Latest Exploration And Drilling News

Charger Metals NL has lodged a mining lease application for its Medcalf Lithium Deposit and plans a drilling campaign to expand resources at its Lake Johnston project in Western Australia.

Skylark Minerals has completed its acquisition of Ricca Resources’ gold assets in Côte d’Ivoire, including the advanced Zaranou Project with a JORC-compliant inferred resource of 364,600 ounces. The company is poised to begin exploration activities in early 2026.

Midas Minerals has completed its acquisition of the Otavi Copper Project in Namibia, initiating multiple drilling programs across high-grade deposits and securing strong funding to drive exploration in 2026.

Caprice Resources has completed the acquisition of the Comet Exploration Project, significantly expanding its Island Gold Project footprint in Western Australia's Murchison Goldfields. This strategic move triples the company's contiguous landholding along a proven gold corridor, setting the stage for accelerated exploration.

Falcon Metals has confirmed a significant 200-metre extension of high-grade gold mineralisation at its Blue Moon Project, with assays revealing up to 41.9g/t gold over 2.75 metres. This breakthrough validates the company’s geological model linking the Garden Gully line of reef to the prolific Bendigo Goldfield.

Diablo Resources has completed drilling at its Phoenix Copper Project and is progressing high-grade silver-antimony exploration at Star Range, positioning itself to capitalize on growing US critical minerals demand.

Austral Resources has been granted the Canyon EPM 28881, establishing a strategic 6km copper oxide exploration corridor adjacent to its Mt Kelly and McLeod Hill operations. The new tenement offers promising undrilled copper oxide mineralisation and sets the stage for a 2026 drilling campaign aimed at expanding Austral’s resource base.

Dynamic Metals Limited advances its Western Australian gold exploration with government-backed drilling approval at Cognac West and promising soil sampling results at Leinster and Lady Jane projects.

Havilah Resources has struck a landmark agreement with Sandfire Resources to advance its Kalkaroo copper-gold project, backed by a $210 million staged investment and a strategic exploration alliance in South Australia’s Curnamona Province.

Sierra Nevada Gold (ASX – SNX) has won the rights to explore the expansive As Safra copper-gold project in Saudi Arabia, marking a strategic expansion into a high-potential mining district aligned with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 ambitions.

Pure Resources Limited has raised $1.7 million through a share placement and option issuance to advance its Garnet Hills graphite project, highlighting promising jumbo flake graphite findings.

Heavy Rare Earths Limited has reported significant assay results from its Radium Hill project, revealing high-grade scandium, yttrium, uranium, and rare earth elements along an 8km structural corridor. These findings bolster the company’s geological model and set the stage for accelerated exploration in 2026.