offshore Italy’s Sicily Channel, positioning itself to tap into a highly prospective area with proven gas presence and favorable fiscal terms.

Star Minerals secures shareholder approval for its Cobra Uranium Project in Namibia and prepares for maiden drilling, while progressing gold exploration in Western Australia amid a modest capital raise.

Kula Gold Limited has secured a 75% stake in Malawi’s Wozi Niobium Project, revealing promising historical niobium and tantalum mineralisation and setting sights on a maiden drilling program in Q2 2025.

Marquee Resources has announced its inaugural Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate at the Redlings Rare-Earth Element Project, revealing 11 million tonnes at 1,130 ppm TREO and highlighting substantial upside potential through further drilling.

Eastern Resources Limited has reported promising preliminary metallurgical test results from its Lepidolite Hill Project, achieving an 80.5% recovery of lithia and producing a high-grade concentrate with low iron contamination.

Element 25 Limited has announced a 107% increase in Ore Reserves at its Butcherbird Manganese Project in Western Australia, now supporting an 18.3-year mine life at 1.1Mtpa production. This milestone underpins the company’s strategic expansion into battery-grade manganese supply for the EV market.

Matsa Resources has completed a 767m diamond drill hole at Fortitude North, designed to validate a novel seismic model indicating potential gold mineralisation. Early geological observations support the seismic data, setting the stage for further exploration.

Terrain Minerals has raised $450,000 through a strategic placement to fund high-impact drilling at its Smokebush Gold and Lort River Nickel/Copper projects, aiming to unlock significant mineral potential in Western Australia.

Prospect Resources has unveiled final Phase 1 drilling results from its Nyungu Central deposit, revealing thick, high-grade copper intersections and extending the deposit’s strike length to approximately 1.4km. The company is gearing up for Phase 2 drilling and an initial resource estimate in early 2025.

Anax Metals has applied for a significant new exploration license in Western Australia's Pilbara region, broadening its footprint near De Grey Mining's Toweranna gold deposit and enhancing its prospects in gold and base metals.

Viridis Mining and Minerals has announced a substantial upgrade to its Colossus Ionic Adsorption Clay Rare Earth Element Project, reporting a 140% increase in its JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate. This positions Colossus as the largest and highest-grade IAC rare earth resource globally, with significant implications for the rare earth sector.