Daily Mining Update (June 30, 2026) — A selection of notable mining and natural-resource company announcements from the last 24–48 hours, focused on exploration results, project updates, and permitting/regulatory milestones.
Midnight Sun Mining: Dumbwa copper strike length extended to 6.7 km (Zambia)
- Midnight Sun reported additional results from 77 holes at its wholly owned Dumbwa copper deposit in Solwezi, Zambia, with drilling now exceeding 260 holes and 56,855 metres. (GlobeNewswire release)
- The company said drilling has confirmed continuous near-surface sulphide copper mineralization over 6.7 kilometres of strike. (GlobeNewswire release)
- Selected highlights included 0.42% Cu over 21.6 m (DBW-26-200), 0.51% Cu over 13.7 m (DBW-26-165), and 0.38% Cu over 25.0 m (DBW-26-150). (GlobeNewswire release)
- Midnight Sun said approximately 12,500 m of Phase One drilling remains (testing an initial 11.5 km strike extent), with completion expected in Q3 2026. (GlobeNewswire release)
Benz Mining: Hurricane Camp drilling links Zone 126 and Zone 102; thick high-grade gold intercepts (Western Australia)
- Benz reported new gold assay results from drilling at the Hurricane Camp, part of its 100%-owned Glenburgh Gold Project in Western Australia. (Newsfile release)
- The company said shallow high-grade mineralisation discovered between Zone 126 and Zone 102 has linked the two deposits for the first time. (Newsfile release)
- Selected highlights included 70 m at 2.9 g/t Au from 214 m (including 37 m at 5.2 g/t Au), 14 m at 8.9 g/t Au from 383 m (including 5 m at 24.2 g/t Au), and 79 m at 2.8 g/t Au from 499 m (including 38 m at 5.0 g/t Au). (Newsfile release)
- Benz also described a major 400 m down-plunge step-out and cited 2 m at 6.4 g/t Au (including 1 m at 11.9 g/t Au) from hole 26HZ163. (Newsfile release)
Excalibur Metals: final holes from 3,122 m Spyglass program return Au–Ag intercepts (Nevada, USA)
- Excalibur reported results from the final four holes of its 3,122 m drill program at the Spyglass Ridge target, Bellehelen Silver-Gold Project (Nye County, Nevada). (Newsfile release)
- Highlights included 3.05 m at 0.20 g/t Au and 21.8 g/t Ag (BH26008) and 1.52 m at 0.48 g/t Au and 29.1 g/t Ag (BH26010). (Newsfile release)
- The company said Rangefront is slated as a priority target for the next drill campaign, with follow-up drilling at Spyglass Ridge anticipated in late 2026 or early 2027. (Newsfile release)
Ur-Energy: Wyoming authorization enables resin shipments from Shirley Basin ISR to Lost Creek
- Ur-Energy announced final authorization from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) Uranium Recovery Program to advance Shirley Basin from limited operations to full-scale ISR operations, including transport of uranium-loaded resin to the Lost Creek processing facility. (Investing News Network / ACCESS Newswire)
- The company said uranium recovery at Shirley Basin commenced in April 2026 and an estimated 10,500 pounds of uranium have been loaded onto resin to date, with shipments expected to commence in the coming weeks as wellfield flow rates increase. (Investing News Network / ACCESS Newswire)
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