Latest Resource Drilling News

Great Boulder Resources has intensified its exploration at the Side Well Gold Project with a third drilling rig now operational, targeting geotechnical and metallurgical studies at Ironbark alongside ongoing resource definition at Eaglehawk and Ironbark North.

Lakes Blue Energy reports encouraging natural gas readings from its Wombat-5 well in Victoria’s Gippsland Basin, advancing drilling towards a significant commercial gas target.

Resources & Energy Group Limited has received official approval to expand gold vat leach operations at its Maranoa Deposit, marking a significant step from trial to full-scale production.

Lefroy Exploration is nearing operational readiness at its Lucky Strike Gold Deposit with key approvals and designs in place, while gearing up for a high-grade drilling campaign at Burns Central. The company is fully funded and poised for a self-funded growth phase.

Austral Resources Australia Ltd has launched a $40 million placement at 5 cents per share to fund the acquisition and recommissioning of the Rocklands copper project in Queensland. The offer includes share and option issues tied to debt conversions and is conditional on shareholder approval and ASX reinstatement.

Nexus Minerals reports standout one-metre gold assay results up to 30.05 g/t at its Payns Prospect, part of the Wallbrook Gold Project, and launches a new 6,000-metre drilling campaign targeting nearby prospects.

Brazilian Critical Minerals has reported exceptional in-situ recovery results at its Ema project, achieving rare earth leaching grades over 14 times higher than the natural mineralised levels. These breakthrough findings mark a significant step towards commercial production.

Genesis Minerals has more than doubled its FY26 exploration budget to A$40-50 million, driven by promising drilling results at its Leonora and Laverton gold assets. Recent assays reinforce the company’s strategy of organic growth supported by resource expansion near existing processing infrastructure.

Alligator Energy Limited offers Placement Participants up to 278 million options exercisable at $0.047 each, following a $17.25 million placement completed in June 2025. The options offer closes on 8 September 2025 and is exclusive to Placement Participants.

Gold Mountain Limited reports exceptional rare earth element intersections from 19 drill holes at its Down Under Project in Brazil, highlighting significant Magnet Rare Earth Oxide concentrations and advancing resource drilling plans.

Tungsten Mining's review of historic drilling at Mt Mulgine's Camp pits reveals significant shallow gold mineralisation, reinforcing its dual gold-tungsten development strategy. The findings open avenues for new gold zones at depth, promising early cash flow alongside tungsten resource growth.

Western Gold Resources has kicked off a major 35,300-metre grade control and infill drilling program at its Gold Duke Project, aiming to de-risk operations and support a mining start in late Q4 2025.