Latest Underground Mining Potential News

Kingston Resources launches a $8.47 million rights issue at a 12.5% discount, backed by a $4.4 million placement, to finance a major drilling campaign and plant expansion at Mineral Hill following the closure of its Pearse South open pit.

Wia Gold’s latest drilling at Kokoseb uncovers a new high-grade mineralised zone beneath the Central Zone, extending underground potential and supporting an updated resource estimate ahead of a Q3 2026 feasibility study.

Brightstar Resources has intersected visible gold in multiple deep diamond drillholes at Two Mile Hill, part of its Sandstone Gold Project. The drilling extends beyond 550m depth, underpinning plans for an underground mining study in the pre-feasibility study due later this year.

Prodigy Gold’s scoping study for the Hyperion Gold Deposit confirms a viable open pit project with a 4-year mine life and strong financial metrics, underpinned by a 454,000-ounce resource.

Wia Gold has raised A$92 million through a heavily supported placement to accelerate development of its Kokoseb Gold Project in Namibia, underpinning progress towards a Definitive Feasibility Study due later this year.

Sunshine Metals has reported standout drilling results from its Liontown Gold Panel, including 22 metres at 20.25 grams per tonne gold, underpinning a resource update and revised mining study planned for mid-2026.

Delta Lithium reveals a significant new fluorite discovery with assays exceeding 86% CaF2 at Yinnetharra, alongside ongoing high-grade lithium drilling and metallurgical progress at Mt Ida.

Capricorn Metals has delivered outstanding underground gold intercepts at its Lexington prospect, extending the Mt Gibson Gold Project's underground potential well beyond current resources. These results pave the way for a significant long-life mining operation with further drilling planned.

New Murchison Gold (ASX:NMG) has uncovered its deepest and highest-grade gold intercept to date below the Crown Prince open pit, underscoring significant underground mining potential at its flagship Garden Gully project.

Regis Resources (ASX:RRL) has reported a sixth consecutive year of underground resource and reserve growth at its Duketon and Tropicana operations, highlighted by a 120% increase in Ore Reserves at Garden Well Underground. The update also introduces an initial resource for the Southern Star deposit, reinforcing the company’s long-term underground mining potential.

Astral Resources has boosted its Mandilla Gold Project Mineral Resource Estimate by 22% to 1.74 million ounces, introducing a maiden Measured Resource for the flagship Theia deposit. Including Feysville and Spargoville, the Group’s total resource now stands at 2.07 million ounces.

Ora Banda Mining’s latest drilling at Golden Pole within the Waihi Project has delivered multiple thick, high-grade gold intersections, validating the lode’s underground mining prospects and setting the stage for its debut in the upcoming June resource and reserve estimates.