Latest Underground Drilling News

Brightstar Resources is advancing underground development at its Fish Mine on schedule, aiming for first ore stoping in the September quarter while launching drilling programs to extend mine life and upgrade resources.

Tolu Minerals has launched a major exploration campaign targeting historically rich gold veins near the Tolukuma Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea, aiming to expand its mineral resources with drilling planned for Q3 2025.

Ballymore Resources’ latest drilling at the Dittmer Project in north Queensland has uncovered exceptional bonanza-grade gold intersections, including a staggering 221.31 g/t gold over 0.4 metres. The company is now preparing to test a deep porphyry target that could redefine the project’s potential.

Maronan Metals has significantly expanded its Maronan project resource, boosting the indicated silver-lead resource 2.5 times and reporting a maiden indicated copper-gold resource, setting the stage for advancing mine development.

Black Cat Syndicate reports robust operational progress at its Kal East Gold Operation, surpassing expectations at the Lakewood processing facility and achieving early cash flow positivity at the Myhree open pit. Development activities at Majestic and Fingals advance as the company expands production capacity.

Kingston Resources reports exceptional high-grade gold and copper intercepts from underground drilling at Mineral Hill’s Southern Ore Zone, revealing significant potential to expand the mine’s resource base and extend its life.

Maronan Metals has significantly expanded its resource confidence at the Maronan Project, reporting a 2.5-fold increase in the Indicated Silver-Lead resource and introducing a maiden Indicated Copper-Gold resource. This update underscores the project’s growing potential as it advances towards development.

Variscan Mines Limited continues to reveal promising high-grade zinc and lead mineralisation outside the existing resource boundaries at its Udías Mine in Spain, signalling significant growth potential for the Novales-Udías Project.

Develop has initiated significant underground and surface infrastructure works at its Sulphur Springs zinc-copper project in Western Australia, setting the stage for an updated feasibility study and de-risking the project’s development.

Black Cat Syndicate reports promising underground drilling results at its Paulsens Gold Operation, with development progressing faster than planned in the newly targeted Gabbro Veins. The company is poised to ramp up production as exploration continues.

Vault Minerals has expanded its King of the Hills open pit Ore Reserve by 33%, underpinning an 18-year mine life and announcing a $92 million Stage 2 plant upgrade to increase processing capacity to 7.5 million tonnes per annum.

Hillgrove Resources has reported multiple new high-grade copper-gold drill results at its Nugent underground deposit, extending mineralisation well beyond the current resource estimate and accelerating development plans.