Latest Mining Exploration News

Black Canyon has launched a 5,000m RC drilling campaign at its Wandanya Project, extending the manganese mineralisation footprint to 3.4km and targeting further iron-rich zones along a 9km trend. The maiden resource estimate remains on track for September 2026.

Terra Metals has confirmed a substantial extension of its Southwest sulfide discovery at the Dante Project, with new drilling revealing broad, continuous PGM-Cu-Ni mineralisation over a 1,100m strike. Five rigs are drilling aggressively as the company targets a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate by late 2026.

Piche Resources completed a $2.53 million entitlement offer, raising $728,324 from shareholders, with the underwriter stepping in to cover a $1.85 million shortfall. New shares and options are set to trade from 31 August 2026.

S2 Resources is set to begin drilling at Warraweena in early October targeting gold and copper, while Loch Lilly prepares geophysical surveys and awaits drilling permits. Jillewarra drilling remains on hold pending regulatory and heritage approvals.

North Stawell Minerals has pushed its high-grade gold footprint at Darlington further north, intersecting 0.4m at 17.1 g/t Au over 70m beyond previous results, reinforcing the prospect’s likeness to the nearby Stawell Gold Mine.

Alkane Resources has identified a previously unmined high-grade gold and antimony zone at its Cuffley Lode within the Costerfield project, with assay results revealing spectacular grades. The new discovery is being fast-tracked into the mine schedule, promising to bolster production at this Victorian underground operation.

Alvo Minerals has secured 100% mineral rights over a 575-hectare tenement contiguous with its Bluebush Heavy Rare Earth Element project in Brazil, expanding its footprint along the northern Serra Dourada HREE province and consolidating the Boa Vista prospect area.

Azzuro Resources has defined maiden JORC (2012) Exploration Targets for its Oval Cu-Ni-PGE and Red Hill Cu-Au-VMS projects in Mongolia, revealing district-scale potential and planning a 14-hole drilling campaign to test priority bodies.

Impact Minerals (ASX: IPT) has started trading the rights for its pro-rata renounceable rights issue under the code IPTR, giving shareholders until 2 September 2026 to participate or sell their entitlements.

Patriot Resources has locked in a $3 million placement to fund exploration at its flagship Tassa silver-gold project in Peru and a new copper discovery in Zambia, underpinning its strategy to grow high-grade mineral resources.

Stavely Minerals has confirmed a significant blind gold-silver discovery beneath basalt cover at its Freddy’s Find Prospect, with diamond drilling revealing higher-grade mineralisation at depth. Further reconnaissance drilling is planned to expand the target and test adjacent porphyry prospects.

Ragusa Minerals has pinpointed 14 priority drill targets at its historic Black Rock Manganese Mine site in Arizona, following a detailed induced polarisation survey that reveals significant extensions of high-grade manganese mineralisation.