Latest Drilling News

Rapid Critical Metals has reshaped its leadership and strategy in FY2025, positioning itself as a silver and rare earths contender with well-funded drilling programs in Australia and Canada.

Medallion Metals is advancing plans to refurbish the Cosmic Boy Concentrator at Forrestania, aiming to accelerate gold production and generate near-term cashflow before its Ravensthorpe ore processing begins.

Alliance Nickel’s maiden drilling at Australia United delivers encouraging gold grades, opening pathways for expanded exploration and a potential joint venture.

Alligator Energy has moved into uranium extraction at its Samphire project, reporting initial Field Recovery Trial results that meet or exceed expectations and launching a Bankable Feasibility Study to underpin development.

Megado Minerals confirms robust copper and silver grades over 7km at its Iberian Copper Project and secures a five-year option for the high-grade Alpartir Silver-Copper-Antimony Project, positioning itself for a drilling campaign backed by Spanish government funding.

IGO Limited posted a robust quarter driven by Nova’s nickel output and cash flow, while Greenbushes’ lithium production stalled amid safety and operational challenges, prompting a downgrade in full-year guidance.

Askari Metals has completed data compilation at its Nejo Gold and Copper Project, setting the stage for a 5,000m maiden drilling campaign targeting high-grade gold and copper. Meanwhile, trenching at its Uis Project in Namibia reveals robust polymetallic mineralisation, including tin, tantalum, lithium, rubidium, and caesium, underpinning plans for RC drilling later this year.

GreenTech Metals has consolidated a dominant West Pilbara position by acquiring 70% of the Munni Munni PGE-Cu-Ni Project and completed a cost-saving Phase 1 drilling and historic core resampling program. Early data hints at significant resource expansion ahead of a JORC 2012 upgrade.

Infini Resources has received drill permits to begin its inaugural diamond drilling program targeting high-grade uranium at Reynolds and Reitenbach Lake projects in northern Saskatchewan. The campaign aims to test a large, underexplored system on the eastern Athabasca Basin margin, with drilling set to start in late April 2026.

American Tungsten & Antimony Ltd (ASX: AT4) has joined the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium, unlocking direct access to Department of War programs and funding opportunities for its antimony and tungsten projects. The company will leverage this to advance its U.S.-focused supply chain ambitions, highlighted by a critical minerals event in Utah this May.

Brazilian Critical Minerals (ASX: BCM) has reinforced the scale and quality of its Ema rare earth project with strong drilling results and steady progress on permitting and feasibility studies, positioning it well amid tightening global supply.

Orezone Gold Corporation reported a 35% jump in Q1 2026 gold production, driven by Bomboré’s hard rock expansion and the acquisition of Quebec’s Casa Berardi mine. Operational hiccups with emulsion supply slowed high-grade ore sequencing but did not derail cost guidance.