Latest Exploration And Drilling News

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.

Catalyst Metals continues to expand the Trident underground gold deposit with drilling results that extend mineralisation beyond current resources, underpinning a decade-long mine plan at 60,000 ounces per annum.

Diablo Resources has secured an 80% interest in the historic Horn Silver Project in Utah, a prolific high-grade silver and gold mine, supported by a $3.5 million placement to fund immediate drilling and district-scale exploration.

Southern Hemisphere Mining has launched a 1,000-metre diamond drilling campaign at its Llahuin copper project in Chile, aiming to extend known mineralisation and test for higher-grade copper-gold-molybdenum zones within a 218Mt JORC resource.