Daily Mining Update (June 9, 2026) rounds up selected mining and natural-resource company announcements from the past 24–48 hours, including exploration results, program updates, and drill-start news across gold, uranium, copper, and lithium.
West Point Gold: NE Tyro drill intercepts at Gold Chain (Arizona)
- West Point Gold reported core results from the NE Tyro zone at its Gold Chain Project in Arizona, including 19.7 m grading 9.06 g/t Au (hole GC26-134) and 35.7 m grading 3.2 g/t Au including 10.2 m grading 10.23 g/t Au (hole GC26-137). (Newsfile)
- The company said it plans to integrate results into a maiden mineral resource estimate expected later in 2026, with additional assays pending. (Newsfile)
UraniumX: step-out holes show anomalous radioactivity at Murphy Lake (Athabasca Basin)
- UraniumX reported that step-out holes ML26-017 and ML26-018 at the Murphy Lake Uranium Property (Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan) intersected graphitic/sulphide-rich deformation zones with anomalous radiometric readings. (ACCESS Newswire via Morningstar)
- Highlights included handheld spectrometer readings up to 460 cps (ML26-017) and 350 cps (ML26-018), with downhole gamma peaks reported up to 2,217 cps (ML26-017) and a peak of 1,097.5 cps (ML26-018). (ACCESS Newswire via Morningstar)
- The company said assays are pending and that the drill program is advancing to Target Area 4. (ACCESS Newswire via Morningstar)
U.S. GoldMining: Whistler (Alaska) 2026 program mobilization and drill prep
- U.S. GoldMining said equipment and consumables have been mobilized and crews are constructing drill pads at priority targets at its 100%-owned Whistler Gold-Copper Project in Alaska. (PR Newswire)
- The company said the drilling crew is expected to mobilize to site and commence drilling in the coming weeks. (PR Newswire)
Questcorp: Phase 2 drilling begins at La Union (Sonora, Mexico)
- Questcorp Mining announced the start of a fully funded Phase 2 program at the La Union Gold-Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico, described as ~1,500 m of diamond drilling across 8–10 holes. (Newsfile)
- The company said the program is designed to systematically test multiple targets and structural domains across the property footprint, and noted Riverside Resources as an operational partner. (Newsfile)
Critical Elements Lithium: 10,000 m summer drill plan at Rose West (Quebec)
- Critical Elements Lithium outlined a summer 2026 drill program of 10,000 m at the Rose West discovery in Eeyou Istchee, Québec, aimed at expanding and infilling mineralization and supporting an MRE targeted for fall 2026. (ACCESS Newswire via Morningstar)
- The company noted Rose West is about 10 km west of its Rose Lithium-Tantalum Project. (ACCESS Newswire via Morningstar)
This article is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice.
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