Latest Gold Exploration News

Scorpion Minerals has submitted a mining lease application for the Old Prospect gold tenements in WA, moving to secure and expand a high-grade JORC resource through planned drilling and strategic partnerships.

Many Peaks Minerals has delivered a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate of 1.3 million ounces of gold at its Ferké Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire, predominantly in high-confidence categories and supported by ongoing drilling and development work.

Moho Resources has finalised the sale of its Silver Swan North Project, receiving an initial $500,000 payment and securing future milestone and royalty income. The deal strengthens Moho’s balance sheet as it intensifies exploration at its Bush Chook Gold Project in Western Australia.

Leeuwin Metals has secured Mining Lease M77/1300 over the Evanston deposit, marking a crucial step toward development at its Marda Gold Project. All current Mineral Resources at Marda now reside on granted leases, underpinning future production plans amid ongoing exploration.

Olympio Metals has reported a surge in gold grades from its Phase 2 drilling at the Paquin Prospect within the Bousquet Gold Project, Quebec, delivering 36 new significant intercepts including a standout 3.8m at 5.03 g/t Au and reinforcing the bonanza-grade potential first revealed in March.

Yandal Resources has mobilised multiple rigs to its Ironstone Well-Barwidgee Gold Project, advancing extensional drilling at the Arrakis discovery and preparing for diamond drilling at Flushing Meadows, underpinning a busy 2026 exploration calendar.

Accelerate Resources (ASX: AX8) has revealed encouraging shallow gold results from its Phase 2 RC drilling at the Balagundi Gold Project near Kalgoorlie, confirming multiple mineralised trends and refining exploration targets. The company also completed a sizable aircore program, with assay results pending.

Great Southern Mining (ASX:GSN) is set to restart diamond drilling at its Edinburgh Park joint venture in northern Queensland, focusing on the Mt Dillon target where a significant induced polarization anomaly suggests a large intrusive-related gold system.

Koonenberry Gold has extended gold mineralisation at its Enmore Project to over 415m depth, with visible gold spotted in multiple drill holes and promising results from wide-spaced RC drilling at Hand in Hand. The company maintains a strong cash position to fund ongoing exploration across its NSW portfolio.

Sierra Nevada Gold has begun refurbishing underground access at its New Pass Mine in Nevada, backed by metallurgical tests showing up to 97% gold recovery using conventional processing. The company targets trial mining and near-term cash flow from the high-grade Superior Vein.

Haranga Resources has kicked off a 4,000-metre Phase 3 reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Ibel South Gold Project in Senegal, aiming to extend high-grade gold mineralisation down dip and test new anomalies along a largely untested 5km corridor.

Auravelle Metals has enhanced its geological understanding of the Nuckulla Hill project with a detailed aerial magnetic survey, refining drill targets along the prolific Yarlbrinda Shear Zone and setting the stage for upcoming drilling campaigns.