Latest Geophysical Surveying News

Bellavista Resources kicks off a major drilling campaign targeting a shallow 1 million ounce portion of its 2.8 million ounce gold resource at Pickle Crow, Canada, aiming to unlock open pit mining opportunities amid soaring gold prices.

West Coast Silver has uncovered a significant expansion of silver mineralisation at its Elizabeth Hill Project, with recent drilling extending the known resource 70 metres north and confirming the system remains open at depth and along strike.

Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR) confirms large-scale IOCG mineralisation in Chile and high-grade heavy rare earths in the USA, while progressing a 10,000m gold drilling program in Western Australia targeting a maiden resource.

PLC Resources has initiated a government-backed airborne geophysical survey at its Abbotts North Gold Project, setting the stage for new target identification while awaiting assay results from its maiden drilling at Rochefort.

Pilbara Gold has launched its largest-ever drilling program at Mt York, aiming to build on its 2.1 million ounce gold resource with extensive extensional drilling and a new geophysical survey.

Basin Energy has lodged a new exploration licence application adjacent to its Sybella-Barkly Rare Earth Project in northwest Queensland, enlarging its rare earth target area amid promising early drilling results and government support.

Ozz Resources aims to raise up to AUD 5 million through a public offer to fund the acquisition of Sulphide Minerals and exploration of the Bedaburra Project, pending ASX re-admission and shareholder approval.

Legacy Minerals has kicked off an 885m drilling campaign at McMahons Reef within its Harden Gold Project, funded by Hill Tops Gold under a joint venture. Meanwhile, Rio Tinto Exploration has withdrawn from the Thomson Project, returning 100% ownership to Legacy Minerals.

Emperor Energy has submitted a revised Environmental Plan for its Judith-2 appraisal well and is advancing drilling preparations, including securing contractors and negotiating the Valaris-107 rig contract for a late Q1 2027 start.

Magnum Mining has significantly increased its exploration footprint around the Piracanjuba rare earth clay discovery in Brazil, securing 14 new permits and advancing a major drilling campaign targeting a large-scale deposit.

Core Energy Minerals’ latest infill auger drilling results at its Tunas Project in Brazil reveal strong, continuous rare earth element mineralisation near surface, with assays up to 12.3m at 2,014.9ppm TREO. Mineralisation remains open at depth, underpinning the project’s potential for expansion.

Chalice Mining has outlined a compelling 2.5km copper-molybdenum-silver soil anomaly near Goomalling, WA, featuring rock chips with over 15% total rare earth oxides and strategic magnet rare earths. An initial drilling program is imminent.