

Golden West Resources commenced a major RC drilling program testing Stage 1 and 2 iron ore targets within the Wiluna West Project, with a total of 6,800m of RC drilling being completed during the quarter.
Australian petroleum explorer, Po Valley Limited (ASX: PVE) has increased its footprint on the highly attractive Italian energy market.
An option to purchase a north Queensland gold project with proven alluvial production and hard rock exploration potential for a price of up to $2 million has been announced by Maximus Resources Limited.
Known high grade gold targets around South Australia's Challenger gold mine are to be drilled under a decision announced today by Southern Gold Limited (ASX: SAU) to execute a new joint venture with Dominion Mining Limited.
China's appetite for participation in Australia's resources exploration sector continues with an announcement today that the giant CITIC group is taking a 7.5% interest in Adelaide-based gold and uranium explorer, Southern Gold Limited (ASX: SAU).
A major drilling programme at Paramount Mining Corporation Limited's (ASX: PCP)Ellendale Project in the north of Western Australia has confirmed the presence of lamproite, a rock type which can host diamonds, over a large surface area.
Minotaur Exploration Limited (ASX: MEP) has completed a program of shallow RC drilling in the central and northern parts of the Area 223 gold deposit at Tunkillia. The program was designed to test the extent of gold mineralisation in the "oxide" zone above and beyond known fresh-rock mineralisation, at depths of less than 70m.
The Directors of Discovery Nickel Limited (ASX: DNL) are pleased to announce further results from the continuing 6000m diamond drill program on the Maun Copper Project in NW Botswana.
Maximus Resources Limited (ASX: MXR) today announced an inferred gold resource of 59,000 ounces at its Yandal Project in Western Australia.
Petsec Energy Limited (ASX: PSA)(PNK: PSJEY) today announced that the first well in a 2 to 3 well drilling programme at the company's Mobile Bay leases in the Gulf of Mexico, USA was spud on October 16, 2006.