Latest Resource Growth News

Sunstone Metals continues to deliver promising gold-copper intersections at its Bramaderos project in Ecuador, with recent Porotillo drilling reinforcing potential to expand the current 3.6Moz resource ahead of a resource update later this year.

DPM Metals has reported robust high-grade gold-copper-silver intercepts from its Wedge Zone Deep prospect beneath the Chelopech mine, aiming for a resource estimate by year-end 2026.

PC Gold has revealed fresh high-grade gold intersections and a new footwall lode at Spring Hill, reinforcing the project’s growth potential ahead of a resource update.

West Cobar Metals (ASX: WC1) has secured a district-scale copper position in the Cobar Basin by adding EL9915, home to the Blind Freddie prospect featuring a >2.5km copper-gold anomaly. The company plans extensive drilling in 2026 to test multiple concealed copper targets including Lilyvale and Bulla Park.

Terrain Minerals is progressing steadily towards a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for its Lightning Gold Project, targeting July 2026. Key technical and regulatory milestones are being ticked off, underpinning the project’s transition from exploration to resource definition.

Belararox Limited has confirmed additional high-grade silver, copper, and zinc mineralisation at its Toro Central prospect in Argentina, with narrow but rich intercepts from recent diamond drilling. The company is refining its structural understanding to guide an expanded 2026/2027 exploration campaign.

Ballard Mining's March quarter update reveals a robust 1.2 million ounce gold resource at Mt Ida and a healthy $75.6 million cash position, setting the stage for a Final Investment Decision in H1 2027.

Gibb River Diamonds has released the results of its initial aircore drilling program at the Edjudina Gold Project, revealing gold mineralisation of lower than expected grades but confirming key target geology. Inclement weather cut the program short, prompting a follow-up Phase 2 drilling campaign.

Strata Minerals’ Phase 2 drilling at Zelica confirms consistent shallow high-grade gold over a 1km strike, revealing new plunging shoots and a hanging-wall lode that could expand the system across a 9.5km corridor.

MB Gold has delivered its widest significant gold intercept to date at the Twin Veins Prospect, with drilling ongoing and a second phase planned to expand exploration across the Marble Bar Gold Project.

Barton Gold’s recent drilling at the Challenger Gold Project confirms new open-pittable mineralisation at Challenger South-Southwest and Challenger 3, underpinning potential resource upgrades and a low-risk mill restart.

Prospect Resources has updated its Mumbezhi Copper Project Mineral Resource Estimate, boosting tonnage by 20% to 208.1 million tonnes and doubling gold resources to 262,100 ounces. The project now boasts tier-1 copper grades comparable to Zambia’s top mines, with Phase 3 drilling underway to expand resources further.