Latest Drilling News

Woodside Energy posted a solid first quarter with strong asset reliability, an 11% lift in realised prices, and key projects like Scarborough nearing completion. Production dipped due to cyclones but full-year guidance remains steady.

Mt Malcolm Mines has delivered a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate of 13,200 ounces across Golden Crown and Dumbarton, while advancing a study on refurbishing a 500,000 tpa CIP plant and preparing for follow-up drilling and funding.

Albion Resources has exercised its option to fully acquire the Gidgee Gold Project in Western Australia's Gum Creek Greenstone Belt, setting the stage for near-term drilling backed by encouraging historical results and recent fieldwork.

Pilbara Gold (ASX: PGL) reported a 50% jump in its Mt York gold resource to 2.08 million ounces following 27,000m of drilling in 2025, backed by a $30.5 million cash pile and a 50,000m drilling campaign underway in 2026.

Southern Palladium reported a doubling in chromite recoveries at its Bengwenyama project, prompting a redesign of the processing plant and pushing the DFS completion to late Q4 2026 amid drilling delays and enhanced metallurgical work.

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has confirmed gold mineralisation extending to 300 metres depth at its Pinjin Gold Project, triggering its most ambitious drilling campaign to date, including extensive RC, diamond, and aircore programs.

Australian Gold and Copper has launched a diamond drilling program at its Achilles deposit aiming to extend high-grade mineralisation to over 550 metres, potentially doubling the current resource depth. Recent assays reveal thick silver-equivalent intervals and a new mineralised horizon, underpinning resource growth ambitions.

Rokeby Resources bolsters its portfolio with the acquisition of the high-grade Omeo Gold Project in Victoria, while unveiling promising exploration results at its Queensland assets and planning a delayed drilling campaign. The company has secured $4 million in capital commitments and announced key leadership changes.

Axel REE has selected its Woolrich deposit for inaugural in situ recovery (ISR) field trials, backed by metallurgical breakthroughs doubling gallium extraction and confirming scandium co-recovery, positioning Caladão as a rare dual-pathway rare earth project.

Liontown Limited has kicked off early works and long-lead procurement for its Kathleen Valley lithium expansion, ahead of a Final Investment Decision expected by March 2027.

HyTerra Ltd is progressing its flagship Nemaha hydrogen project with a key production test planned for Q2 2026, while expanding its global footprint through strategic partnerships and a $7 million capital raise.

Omega Oil and Gas has secured a commanding acreage position in Queensland’s Taroom Trough and fully funded an expanded drilling program to accelerate appraisal and early production.