Latest Exploration News

Austin Metals has kicked off a significant reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Austin Gold Project, aiming to test fresh BIF-hosted gold targets at Brunswick Hill and extensions at Mt Sandy in Western Australia.

Barton Gold has secured $25.9 million through an institutional placement, fully funding critical resource upgrades, feasibility studies, and drilling at its key South Australian gold and silver projects.

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.

Island Pharmaceuticals has expanded its partnership with USAMRIID to conduct a pivotal Galidesivir dose optimisation study against Marburg virus, targeting topline results in the second half of 2026.

Prodigy Gold has won a $112,152 co-funding grant from the Northern Territory Government to drill a 600m hole at its Hyperion Gold Deposit, targeting a major untested geophysical anomaly that could expand the 454,000-ounce resource.

Golden Horse Minerals (ASX: GHM) has delivered robust assay results from its regional exploration at Southern Cross, confirming high-grade gold and silver mineralisation at Hakes Find and advancing drilling at Greenmount and Hopes Hill.

Dart Mining has wrapped up a major 4,100m diamond drilling campaign at the Coonambula project, triggering an increase in its ownership to 45% and revealing promising gold, silver, and antimony grades.

Tivan Limited has landed a $141,237 exploration grant from the Northern Territory Government to fund diamond drilling at its Molyhil Tungsten Project, pushing forward its Pre-Feasibility Study and joint venture talks with Sumitomo Corporation.

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.

Southern Cross Gold has reported standout drill results from its Sunday Creek project, including a 36.6m intercept at 6.5 g/t AuEq and assays up to 493 g/t gold, while expanding mineralization eastward and near surface. The company’s aggressive 200,000m drilling campaign continues to chart new territory in this critical metals-rich system.

Develop Global has greenlit major investments in its Sulphur Springs copper-zinc and Pioneer Dome lithium projects, backed by a US$400 million financing and offtake deal with Trafigura that also refinances Woodlawn.

Core Lithium has secured a second sale of 25,000 tonnes of lithium fines from its Finniss stockpile to Glencore, adding to A$28.5 million in revenue for 2026 and supporting ongoing development at Finniss.