Latest Drilling News

Westgold Resources reports a significant 24% increase in gold Mineral Resources to 16.3 million ounces and a 5% rise in Ore Reserves to 3.5 million ounces, underpinning a decade-long Reserve life with robust milling capacity.

Advance Metals is advancing plans to convert over 100 million ounces of silver-equivalent Foreign Estimates into JORC-compliant resources across three high-grade Mexican projects, following recent acquisitions and drilling programs.

Somerset Minerals has reported further thick, high-grade copper intercepts at its Coppermine Project in Nunavut, Canada, confirming continuous mineralisation over more than 3 km strike at the Jura prospect. Phase-2 exploration is progressing with drilling, geophysical surveys, and regional sampling underway.

Bubalus Resources has identified promising high-grade gold targets at its Wilson’s Hill Project near Bendigo, Victoria, revealing structural similarities to the prolific Bendigo Goldfield and bonanza-grade mineralisation at depth.

Emperor Energy has initiated a farm-in process to fund the Judith-2 appraisal well, aiming to unlock substantial gas reserves offshore Victoria and address tightening East Coast gas supply.

DY6 Metals has confirmed high-grade saprolite-hosted rutile mineralisation at its Central Rutile Project in Cameroon, with assays revealing grades up to 2.1% rutile over 1m. The findings extend over a 41km strike length, highlighting the project's significant exploration potential.

Middle Island Resources is set to transform into a global copper-gold explorer through its acquisition of Serbian company Konstantin Resources, expanding its footprint across two continents with over 9,000 km² of highly prospective land.

Magnum Mining & Exploration Limited is intensifying its US asset review, spotlighting promising rare earth elements and critical minerals prospects at its Parker Gold and Buena Vista Iron projects amid shifting geopolitical priorities.

Rimfire Pacific Mining has identified three promising base metal drill targets near Broken Hill, expanding its exploration focus beyond cobalt. The company is exploring commercial options to unlock value from these discoveries amid a regional mining resurgence.

Ballymore Resources’ recent heli-borne electromagnetic survey at the Maniopota prospect within the Ruddygore Project has revealed 29 strong conductive anomalies linked to polymetallic mineralisation, setting the stage for a significant drilling campaign in 2025.

Middle Island Resources Limited (ASX, MDI) is set to acquire Konstantin Resources Ltd, unlocking a 620 km² copper-gold exploration portfolio in Serbia’s prolific Western Tethyan Belt, supported by a $3.4 million placement to accelerate exploration.

iTech Minerals has successfully raised $2 million through a placement and plans a $1 million Share Purchase Plan to fund exploration at its Reynolds Range Project, targeting high-grade antimony and gold.