Latest Exploration Drilling News

Lode Resources has reported impressive high-grade antimony and silver intercepts from its ongoing drilling program at the Montezuma Project in Tasmania, revealing new lodes and extending mineralisation.

IRIS Metals has expanded its lithium exploration footprint in South Dakota by acquiring the 752-hectare Tin Mountain Extension, advancing its position as a leading US lithium explorer. Phase II drilling is underway, with assay results and a maiden resource estimate expected by late 2025.

Renegade Exploration Limited reports exceptionally high-grade gold and silver rock chip samples from its Broken Hills Project in Nevada, highlighting the project's promising potential within the prolific Walker Lane Trend.

3D Energi Limited has updated its prospective gas resource estimates in the Otway Basin, revealing a substantial 9.2 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gross recoverable gas across 51 prospects. The company is gearing up for a multi-well drilling campaign in 2025 targeting near-term commercialisation opportunities to bolster East Coast energy security.

Western Mines Group is set to restart exploration drilling at its Mulga Tank nickel project in Western Australia, leveraging recent capital raises and government grants to target high-grade nickel sulphide mineralisation and expand its resource base.

Battery Age Minerals has secured its first drilling permit for the Bleiberg Zinc-Germanium Project in Austria, setting the stage for exploration at one of Europe’s richest germanium sources amid tightening global supply.

Antipa Minerals reports significant new high-grade gold-copper mineralisation at its Minyari Gold-Copper Project in Western Australia, with early assay results confirming resource growth and new discoveries.

Invictus Energy advances its Cabora Bassa Project in Zimbabwe with an updated Petroleum Production Sharing Agreement draft and National Project Status approval, setting the stage for exploration drilling in 2025.

Whitebark Energy has finalized a preliminary well design and rig market assessment for drilling the massive Rickerscote prospect in 2026, estimating costs at AU$7.7 million. The move positions the company at the forefront of Australia's emerging hydrogen, helium, and hydrocarbon sectors.

Coda Minerals reports a metallurgical breakthrough at its Elizabeth Creek project, achieving copper recoveries up to 95.9% and silver recoveries of 97.3% using whole-ore leach techniques, promising significant cost savings and project simplification.

Brightstar Resources has announced maiden Ore Reserves for its Second Fortune and Fish underground mines, underpinning FY26 production under a key Ore Purchase Agreement with Genesis Minerals. The company also signals significant exploration upside and an imminent Definitive Feasibility Study that could expand its footprint in the WA Goldfields.

LinQ Minerals Limited has filed a Replacement Prospectus for its IPO to raise up to $10 million, anchored by its 100%-owned Gilmore Project in NSW with a substantial 2024 Mineral Resource Estimate. The company aims to advance exploration and development of this significant gold-copper asset in a tier-1 jurisdiction.