Latest Exploration Drilling News

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Critical Resources has defined a focused 2026 exploration program at its Mavis Lake lithium project while confirming an orogenic gold system in New Zealand and delivering promising early results from its solid-state lithium-ion battery evaluation.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
15 Apr 2026
AIS Resources has commenced a detailed helicopter-borne magnetic survey over Riversgold’s Saint John Gold/Copper/Silver/Antimony Project in New Brunswick, aiming to sharpen drill targets ahead of 2026 exploration drilling.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
14 Apr 2026
Newcam Minerals has exercised its option to acquire a 60% interest in Alchemy Resources' Bryah Basin Iron Ore Project, paying $500,000 and taking operational control. Alchemy retains a 40% free-carried stake to a Decision to Mine, reducing its development risk while preserving upside exposure.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
14 Apr 2026
Prospect Resources has revealed significant new gold assay results from Nyungu Central, part of its Mumbezhi Copper Project in Zambia, confirming gold's broad presence alongside copper and cobalt. This discovery could materially improve project economics through valuable by-product credits.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
14 Apr 2026
Black Canyon has kicked off a substantial 15,000m RC drilling campaign at its Wandanya Project, aiming to define and grow its high-grade manganese and iron resource with first assays due in May 2026.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
14 Apr 2026
Bayan Mining and Minerals has locked in a reverse circulation drill rig with Alaska Midnight Sun Drilling for its first-ever drilling at the Desert Star rare earth project in California, targeting up to 1,000 metres from June 2026. The fully permitted program aims to test high-grade surface mineralisation and geophysical targets near the Mountain Pass mine.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
14 Apr 2026
Rimfire Pacific Mining has boosted its Murga Scandium Deposit resource by 300%, lifting the inferred mineral resource to 56.1 million tonnes at 138ppm scandium. The deposit’s low iron content hints at potential cost savings via atmospheric leaching, with follow-up drilling and metallurgical tests slated for mid-2026.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
13 Apr 2026
GoldArc Resources and BML Ventures report strong high-grade gold intercepts from a 34,000m grade control drilling program at Mt Stirling, accelerating the path to mining with zero capital risk for GoldArc.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
13 Apr 2026
Great Western Exploration (ASX: GTE) has begun diamond drilling at its Oval Copper-Gold Target, aiming to test a gravity anomaly linked to a potential large VHMS system akin to the nearby DeGrussa deposit. This marks the launch of a six-month program targeting nine copper-gold prospects across the Yerrida Basin.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
13 Apr 2026
Flynn Gold Limited (ASX: FG1) is intensifying exploration at its Golden Ridge Project in northeast Tasmania, focusing on trenching and drilling to extend high-grade gold mineralisation. Concurrently, the company is assessing the feasibility of a regional gold processing hub and progressing exploration at the Mangana Project with government support.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
10 Apr 2026
Invictus Energy has secured renewal of its Environmental Impact Assessment in Zimbabwe and is poised to execute a key Petroleum Production Sharing Agreement, enabling significant exploration and appraisal activities in the Cabora Bassa Basin.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
10 Apr 2026
Tivan Limited has reported significant high-grade copper, gold, and cobalt assay results from surface sampling at its Baucau and Ossu Projects in Timor-Leste, reinforcing the projects’ exploration potential and setting the stage for expanded field activities.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
10 Apr 2026