Latest Queensland Resources News

Omega Oil & Gas has kicked off its fully funded 2026/27 drilling program in Queensland’s Taroom Trough, aiming to unlock significant oil and gas volumes with a multi-well campaign focused on the basin’s eastern flank.

Ballymore Resources has kicked off a deep Magnetotelluric survey at its Dittmer Project, aiming to pinpoint a concealed porphyry copper-gold system beneath a historic high-grade gold mine while advancing underground development and resource drilling.

Golding Contractors, a subsidiary of NRW Holdings, has secured two major contracts worth up to $195 million, underpinning its regional presence and boosting NRW's FY27 order book.

Clara Resources has secured options over 111 square kilometres of new tenure along the Kingsborough Fault corridor at its Mareeba Gold Project, consolidating a district-scale landholding rich in gold, antimony and tungsten prospects.

Xstate Resources confirms Diona-1 as a gas discovery with strong reservoir pressure but faces challenges removing completion fluids. The company is exploring advanced methods to clear the wellbore and enable sustained production.

Cooper Metals has completed all regulatory approvals for a ~1,400m RC drill program at Ardmore North, targeting Q2 2026 commencement. The company also executed a strategic asset swap to acquire the Pyramid Gold Project, backed by a nearly $1 million placement.

Cooper Metals has swapped its Oorindi Project for the Pyramid Gold Project in North Queensland, a high-grade gold asset in the prolific Drummond Basin. The company plans immediate exploration and a $979,500 capital raise to fund drilling and technical expansion.

Cooper Metals has acquired the Pyramid Gold Project in North Queensland through an asset swap with AIC Mines, exchanging its Oorindi Project and raising nearly $1 million to fund exploration. The deal adds a high-grade, underexplored gold asset to Cooper’s portfolio, with drilling set to ramp up across multiple projects.

Breakthrough Minerals has kicked off its first diamond drilling campaign at the Barbara Copper-Gold Project, aiming to extend high-grade mineralisation and boost its Queensland resource base shortly after acquiring the North Queensland Copper-Gold Project.

Strategic Energy Resources has secured over $400,000 in Queensland Government grants to fund drilling at its Diamantina Copper and Bulimba Gold projects, accelerating exploration efforts in two promising mineral provinces.

Elixir Energy has marked a pivotal step in developing Queensland’s Taroom Trough gas resource with the successful drilling of the Lorelle-3 well and ambitious appraisal plans set for 2026. Positioned near key infrastructure and backed by major players, the company is poised to accelerate commercialisation efforts in this emerging energy hub.

Elixir Energy has reached 2,320 metres in the Lorelle-3 appraisal well and is preparing to drill the reservoir section targeting the Dunk member of the Tinowon Sandstone, with flow testing planned before mid-2026.