Latest Exploration Drilling News

Andean Silver has significantly expanded its Cerro Bayo silver-gold project resource, increasing the Indicated Mineral Resource by 230% to 60 million ounces silver equivalent and raising the total resource to 136 million ounces AgEq. This upgrade sets the stage for upcoming feasibility studies and a major drilling campaign.

IRIS Metals posted a $22.3 million loss for FY26, driven by major impairments on exploration assets and elevated share-based payments. The company pivots away from Edison and Tin Mountain projects, focusing on lithium-rubidium in South Dakota and tungsten in Montana.

Strategic Energy Resources (ASX:SER) has raised $1.5 million through a discounted share placement and a fully underwritten share purchase plan to back a high-impact drilling campaign at its Diamantina Copper-Gold Project in Queensland.

HyTerra has raised $1.95 million through its Shortfall Offer, issuing 139 million shares at 1.4 cents each to support upcoming production testing and drilling activities.

Black Cat Syndicate has significantly expanded gold resources at its Kal East operation, lifting Trojan's resource by 62% to 202koz and refreshing Imperial to 84koz, underpinning plans to expand processing capacity and extend mine life.

Platina Resources has identified new gold mineralised corridors at its Mt McKenna project in WA, highlighted by significant aircore drill intercepts including 1m at 7.10g/t Au. The discovery supports plans for deeper reverse circulation drilling backed by a government grant.

Nordic Resources (ASX:NNL) has reported new drill results extending gold-copper mineralisation well beyond the 2025 resource boundary at its Kopsa project in Finland, supporting an upcoming resource upgrade.

Krakatoa Resources has kicked off its 2026 drilling campaign at the Zopkhito Project in Georgia, aiming to convert a significant foreign resource estimate into a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate while advancing early mine development studies.

S2 Resources has secured key exploration licences covering 35 kilometres of the Karbah shear zone and plans to launch a 30,000-metre aircore drilling campaign starting July, targeting a major gold-bearing structure in Western Australia.

Dart Mining has completed a key site visit to its historic Walwa Tin-Tungsten Project in Victoria, collecting samples and compiling historic drilling data ahead of planned diamond drilling in late 2026.

29Metals has reported strong drilling results from its 2026 program at Golden Grove, confirming high-grade copper, zinc, gold, and silver extensions at Oizon and Amity. Development at Oizon is progressing with first ore expected by year-end, underpinning mine flexibility and potential cost efficiencies.

Prospect Resources has reported robust metallurgical testwork results from the Kabikupa deposit within its Mumbezhi Copper Project, achieving copper concentrate grades exceeding 25% with recoveries above 94%. These findings bolster the project's processing strategy and underpin upcoming scoping studies.