Latest Mining Drilling Programs News

Encounter Resources has kicked off a 3,500-metre dual drilling campaign at its Yeneena Copper Project, aiming to extend known high-grade copper mineralisation along the Parbo system and complete a diamond hole at Haddon. Results are due in August 2026.

Accelerate Resources has initiated a 1,200m reverse circulation drilling program at its newly identified Spencers gold prospect within the expanded Balagundi Gold Project, aiming to validate and extend promising shallow gold mineralisation.

Eminence Minerals has kicked off a comprehensive drilling campaign at its Campo Grande Rare Earth Project in Brazil, targeting high-priority corridors adjacent to a major peer's high-grade rare earth discovery.

Cazaly Resources has cleared the final hurdle to drill the Cadix anomaly, a large untested magnetic target in Namibia’s Abenab North Project, with fieldwork set for Q3 2026.

White Cliff Minerals has kicked off diamond drilling at its Rae Copper Project in Nunavut, targeting extensions of a 1.7km high-grade sediment-hosted copper system identified in 2025. The 2026 campaign aims to test deeper and strike extensions guided by geophysical surveys, underpinning the project's district-scale potential.

Kingston Resources stops mining at Pearse South after a second geotechnical failure, pivoting to a major underground drilling program and launching a $11.6 million capital raise to underpin a long-term expansion at Mineral Hill.

Great Western Exploration has wrapped up a 2,200m air core drilling program at its Diorama copper-gold target in WA, with assay results expected by late July or early August 2026. The company plans follow-up reverse circulation drilling at six nearby Juggernaut targets next month, followed by drilling at Baroo.

Austin Metals has kicked off a significant reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Austin Gold Project, aiming to test fresh BIF-hosted gold targets at Brunswick Hill and extensions at Mt Sandy in Western Australia.

Bayan Mining has kicked off its first-ever drilling campaign at the Desert Star Rare Earth Project in California, aiming to test promising high-grade surface mineralisation and geophysical targets near the Mountain Pass mine.

Rokeby Resources has kicked off a nine-hole diamond drilling campaign at the Sunnyside deposit within the Omeo Gold Project, aiming to upgrade a historical 320,000-ounce gold resource and lay groundwork for a JORC-compliant estimate.

Avira Resources has kicked off a 4,500-metre reverse circulation drilling program at its Mt Cattlin Gold Project in Western Australia, aiming to expand known high-grade zones and test new prospects ahead of a maiden resource estimate.

Hamelin Gold has kicked off a 3,000-metre reverse circulation drilling program at its Day Dawn project in Western Australia's Paterson Province, aiming to validate and extend the high-grade Aurora Lode. The company plans follow-up drilling phases and deeper diamond drilling to explore a potential Telfer-style gold system.