Latest Drilling News

Viking Mines has completed digitisation of historical drilling data at its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, revealing promising high-grade, shallow mineralisation at the Conquest area. The company is fast-tracking a maiden drilling program aimed at early production to meet growing US defence supply needs amid rising tungsten prices.

Argent Minerals has confirmed visible gold at its Kempfield and Trunkey Creek projects in New South Wales, highlighting promising high-grade gold shoots and expanding exploration potential. The company plans systematic drilling to further define these multi-metal deposits.

Ballymore Resources is progressing development at its high-grade Dittmer Gold Project with significant portal expansion, a 3,000-metre drilling program planned for Q2 2026, and trial mining of historic backfill and remnant pillars within a granted mining lease.

Anax Metals has released an updated Definitive Feasibility Study for its Whim Creek Copper Project, confirming robust economics with a pre-tax NPV of A$501 million and an IRR of 98%, underpinned by a 10-year mine life and rapid payback.

Alkane Resources has identified a significant gold-bearing seismic reflector beneath its Roswell deposit at Tomingley, alongside multiple high-grade zones in the Western Monzodiorite domain, signalling promising resource expansion prospects.

Loyal Metals’ latest high-density gravity survey reveals a large, vertically extensive Copper-Gold VHMS system at Highway Reward, extending well beyond historic mining depths and highlighting multiple new undrilled targets.

Ore Resources has formalised a pivotal Project Agreement with the Marlinyu Ghoorlie people, setting the stage for mining lease approvals and advancing exploration at its Coolgardie Gold and Lithium Projects.

West Coast Silver’s recent aircore drilling at Elizabeth Hill has confirmed and extended high-grade silver mineralisation beyond historic mine areas, revealing promising near-surface targets and new base metal prospects.

Emerald Resources NL reported a 23% rise in half-year profit to $73.1 million, underpinned by solid gold production at its Okvau Gold Mine and significant progress across its Cambodian and Australian projects.

Alicanto Minerals is launching an extensive 50,000-metre drilling campaign at its newly acquired Mt Henry Gold Project in Western Australia, aiming to expand and upgrade its existing 0.9 million ounce gold resource.

Nordic Resources has reported promising assay results from six new drill holes at its Kopsa gold-copper project in Finland, revealing significant mineralisation beyond current resource limits. The findings set the stage for an expanded resource update following further drilling planned for 2026.

Dreadnought Resources has identified seven large-scale gold prospects at its Mangaroon Gold Project in Western Australia, setting the stage for drilling campaigns in the second half of 2026. Early soil sampling reveals extensive gold anomalies, signalling promising exploration upside.