Latest Gold Exploration News

Barton Gold reports standout high-grade assays from Phase 2 drilling at Tunkillia’s Area 51, highlighting potential resource growth and open pit extensions that could extend mine life and underpin a Pre-Feasibility Study by year-end.

Minrex Resources is set to ramp up its flagship Tlamino Gold Project in Serbia with a fully funded 7,000m drilling program aimed at upgrading its resource classification and refreshing project economics in a dramatically improved metals price environment.

Prodigy Gold’s scoping study for the Hyperion Gold Deposit confirms a viable open pit project with a 4-year mine life and strong financial metrics, underpinned by a 454,000-ounce resource.

Yugo Metals has unveiled promising initial gold results from its first-ever drilling at the Erak Prospect within the Sinjakovo Project, marking a significant step forward in its European exploration campaign.

Northern Star Resources has pulled out of the Egina Gold Project joint venture with Novo Resources, returning all exploration data and leaving Novo to steer the project solo. Novo plans to resume drilling in the second half of 2026 while continuing other Pilbara exploration programs.

Antares Metals (ASX: AM5) reports exceptional surface gold grades up to 41.7 g/t at its Quinns project in WA, revealing three priority drill targets and fast-tracking maiden drilling plans.

WIN Metals has completed its acquisition of the fully permitted Princess Royal Gold Mine, adding high-grade ounces and promising satellite prospects to its Radio Gold Project in Western Australia.

Beacon Minerals has wrapped up its FY2026 drilling at the Iguana Deposit, delivering high-grade gold assays that suggest the deposit is larger and richer than previously estimated.

Metal Bank has taken a significant step toward production at its Seven Leaders gold deposit by signing a non-binding MOU with Terra Mining for contract mining and crushing services, targeting a Q4 2026 start.

DeSoto Resources has wrapped up a large-scale Bulk Leach Extractable Gold (BLEG) stream sediment sampling program across six projects in Guinea’s prolific Siguiri Basin, with 143 samples now awaiting assay results.

Alice Queen Limited has appointed Adrian Hell as Exploration Manager to leverage his deep knowledge of Horn Island and fast-track a multi-phase drilling campaign aimed at expanding a 524,000-ounce gold resource.

Critical Resources Limited’s initial sampling at the Lammerlaw Gold Project in New Zealand has verified high-grade gold mineralisation at Devils Creek and revealed a fresh 600-metre arsenic soil anomaly, setting the stage for focused follow-up exploration.