Latest Exploration And Drilling News

Alice Queen Limited has appointed Adrian Hell as Exploration Manager to leverage his deep knowledge of Horn Island and fast-track a multi-phase drilling campaign aimed at expanding a 524,000-ounce gold resource.

Omnia Metals has identified Beaver Creek within its Montana Radix Project as the key focus for rare earth and niobium exploration, leveraging historical data and planning detailed field validation.

Platina Resources has struck a farm-in and joint venture deal with NE Minerals to advance the Brimstone Gold Project, shifting capital risk while retaining a 20% stake in the Western Australian asset.

Desert Metals has expanded its Tiogo gold anomaly at Tengrela South, Côte d'Ivoire, by over 3km northwards, unveiling a new high-priority target ready for drilling.

Ballard Mining's March quarter update reveals a robust 1.2 million ounce gold resource at Mt Ida and a healthy $75.6 million cash position, setting the stage for a Final Investment Decision in H1 2027.

Amara Minerals (ASX:AM3) has revealed high-grade gold-antimony intercepts from its deepest drilling at the Trojan Prospect within Victoria’s Lauriston Project, highlighting an expanding mineralised system with potential critical minerals significance.

Pantera Minerals has completed a second phase of soil and rock sampling at its Gillham Silver-Antimony Project in Arkansas, broadening key target areas and setting the stage for maiden drilling planned in mid-2026.

Encounter Resources has identified a new copper zone at its Elsa prospect in Western Australia's Paterson Province, prompting an expansion of its drilling program to better delineate the breccia system.

Kincora Copper has accelerated exploration across its Australian and Mongolian assets, leveraging new AI and quantum technology partnerships alongside partner-funded drilling, while reporting a modest net income and a strong cash position in Q1 2026.

Diablo Resources has acquired an 80% stake in Utah's Horn Silver Mine, a historically prolific high-grade silver asset, backed by a $3.5 million capital raise to accelerate drilling across multiple immediate targets.

Jindalee Lithium has locked in a strongly supported A$11 million capital raise through a placement and entitlement offer to fund its McDermitt Lithium Project and the proposed NASDAQ listing of US Elemental Inc.

Classic Minerals faces a full trial in its legal dispute over Forrestania tenements but retains 80% gold rights and asserts claims to full ownership, continuing exploration plans amid uncertainty.