Latest Volcanic Hosted Massive Sulphide News

Evolution Energy Minerals (ASX:EV1) is set to start drilling at its Chikundo Copper Project in June 2026 despite assay delays, while progressing the Chilalo Graphite Project towards first production in October 2027 with a modular development plan and clear funding milestones.

Mt Malcolm Mines NL has revised its rights issue, lowering the price to $0.007 per share and adjusting the offer ratio to raise $1.81 million. The funds will support a processing plant feasibility study and advance exploration at its Leonora projects.

TechGen Metals (ASX: TG1) has reported promising high-grade copper and gold results from multiple Western Australian projects, while gearing up for extensive drilling campaigns through 2026.

Great Western Exploration has kicked off a major copper-gold drilling campaign targeting nine prospects in Western Australia's Yerrida Basin, backed by a $3.75 million placement. The program begins with a diamond drill testing a key gravity anomaly at the Oval VHMS target, aiming to replicate the nearby DeGrussa deposit's success.

BMC Minerals has kicked off its 2026 drilling campaign at the Kudz Ze Kayah Project with a standout massive sulphide intercept at the Krakatoa Zone, pointing to potential extensions beyond current reserves and a longer mine life.

TechGen Metals has identified two high-priority exploration targets at its Dalgaranga Gold Project in WA, including a gold target near historic workings and a new VHMS-style base metal anomaly. Both remain untested by drilling in a prolific gold corridor.

Peel Mining’s latest drilling at the Southern Nights Complex in NSW reveals substantial silver-zinc-lead intercepts and promising depth extensions, reinforcing the project’s growth potential ahead of a planned corporate restructure.

Great Western Exploration (ASX: GTE) has begun diamond drilling at its Oval Copper-Gold Target, aiming to test a gravity anomaly linked to a potential large VHMS system akin to the nearby DeGrussa deposit. This marks the launch of a six-month program targeting nine copper-gold prospects across the Yerrida Basin.

Loyal Metals Ltd (ASX:LLM) has reported assay results from drillhole 25HRDD003 at its Highway Reward Copper-Gold Project in Queensland, confirming a large, continuous VHMS Copper-Gold-Silver system. The 179m intersection at 1.47% copper equivalent supports a bulk-style mining opportunity distinct from historical narrow-lens models.

Great Western Exploration is set to begin drilling nine copper-gold targets in the Yerrida Basin, backed by a $3.75 million capital raise and strong cash reserves. The campaign kicks off mid-April at the Oval target, which shows promising geological parallels to the nearby DeGrussa deposit.

Mantle Minerals has identified nine priority drill targets at its Yule River Project following detailed gravity and passive seismic surveys, setting the stage for a planned drilling campaign in the second quarter of 2026.

Critical Resources Limited reports a significant multi-commodity discovery at its Halls Peak Project in NSW, featuring a major gold-antimony-silver system at Amoco and exceptional silver grades at Gibsons.