Latest Exploration News

Noble Helium has locked in BoreXpert’s Schramm T130 XD rig for a two-well helium drilling campaign at North Rukwa, Tanzania, with options for two more wells pending initial results. The company aims to validate a promising western margin helium play and advance towards pilot production.

Nova Minerals has completed its largest-ever winter freight mobilization to Alaska’s Estelle Project, positioning the company to kickstart near-term antimony production under a US Department of War award.

Dateline Resources has delivered a comprehensive Bankable Feasibility Study for its Colosseum Gold Project in California, outlining a technically straightforward restart with strong financial metrics and a 10.4-year mine life producing 573,000 ounces of gold.

Elixir Energy has successfully completed stimulation and commenced flow testing at its Diona-1 well in Queensland’s Surat-Bowen Basin, with gas and condensate flowing at a notable pressure. The well’s proximity to existing pipeline infrastructure could facilitate rapid commercialisation if further testing confirms sustained production.

Power Minerals has kicked off a 3,800-metre diamond drilling campaign at its Morro do Ferro Rare Earths Project in Brazil, aiming to expand high-grade rare earth mineralisation and advance metallurgical studies following recent acquisition completion.

Strike Energy shakes up leadership with Shelley Robertson stepping in as CEO and a leaner board under new chair Nev Power, signaling a strategic pivot amid ongoing project development.

Raiden Resources has uncovered extensive new arsenic-in-soil anomalies at its Vuzel Gold Project in Bulgaria, signaling a potentially larger mineralised system beyond the previously drilled zone. Follow-up exploration and permitting efforts continue alongside pending metallurgical test results.

Lodestar Minerals has identified five new copper-molybdenum-gold porphyry targets at Los Loros, Chile, and confirmed encouraging IOCG-style alteration at Three Saints, setting the stage for maiden drilling campaigns.

High-Tech Metals has completed 700m of a planned 5,000m RC drilling program at Mt Fisher, aiming to expand its current gold resource by targeting high-grade shoots and extensions. Assay results for the first four holes are expected soon, following operational delays resolved by a contractor change.

Olympio Metals has earned a 51% interest in its Bousquet Gold Project in Quebec, Canada, following strong Phase 2 drill results, while completing the sale of its Dufay Gold Project for CAD$684k in cash.

Golden Dragon Mining’s latest RC drilling at Coodardy delivers standout high-grade gold intersections including 12m at 6.5 g/t Au, revealing a new mineralised north-east orientation and expanding growth potential.

Redcastle Resources' recent diamond drilling at Redcastle Reef and Queen Alexandra validates geological models and reveals promising mineralisation extensions, bolstering confidence in near-term mining plans.