Latest Mining Exploration News

Koba Resources has completed maiden drilling at its Mt Garnet tin-tungsten prospects and expanded the uranium mineralised strike at Yarramba, setting the stage for significant assay results and follow-up drilling.

PolarX Limited has reported standout high-grade copper and gold assay results from its Alaska Range Project, with Northern Star increasing its joint venture stake and fully funding a major 10,000m drilling campaign scheduled for 2026.

G50 Corp has raised A$26.25 million through a well-supported institutional placement, with Hancock Prospecting taking a significant stake. The funds will accelerate drilling and metallurgical work at its Golconda and White Caps projects in the United States.

Cobre Limited’s Sierra Atacama project delivers first consecutive positive operating cash flow months, while a major drilling program and $90 million capital raise set the stage for growth.

Green & Gold Minerals has swiftly advanced exploration at its newly acquired Herberton Conductor Metals Project, delivering impressive rock chip assays and completing drilling campaigns, while its Chillagoe Gold Project benefits from nearby mill ownership and expanded drilling capacity.

Aurora Energy Metals progresses the Aurora Uranium Project with a major drill program imminent under Eagle Nuclear Energy, while broadening its Western Australian footprint with new exploration licences at Mukinbudin.

Axel REE has confirmed a breakthrough in sustainable rare earth extraction at its Woolrich deposit, surpassing previous test benchmarks and preparing for field trials in December 2026.

Sunstone Metals reported strong exploration progress in the June 2026 quarter at its Bramaderos and El Palmar gold-copper projects in Ecuador, highlighted by consistent long mineralised intersections and a $10 million capital raise.

Australian Critical Minerals has completed its initial diamond drilling at the Flint Project in Peru, revealing a substantial high-sulphidation hydrothermal system and signs of porphyry-style mineralisation. Assay results from the standout drill hole are awaited, with further drilling planned to explore the system’s broader extent.

Vantage Metals (ASX: VAN) has kicked off drilling at its Kalahari Copper Project in Botswana following a comprehensive airborne electromagnetic survey, while high-grade polymetallic assays emerge from its Argentine TMT Project. The company also raised A$6 million from strategic investors and rebranded from BRX to VAN.

Piche Resources completed its maiden RC drilling at Cerro Chacón, confirming a low-sulphidation epithermal gold-silver system at Toro Hosco, while a strategic review of Ashburton highlights high-grade rare earths and uranium potential.

Taruga Minerals secured key exploration licences at its Weioko Gold Deposit in Papua New Guinea, paving the way for the first drilling since 2009. Concurrently, the company formalised land access at Kol Mountain and identified multiple high-priority copper-gold targets as field programs ramp up.