Latest Gold Exploration News

Kaiser Reef has initiated a 4,350-metre surface diamond drilling campaign at its Maldon Gold Project, targeting the newly identified Quill gold zone alongside other promising prospects, aiming to unlock district-scale potential throughout 2026.

Rumble Resources has boosted its Western Queen gold mineral resource to 433,600 ounces, including a 54% jump in Indicated Resources and a fresh high-grade zone of 52,500 ounces at 11.3 g/t gold. The upgrade follows extensive drilling and will feed into a September Bankable Feasibility Study, keeping production on track for 2027.

Benz Mining has unveiled a maiden Exploration Target for its Glenburgh Gold Project, estimating up to 12 million ounces of gold largely defined by drilling. The project’s scale and geological setting support ambitions for a world-class gold system, with aggressive drilling planned to convert the target into a Mineral Resource by 2027.

Adavale Resources has reported assay results from 13 additional drillholes at its London-Victoria gold mine, confirming and expanding gold mineralisation beneath the historic open pit. The ongoing drilling program supports a larger mineralised system along the Parkes Thrust corridor, with promising metallurgical testwork and a planned resource update.

Lefroy Exploration’s metallurgical tests reveal up to 97% gold recovery from its Burns High-Grade Deposit, underpinning plans for a resource update by September 2026.

Everest Metals Corporation (ASX: EMC) has completed a 3,078m grade control drilling program at its Mt Dimer Taipan Gold Project, delivering multiple high-grade gold intersections and advancing mining operations ahead of a resource update targeted for Q3 2026.

Dundas Minerals has delivered high-grade gold assay results from 1m re-assays at its Rockland project near Kalgoorlie, validating a mineralised corridor extending over 2km from Capricorn through Rockland. The company is gearing up for extensive drilling to test depth extensions and linkages along this emerging gold system.

Classic Minerals has launched Supreme Court proceedings to affirm its 80% beneficial interest in gold rights at the Forrestania Gold Project, aiming to secure legal clarity as it advances mining development.

Altair Minerals has completed the second tranche of a premium priced placement, raising a total of A$28.2 million from Endeavour Mining, which now holds a 9.9% stake. The funds boost Altair’s treasury to about A$38 million, underpinning an expansive multi-year exploration push in Guyana.

Toubani Resources has delivered a fresh batch of high-grade gold intercepts from its Kobada Gold Project in Mali, reinforcing the project's potential as it gears up for a Mineral Resource Estimate update in Q3 2026.

OzAurum Resources has completed its extensive grade control drilling at Mulgabbie North, delivering consistent high-grade gold intercepts at shallow depths and progressing site civil works for heap leach infrastructure.

Gorilla Gold Mines continues to expand its North Kalgoorlie Hub resource with standout high-grade intercepts at Sovereign and a promising shallow gold find at Lady Margaret, signalling robust exploration momentum.