Latest Exploration Techniques News

Pantera Minerals has kicked off its first-ever diamond drilling campaign at the Gillham Project in Arkansas, aiming to confirm high-grade antimony and silver mineralisation beneath historic mines.

QX Resources has unveiled a significant JORC-compliant Exploration Target for its Madaba Uranium Project in Tanzania, estimating 18–33 million pounds of uranium oxide at grades suitable for open-pit mining. The company aims to convert this target into a maiden Mineral Resource with drilling planned for late 2026.

Great Western Exploration (ASX: GTE) has entered a farm-in deal to earn up to 100% of the McKinlay Copper-Gold and Silver Project near Cloncurry, Queensland, targeting Ernest Henry-style IOCG and Cannington-style silver-lead deposits with a planned drilling campaign.

Antares Metals has intersected copper mineralisation in all six holes of its maiden drilling at Conglomerate Creek Target 2, validating its geological model and setting the stage for further exploration in a prolific copper region.

Corazon Mining (ASX:CZN) has kicked off a 2,000m reverse circulation drilling program at its Wembley gold prospect within the Feather Cap Project, aiming to test the continuity of historically high-grade, shallow gold mineralisation and explore a broader structural corridor in Western Australia’s Bryah-Padbury Basin.

Stelar Metals has reported exceptional high-grade tungsten assays from Phase 2 sampling at Hill of Leaders, with grades up to 15.7% WO3 extending mineralisation beyond previous footprints. The company is gearing up for its first 3,000m reverse circulation drilling program amid strong market conditions for tungsten.

Adavale Resources has reinforced the continuity of gold mineralisation beneath its London-Victoria open pit, reporting significant drill intercepts including 31m at 1.29g/t Au just 16m below the pit floor, underpinning near-term production prospects and a forthcoming resource update.

Kaoko Metals has kicked off its first-ever diamond drilling campaign at the Chalkos Copper-Silver Project in Namibia, targeting key prospects Donkey Hill and Otniel with a 2,000-3,000 metre program designed to test mineralisation continuity and structural controls.

QMines Limited has boosted the Mount Mackenzie gold and silver resource by 32% in gold ounces, with 70% now classified as Indicated, following a comprehensive 73-hole drilling campaign that enhanced geological confidence and resource scale.

ActivEX Limited has identified multiple high-grade gold, silver, and base metal targets from surface rock sampling at its Georgetown Project in Queensland, revealing promising prospects for further exploration.

AuKing Mining has agreed to acquire 100% of the Machinga Heavy Rare Earths Project in Malawi, adding a high-grade heavy rare earth and niobium asset to its portfolio. The acquisition includes a mix of cash, shares, and performance shares contingent on resource milestones, positioning AuKing to accelerate exploration in a geopolitically strategic region.

Codrus Minerals is set to acquire two promising copper and molybdenum projects in Australia and Peru, backed by a $2.5 million capital raise. The deal includes significant share issuance and performance rights tied to exploration milestones.