Latest Drilling Programs News

Future Battery Minerals has identified thirteen new structural gold targets at its Miriam Project in Western Australia, setting the stage for a promising exploration campaign starting July 2025.

Hammer Metals has reported extensive copper and gold mineralisation over a 600m strike at its Tourist Zone in Mount Isa, alongside promising results at Mt Mascotte and Lex. These findings reinforce the company’s exploration momentum amid a tightening global copper market.

Strickland Metals has ramped up its exploration efforts at the Rogozna Gold and Base Metals Project in Serbia by deploying a seventh diamond drill rig, intensifying the search for high-grade gold mineralisation ahead of a maiden resource estimate.

Tamboran Resources has reported a record IP30 flow rate of 7.2 MMcf/d from its Shenandoah South 2H ST1 well, matching top US shale benchmarks and paving the way for a 40 MMcf/d pilot project by mid-2026.

Tamboran Resources has reported a record 30-day initial production flow rate from its Shenandoah South 2H sidetrack well in the Beetaloo Basin, aligning with prolific US shale benchmarks and setting the stage for commercial gas sales by mid-2026.

Aguia Resources has reported promising initial drill results at its Santa Barbara gold project in Colombia, confirming key geological models and supporting a significant high-grade gold target. The company plans to accelerate drilling to further define the resource and advance mine planning.

Strategic Energy Resources has commenced gravity and magnetotelluric surveys at its Canobie Project, with Fortescue funding all exploration costs under their joint venture. These surveys aim to refine drill targets for potential copper-gold discoveries later this year.

Iltani Resources continues to impress with broad, high-grade silver and base metals intersections from its Orient West drilling program in Queensland, setting the stage for a significant JORC Resource estimate.

Southern Hemisphere Mining has partnered with FMR Resources in a conditional joint venture to explore the highly prospective Southern Porphyry Copper-Gold Target at the Llahuin Project in Chile, with drilling planned for late 2025.

Verity Resources has commenced an auger drilling program at its Pimenta Project in Brazil, targeting a 20km mineralised zone rich in rare earth elements, gallium, and titanium. Early surface sampling suggests the potential for a significant critical metals discovery.

FireFly Metals has completed the initial tranches of a major equity raising, securing A$66 million to advance its high-grade copper-gold projects in Canada. The company’s fundraising includes a charity flow-through placement and institutional placement, setting the stage for further capital raises.

Zenith Minerals has launched a fully underwritten $3.5 million entitlement offer to fund drilling at its key gold projects in Western Australia and Queensland, aiming to expand mineral resources and advance exploration.