Latest Drilling News

Infinity Lithium progresses its Australian gold-copper-silver exploration with new option agreements, while facing delays and strategic shifts in its Spanish lithium project.

Legacy Minerals has initiated a major 10,000-metre diamond drilling program at its Fontenoy Project in NSW, aiming to test newly identified conductive zones linked to platinum group elements, nickel, copper, and gold mineralisation.

Carnarvon Energy has committed up to $89 million to acquire nearly a 20% stake in Strike Energy, gaining strategic exposure to Western Australia’s growing gas market while maintaining its own development plans.

Carnarvon Energy is set to invest up to A$88 million in Strike Energy through a two-tranche equity placement, positioning itself as Strike’s largest shareholder. This strategic move aims to accelerate development of Strike’s key Perth Basin assets, with production milestones targeted by 2026.

Sunrise Energy Metals reports strong high-grade scandium drill results at Syerston and secures $7.5 million to accelerate project development. The company is updating its feasibility study amid growing market demand and geopolitical supply pressures.

Core Energy Minerals has made promising progress in its maiden drilling campaign at the Cummins Uranium Project in South Australia, identifying uranium mineralisation in both weathered basement and palaeochannel sediments. Initial gamma and scintillometer readings support a developing roll-front uranium model, with assay results pending.

Solis Minerals has intersected visible copper and gold mineralisation in its second diamond drill hole at the Chancho al Palo project in Peru, reinforcing the potential for a significant copper-gold system. Assay results are expected in July/August 2025.

88 Energy Limited reports significant progress on its Alaskan projects with a robust prospective resource base and advancing farm-out deals, while securing a key license extension in Namibia and negotiating asset divestment in Texas.

Future Battery Minerals has wrapped up its initial gold drilling phase at the Miriam Project, setting the stage for assay results and a planned resource estimate later this year.

Advance Metals has entered a binding agreement to earn a 100% interest in the high-grade Guadalupe y Calvo gold-silver project in Mexico, significantly expanding its resource base to over 100 million ounces silver-equivalent across three projects.

Ballard Mining has launched a comprehensive 130,000-metre drilling campaign at its Mt Ida Gold Project, targeting resource expansion and development of the Baldock deposit. Supported by a recent oversubscribed $30 million IPO, the program aims to unlock new exploration targets along a 26km strike in Western Australia’s Goldfields region.

Cannindah Resources has identified promising new mineralised breccia extensions at its Mt Cannindah project, setting the stage for a focused drilling campaign to expand its copper-gold resource.