Latest Drilling News

Patagonia Lithium’s Well 8 at the Cilon project hit basement at 485m, delivering promising lithium assays and robust brine flow rates. Plans for porosity testing and a 72-hour pump test are underway to refine resource estimates.

Aureka Limited has reported multiple visible gold intercepts near surface in diamond drill hole NED035 at its Comstock Project Walkers Zone, reinforcing the prospect’s high-grade potential ahead of first production. Assay results are pending as infill drilling continues to support resource upgrade plans.

Augustus Minerals has unveiled high-grade gold assays up to 19.5g/t from its June drilling at the Music Well Gold Project, setting the stage for targeted follow-up drilling to explore higher-grade vein zones.

Iltani Resources has reported robust assay results from 13 new drill holes at its flagship Orient Silver-Indium Project, confirming extensive high-grade silver, indium, lead, and zinc mineralisation that strengthens the case for a viable open-pit operation with potential underground mining.

IRIS Metals has appointed Simon Iacopetta as Strategic Advisor and promoted Chris Evans to Executive Chairman, signalling a sharpened focus on expanding its critical minerals portfolio in North America.

Blue Star Helium has delivered its third helium trailer from the Pinon Canyon Plant, signalling steady progress toward full production capacity. A fourth trailer is currently being filled as the company pursues further plant optimisation and commercialisation of CO2 byproduct.

Red Sky Energy reports progress on its Innamincka Dome drilling campaign, with civil works nearing completion for Yarrow wells and access approvals secured for the Willowie 2 appraisal well. Spud dates are set for late August and mid-October 2026, respectively.

Altoro Metals has reported outstanding high-grade zinc results from systematic channel sampling at the historic Emilia mine in Spain, reinforcing the potential for resource expansion along the Novales zinc trend ahead of a planned drilling campaign.

St George Mining has delivered a major upgrade to its Araxá Project in Brazil, increasing measured and indicated resources by 155% and confirming the world's largest undeveloped niobium resource alongside rare earths.

New Age Exploration (ASX: NAE) has refined its drill targets at the Wallah Silver Project in NSW by reprocessing historic 2009 induced polarisation (IP) data with modern techniques, confirming untested high-grade mineralisation along strike and at depth. Drilling is scheduled for Q3 2026 to test these promising zones.

Bindi Metals’ maiden drilling at Serbia’s Ravni Project reveals significant high-grade gold and silver mineralisation, validating a large epithermal system with further assay results pending.

Core Lithium has delivered high-grade lithium intersections at BP33, reinforcing the deposit's scale and underground mining potential with ongoing drilling set to expand resources further.