Latest Epithermal Systems News

Minerals Exploration Limited (ASX/NZX: MEX) has revealed wide gold mineralisation from its maiden drilling at the Scotia Prospect, while ongoing drilling at Jubilee confirms deeper structures. High-grade assays at Invincible set the stage for maiden drilling there.

QMines Limited reported a busy March quarter with strong drilling results at Mount Mackenzie, a resource upgrade at Develin Creek, and progress on the Mt Chalmers feasibility study, underpinned by a $15 million strategic funding package from QIC.

Battery Age Minerals delivered maiden drilling success at Austria’s Bleiberg project, expanded its Apex Germanium-Gallium footprint in Utah by 40%, and confirmed high-grade gold-silver mineralisation at Argentina’s El Aguila. The company also progressed germanium technology evaluations and appointed a new CEO.

Australian Critical Minerals (ASX:ACM) has launched its maiden diamond drilling campaign at the Flint Gold-Silver Project in Peru, backed by a $3 million capital raise and expanded land holdings. The drilling targets a 4 km high-sulphidation epithermal system, with advanced core logging technology deployed to accelerate geological insights.

Altitude Minerals reported encouraging aircore drill results at its Byrock Project in NSW, confirming copper-gold porphyry signatures and advancing a joint venture with Nimrod Resources. In Nevada, the company validated high-grade silver-gold targets at Firenze, readying a 2,600m RC drill program.

Belararox has ramped up drilling at its TMT Project in Argentina, unveiling a significant high-grade silver zone at Toro Central and expanding its landholding with the El Faro acquisition. Meanwhile, exploration in Botswana gears up with a major airborne electromagnetic survey, and the company contemplates divesting its Australian Belara Project to sharpen focus on core assets.

QMines Limited’s latest drilling at Mount Mackenzie confirms a broad, structurally controlled high-grade gold system with multiple mineralised zones open at depth and along strike.

Geopacific Resources has advanced its Woodlark Gold Project with the Definitive Feasibility Study close to finalisation, underpinned by a $40 million equity raise and promising exploration drilling results. The company is positioning for a development decision in 2026 amid key permit approvals and strategic partnerships.

Altitude Minerals confirms high-priority drill targets and secures permits for a 2,600m reverse circulation program at its 100% owned Firenze silver-gold epithermal project in Nevada, targeting a promising 1.2km structural corridor.

Sunstone Metals has delivered a robust Scoping Study for its Bramaderos Gold-Copper Project in Ecuador, outlining a 23-year mine life, strong production rates, and a post-tax NPV of US$0.9 billion at a conservative gold price. The study highlights low operating costs and substantial exploration upside, setting the stage for a pre-feasibility study and funding pursuits.

Great Northern Minerals has confirmed a 1.25-kilometre quartz-stibnite vein at its Catalyst Ridge Project, revealing a vertically zoned system with near-surface antimony, tungsten, silver and deeper gold-silver potential in a prolific US mining belt.

Great Southern Mining (ASX:GSN) is set to restart diamond drilling at its Edinburgh Park joint venture in northern Queensland, focusing on the Mt Dillon target where a significant induced polarization anomaly suggests a large intrusive-related gold system.