Latest Mining And Drilling News

Lightning Minerals has reported promising high-grade gold and silver intersections from its initial drilling at the Mt Turner Project in Queensland, confirming near-surface epithermal mineralisation and open potential along a 14km fault line.

American West Metals reports outstanding high-grade copper assay results from the Cyclone deposit at its Storm Project, Nunavut, signaling strong resource expansion potential and advancing mine development plans.

Broken Hill Mines reports a milestone September quarter with record mining at Rasp, breakthrough access to the Blackwoods orebody, and strong drilling results at Pinnacles, setting the stage for growth in FY26.

Aurelia Metals has revealed significant exploration success at its Nymagee Mine in NSW, discovering two new mineral lenses and extending known mineralisation with promising gold and base metal grades.

Mt Malcolm Mines NL has reported strong assay results from its recent drilling at the Picnic South Gold Prospect, revealing broad intervals of consistent gold mineralisation along a 700m strike. These findings enhance confidence in the project's potential for low-cost open pit mining.

Alkane Resources reports a total of 1.97 million ounces of gold in Mineral Resources at its Swedish Björkdal operations, with underground mining ongoing and open pit mining paused until 2027. Exploration highlights suggest promising extensions near existing infrastructure.

Savannah Goldfields is advancing steadily towards resuming gold production at its Georgetown project, with plant maintenance on track and significant ore haulage underway.

North Stawell Minerals (ASX – NSM) showcased promising high-grade gold intercepts at the Australian Gold Conference, reinforcing its position in Victoria’s prolific Stawell Mineralised Corridor. The company’s exploration pipeline, including the Darlington-Caledonia trend and Wildwood prospect, signals significant upside potential near existing milling infrastructure.

Sierra Nevada Gold (SNX) is nearing the conclusion of its bidding for exploration blocks in Saudi Arabia while securing key permits to restart mining in Nevada. The company is poised to begin test mining and drilling programs backed by fresh capital.

Chariot Corporation confirms extensive lithium-bearing pegmatites at its Nigerian Fonlo and Iganna projects, setting the stage for small-scale mechanized mining and systematic exploration in 2026. Assay results and acquisition completion remain key near-term milestones.

Middle Island Resources has initiated its first reverse circulation drilling campaign at the Bobija Project in western Serbia, aiming to unlock polymetallic gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc mineralisation beneath a historic open pit mine. This drilling marks a key step in advancing the company’s strategic acquisition of Konstantin Resources and its foothold in a prolific mineral province.

Great Divide Mining’s joint venture partner Dart Mining reports record high-grade surface samples at the Coonambula project, prompting accelerated drilling plans to define a significant antimony-gold resource.