Latest Exploration Techniques News

Lightning Minerals has completed a pivotal site visit to the Mt Turner Gold Project in Queensland, confirming multiple promising drill targets along the 14km Drummer Fault. With soil sampling underway and a 1,000m drilling program planned post-EGM, the company is poised to unlock significant gold and copper potential.

Infini Resources has identified extensive shallow bedrock conductors over 10 km long at its Reynolds Lake Uranium Project, signalling promising near-surface uranium mineralisation in a historically underexplored region of the Athabasca Basin.

Dreadnought Resources has reported promising shallow gold intercepts from its inaugural drilling at Steve’s Reward within the Mangaroon Gold Project, signalling a potentially significant new discovery in Western Australia.

Pioneer Lithium has defined a conservative uranium Exploration Target at its Warmbad Project in Namibia, revealing significant potential for resource expansion through modern exploration techniques.

Metal Hawk Limited reports impressive high-grade gold samples at its Leinster South Project and kicks off a major drilling campaign, backed by a government grant.

Sarama Resources has completed the acquisition of an 80% stake in the Mt Venn Gold Project, boosting its Laverton landholding to 1,000km² across two major projects. The move positions Sarama to explore promising gold and base metal targets in a prolific Australian gold district.

Ballard Mining has launched a comprehensive 130,000-metre drilling campaign at its Mt Ida Gold Project, targeting resource expansion and development of the Baldock deposit. Supported by a recent oversubscribed $30 million IPO, the program aims to unlock new exploration targets along a 26km strike in Western Australia’s Goldfields region.

Whitebark Energy has completed a crucial cultural heritage survey at its Alinya Project, paving the way for soil geochemistry testing aimed at unlocking hydrogen, helium, and hydrocarbons in one of Australia’s largest undrilled sub-salt structures.

Sunshine Metals has confirmed high-grade gold mineralisation over a 400m strike at its Sybil project, setting the stage for drilling in August 2025. Early rock chip assays validate the project's potential, drawing parallels with the prolific nearby Pajingo deposit.

Loyal Metals has partnered with veteran geologist Dr. Simon Beams to unlock the untapped copper-gold potential of the historic Highway Reward Mine using advanced AI and modern exploration techniques.

Accelerate Resources has kicked off its maiden drilling campaign at the Kanowna Gold East Project, refining targets through advanced gravity surveys, while bolstering its cash reserves with a $2 million non-dilutive injection.

Aureka Limited has reported a significant 19% increase in its global gold inventory following a maiden JORC resource at St Arnaud and a new gold discovery at Irvine’s western flank, supported by a $3 million capital raise.