Latest Exploration Drilling News

Vault Minerals has submitted a fully certified Closure Plan Amendment for its Southern Tailings Management Facility, marking a regulatory milestone that supports a planned restart of underground development in Q1 FY27 and gold production in Q1 FY28 at Sugar Zone, Ontario.

Mount Hope Mining (ASX:MHM) has completed two drilling phases at its Mt Solitary gold project in NSW’s Cobar Basin, delivering significant high-grade gold intercepts and preparing to launch an expanded Phase 3 drilling campaign targeting resource growth.

Artemis Resources has raised A$8 million through a heavily oversubscribed placement led by Jupiter Asset Management, boosting funds for maiden drilling at its Cassowary Copper-Gold Project and exploration in the Pilbara.

Belararox has locked in a further A$2 million through a placement priced 25% above its current shares, boosting funds for copper exploration in Botswana and Argentina.

Infinity Metals has submitted a drilling approval request for its 100% owned Yambacoona Tin Project in NSW, aiming to test promising geophysical targets amid a booming tin market.

Azzuro Resources has reported thick, high-grade copper-gold-zinc-silver mineralisation from drillhole MU2601 at its Red Hill project, while drillhole MU2605 visually extends the massive sulphide zone by 124 metres, highlighting a substantial polymetallic system still open along strike and at depth.

Sunshine Metals has agreed to sell its Hodgkinson Project to EQ Resources for $250,000, freeing up capital and management bandwidth to accelerate gold production at Mt Moss and exploration at Sybil.

ACDC Metals has reported promising surface assays from its Mount Jackson project in Nevada, with gold grades up to 2.35 g/t and copper reaching 14.9% at key zones. The company is advancing towards a maiden drilling program in Q4 2026 backed by ongoing capital raising.

AuKing Mining has kicked off a significant maiden drilling program at its Tundulu Rare Earths Project in Malawi, aiming to expand and validate rare earth mineralisation across multiple targets identified by recent surveys.

Legacy Minerals has kicked off an 885m drilling campaign at McMahons Reef within its Harden Gold Project, funded by Hill Tops Gold under a joint venture. Meanwhile, Rio Tinto Exploration has withdrawn from the Thomson Project, returning 100% ownership to Legacy Minerals.

Chilwa Minerals has confirmed significant niobium mineralisation in its southernmost drillhole at Nakombe, extending the known strike length to 270 metres and reinforcing the scale of its critical minerals project in Malawi.

Ballymore Resources has raised $4.7 million through a fully subscribed entitlement offer and a further placement, boosting funds for drilling and discovery at key Queensland projects.