Latest Mining Drilling Programs News

Altair Minerals has kicked off Phase I diamond drilling at North Peters, part of a fully funded 75,000m exploration program across its Greater Oko gold project in Guyana. The initial 22,600m drilling phase targets high-grade gold mineralisation with plans to expand following assay results.

Basin Energy has kicked off follow-up drilling at its Newmans rare earth discovery in northwest Queensland, aiming to confirm continuity along a 3.3 km mineralised corridor. Assay results are expected by mid to late September, marking the start of a busy second half of 2026 for the company.

Marmota Limited is ramping up its maiden drilling program at the Greenewood gold discovery in South Australia, increasing planned drilling from 20,000m to 26,000m to extend mineralisation and support a scoping study.

Moonlight Resources has kicked off its first reverse circulation drilling campaign at Peak Downs in central Queensland, aiming to validate historic high-grade copper mineralisation and unlock the potential of a largely underexplored system.

Marmota Limited’s maiden drilling program at Greenewood in South Australia delivers multiple bonanza-grade gold intersections, while Stage 3 drilling accelerates resource expansion efforts.

Alligator Energy's drilling campaign at the Samphire Uranium Project has pushed uranium mineralisation 600 metres south of Blackbush, unlocking new ground on the Mullaquana Crown Lease and advancing resource delineation and feasibility efforts.

AuMEGA Metals has kicked off its 2026 diamond drilling campaign at the Isle aux Morts Granite and Cape Ray West, probing previously untested targets along the Cape Ray Shear Zone in Newfoundland.

Moonlight Resources has kicked off its inaugural Reverse Circulation drilling at the Goldfinger Prospect within the Clermont Gold Project, aiming to validate and extend historical high-grade gold mineralisation from the late 1980s.

Rokeby Resources has kicked off a nine-hole diamond drilling campaign at the fully permitted Sunnyside deposit within the Omeo Gold Project, aiming to upgrade a historical high-grade gold resource and pave the way for a JORC-compliant estimate.

BOA Resources is poised to launch a 7,500m drilling campaign at its Neds Creek Copper Project in WA, targeting the Ricci Lee prospect to define a maiden resource and build on recent asset acquisitions.

West Cobar Metals is gearing up for near-term drilling at its Cobar West copper project in NSW and high-grade scandium zones at the Salazar project in WA, aiming to unlock significant resource potential across both.

Marmota Limited has pushed its Greenewood gold project drilling beyond 20,000 metres in just three months, significantly extending high-grade mineralisation and advancing its maiden scoping study.