Latest Exploration Drilling News

Pacgold has poured its second gold doré bar at White Dam and is fast-tracking plans to restart mining at Vertigo pit six months ahead of schedule.

Thor Energy has awarded a significant 2D seismic survey contract to Velseis for its HY-Range Project, aiming to refine exploration targets for natural hydrogen and helium in South Australia.

Kingston Resources has boosted the Southern Ore Zone (SOZ) Mineral Resource at Mineral Hill by 50%, expanding the mining inventory and underpinning plans for reserve growth and plant expansion.

Canadian Phosphate (ASX: CP8) secured $5.2 million through a rights issue and follow-on placement, positioning itself to accelerate exploration and development across key projects in Canada and the US.

Carnarvon Energy has boosted its Bedout Basin prospective resources by 92%, now holding over 6.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent across 130 prospects, with exploration drilling set to start in April 2027.

Unico Silver’s latest drilling at the Joaquin Project in Argentina has delivered standout high-grade gold-silver intercepts outside the March 2026 Mineral Resource Estimate, underpinning potential resource growth ahead of the Pre-Feasibility Study.

Recharge Metals has formalised cultural heritage protections with the Darlot Traditional Owners, clearing the way for a major drilling campaign targeting nearly 95,000 ounces of gold at its Sunset Well project in Western Australia.

Dreadnought Resources has identified a growing gold anomaly exceeding 7km strike at its Illaara Gold Project, with shallow mineralisation and strong orogenic pathfinder elements prompting immediate infill drilling plans.

Ballymore Resources has secured $5.2 million through an oversubscribed capital raise, boosting its capacity to fast-track exploration across multiple Queensland projects.

Kuniko Limited has verified gold-silver-base metal mineralisation at the historic Walls and Stringers prospects, less than 1km from its Commonwealth-Silica Hill Project, with assays up to 4.7 g/t AuEq and geophysical data supporting a large intrusive system.

Tungsten Mining NL has updated the Mineral Resource Estimate for its Watershed Tungsten Project, increasing contained tungsten by 8% through a lower cut-off grade reflecting strong market prices.

LinQ Minerals has pinpointed a significant geophysical drill target south of its Gidginbung gold deposit, hinting at a potential 2km strike extension. Concurrently, reinterpretation of the Dam deposit suggests it may be part of a larger, blind porphyry system to the north, with drilling plans in motion for both targets.