Latest Surface Sampling News

Golden Mile Resources says follow-up surface sampling has expanded the exposed Aurora gold anomaly in Arizona to at least 280 metres wide and 450 metres along strike. The results strengthen the case for drilling, although the prospect remains an early-stage, undrilled target with open boundaries.

OD6 Metals has extended its Rocket-Big Jim-Spar fluorspar corridor at Quinn in Nevada to approximately 700 metres, with six surface samples returning at least 97% CaF₂ and three reaching 99.9%. The results expand the project’s high-grade story, but remain based on selective rock-chip sampling rather than drilling.

Kali Metals has reported a 2.36-metre intersection grading 10.8g/t gold from just 8.7 metres at its Marble Bar project in Western Australia. The Phase II results extend the shallow gold system across a cumulative 3km strike, but the project remains at the exploration stage with no mineral resource yet defined.

Evion has identified a previously unmined 200m by 200m prospect at its Carp Fluorspar Project in Nevada, just 300m from the historic South Pit. Assays are pending, with geophysical surveys and a potential maiden drilling programme next in line.

FMR Resources has identified a strong induced polarisation anomaly beneath historical artisanal workings at its Esperanza prospect in Chile, marking it as a priority drill target. The result is encouraging, but remains an early-stage geophysical signal pending 3D modelling, fieldwork and drilling.

Olympio Metals has begun field exploration across its Jacknife and Raven silver projects in the United States, with drilling at Jacknife expected to start imminently. A replacement announcement also strengthens the company’s description of a historical foreign estimate, while making clear that the estimate remains non-JORC and requires fresh verification.

Sky Metals has identified high-grade tungsten mineralisation at the Theirman Mines Prospect, 20 kilometres north of its Tallebung project in NSW. The results validate historical sampling and move the prospect towards drilling within weeks, although the evidence remains limited to surface rock chips.

Diablo Resources has exercised its option over 101 patented claims covering the historic Horn Silver Mine in Utah, bringing its broader 202-claim, 13.2 square kilometre project package together. The company will now rank targets, advance permitting and prepare for a maiden Horn Silver drilling program in 2026.

Patronus Resources has defined a new 1.5km-long gold anomaly at J25 in the Northern Territory, with surface assays reaching 0.99g/t Au. The result expands a growing target pipeline just as four drill rigs move from target generation to testing.

Tivan Limited’s latest bulk assays from Timor-Leste confirm high-grade copper and gold mineralisation, sharpening focus on the Vemasse and Scorpion prospects for drilling later this year.

OD6 Metals has significantly increased the Mammoth fluorspar target footprint at its Quinn Project in Nevada, revealing broad, high-grade mineralisation with assays up to 85.9% CaF2 and preparing for drilling to define the system's scale.

Dreadnought Resources has extended gold-in-soil anomalies at its Bordah prospect within the Mangaroon Gold Project to more than 10 kilometres in strike and 2 kilometres wide, unveiling two compelling new targets: a large-scale intrusion-related gold system and a stronger tungsten-in-soil anomaly than the nearby Nina tungsten target.