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Aureka jags gold 725m beyond Victorian resource boundary
Diamond drilling at Aureka Limited’s Irvine gold project, North Resolution lode, in Victoria’s prolific Stawell Corridor, which has produced more than 5 million ounces of gold. Victorian gold producer Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has struck gold well beyond its existing resource boundary, with a scout drill hole intersecting two distinct zones of mineralisation a whopping 725 metres north of its flagship Irvine project's Resolution resource, dramatically expanding the proje

Murray Ward
Oct 14


Aureka drill bit chases 786g/t Vic gold trail at Fiddlers Creek
The entrance portal to Aureka Resources’ producing gold and silver mine at Fiddlers Creek in Victoria. Aureka (ASX: AKA) has wasted no time putting its stamp on its newly acquired Victorian gold mine, with the company kicking off diamond drilling this week at the high-grade Fiddlers Creek operation in the state’s revered Avoca goldfield. The move marks the first surface drilling at the project since May 2025. It follows Aureka’s recent strategic acquisition of High Grad

Murray Ward
Sep 30


Aureka adds gold processing firepower to Victorian push
Aureka is set to acquire the Wedderburn gold processing mill, one of only six licensed gold mills in Victoria. In a savvy move, Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has added some serious processing firepower to its board, nominating 30-year industry veteran and metallurgist Marcus Binks as it prepares to take control of an operating Victorian gold mine and a strategically important processing mill. The new hire adds a key piece to the larger transformative deal, potentially vaulti

Murray Ward
Sep 24


ASX: AKA - Aureka Limited
Victoria’s newest gold miner!

Matt Birney
Sep 21


Fresh high-grade hit stretches Aureka gold footprint in Vic
Diamond drilling at Aureka Limited’s Irvine gold project, North Resolution lode, located in Victoria’s prolific Stawell Corridor, which has a production history of more than 5 million ounces of gold. Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has hit high-grade gold outside the boundary of its 398,300-ounce resource at the flagship Irvine gold play in Victoria. In a significant breakthrough, the company has also landed the first notable mineralisation within a previously untested two-kilo

Murray Ward
Sep 15


Aureka snaps up Victorian mine and mill in bargain $8.9M deal
Aureka Limited’s acquisition includes the operating 42,000-tonne-per-annum Wedderburn gold processing mill near its other gold projects in Victoria. In a savvy move that will see it vault from explorer to producer, Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has tabled a binding agreement to acquire a producing Victorian gold mine and a strategically vital processing mill in a low-cash, scrip-heavy deal. The transaction lands squarely in the middle of a renewed wave of mergers and acquisit

Murray Ward
Sep 7


Aureka hits bonanza gold beneath historic Victorian pit
Aureka’s Comstock project is located in the historically rich St Arnaud goldfields of Victoria. Victorian gold explorer Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has hit a stunning high-grade gold intercept at its St Arnaud project, returning a 4.4-metre section grading a solid 8.9 grams per tonne(g/t) gold and 57.8g/t silver from 102.8m downhole. The hit included a spectacular 0.3-metre core running at 65.3g/t gold, with a duplicate assay returning an even better 95.6g/t, confirming the

Murray Ward
Aug 25


Geologist flags huge Victorian gold potential for Aureka
Aureka has reaffirmed a big exploration target of up to 545,000 gold ounces at its Irvine project in Victoria, in addition to its existing 398,000oz resource just 16km from the 5-million-ounce Stawell mine.

Murray Ward
Aug 18


Aureka hits visible gold in new Vic zone
Aureka has just hit visible gold from the Walkers shear zone at its St Arnaud-Comstock project in Victoria. For the first time, Aureka (ASX: AKA) has struck visible gold in multiple shallow intercepts at its 56,500 ounce Comstock gold project in Victoria, with the latest discovery bolstering the company’s plans for near-term production. The gold was hit from a shallow vertical depth in a drill hole targeting the Walkers Shear structure with one hole encountering multiple

Murray Ward
Aug 11


Aureka seals mill deal to fast-track Victorian gold production
Quartz-hosted galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and pyrite from Aureka Limited's Comstock gold and silver project in Victoria, grading 0.3m at 1.91g/t gold and 650g/t silver from 192m. In a move likely to de-risk its path to becoming a gold producer, Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has sidestepped the need to build the company’s own processing plant by signing a toll milling agreement with Core Prospecting, the owners of the Wedderburn gold processing mill in Victoria. Just 45

Penny Taylor
Jul 14


Aureka maps out low-cost restart at historic Victorian gold pit
Diamond drilling by Aureka Limited within the Walkers pit at its Comstock gold project targeting a shallow vein area using the existing pit access ramp. Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has revealed a potentially efficient, low-capital pathway to re-open its Comstock gold and silver project in Victoria, immediately backing the study by lodging a small-footprint prospecting licence application over the key Walkers Pit. The positive news around a potential development stems from

Murray Ward
Jul 1


Aureka swells Vic gold bounty above 450,000 ounces
Aureka Limited diamond drilling underway in June at the company’s Irvine gold project north of the Resolution Lode, targeting one of the exploration target areas identified in the updated JORC. Aureka (ASX: AKA) has added more ounces to its Victorian gold story after lifting its global inferred JORC resource 26 per cent to 454,800 ounces, driven by a strong upgrade at its flagship Irvine project in the historic and richly endowed Stawell gold corridor. The company says

Doug Bright
Jun 18


Aureka drone blitz unlocks prime targets in Stawell Corridor
A drone and magnetometer on the ground after completing Aureka Limited’s survey across the company’s Irvine project in Victoria. Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has hit the ground running at its flagship, 100 per cent owned Irvine gold project in Victoria, locking onto fresh, high-priority targets after sending survey drones skyward. The precision airborne geophysical program has unmasked a network of previously hidden subsurface structures across the project area in the deco

Murray Ward
Jun 5


Aureka drills for fast-track gold restart at historic Vic gold pit
Diamond drilling underway within the Walkers pit at Aureka Limited’s Comstock gold project in Victoria. Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has officially got the drill rods spinning at its historic St Arnaud Comstock gold project in Victoria, wheeling a diamond rig into the old Walkers pit to unlock near-term production potential. The fresh program has been designed to build out a fast-tracked pathway towards first production as the junior explorer runs the slide rule over the p

Murray Ward
May 29


Aureka sends survey drones skyward to unlock Victorian gold potential
Preparation of drone and magnetometer on the ground prior to the start of Aureka Ltd’s survey across the company’s Irvine Project in Victoria. Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has taken to the skies at its flagship Irvine gold project in Victoria’s renowned Stawell Corridor, launching a high-resolution drone magnetic survey to sharpen its hunt for the next big discovery. The low-altitude airborne survey is designed to provide a “step change” in the company’s geological understandin

Murray Ward
Mar 30


Historic Victorian gold pit sparkles again for Aureka
LiDAR and photogrammetry image of Aureka Limited’s Comstock open pit in Victoria, with the main shear zones highlighted. Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has locked in long-term tenure over its historic St Arnaud Comstock gold project in Victoria, while rolling out high-resolution LiDAR mapping that may pave the way for a return to production at the old goldfield. The company has successfully renewed the key exploration licence for another five years, securing its Comstock project

Rowena Duckworth
Mar 5


Aureka uncovers high-grade silver twist at Victorian gold play
Aureka Limited’s Comstock open-pit gold mine, viewed towards the southeast. Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has delivered fresh high-grade gold and a standout silver intercept from its 2025 diamond drilling at its Comstock project in St Arnaud, 200 kilometres northwest of Melbourne in central western Victoria. Key recent assays from a diamond drillhole included 0.3 metres assaying 650 grams per tonne (g/t) silver and 1.91g/t gold from 192m, the project’s highest silver grade to da

Sheena Francis
Feb 25


Aureka unveils thick Victorian gold hits with grade
Aureka Ltd has intersected multiple high-grade gold hits from recent core drilling at the company’s Irvine gold project in the renowned Stawell gold corridor in Western Victoria. Aspiring gold developer Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has unveiled further high-grade gold hits from recent drilling at the company’s flagship Irvine project, located within the renowned Stawell gold corridor in Western Victoria. The junior goldie, which holds a portfolio of exploration projects in the h

Sheena Francis
Feb 3


Aureka nails promising new gold structure at Victorian play
Aureka Limited managing director James Gurry (right) and exploration manager Peter de Vries at one of their projects in the Victorian goldfields. Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has hit a new mineralised structure containing spectacular visible gold next to the company’s existing resource at its Comstock project, 125 kilometres north-northwest of Ballarat in Victoria. A remarkable array of visible gold grains was observed in drilling in a laminated quartz vein from a depth of 127.

Sheena Francis
Dec 22, 2025


Aureka taps local mill owner to fast-track Victorian gold production
Aureka Limited will partner with mining and processing specialists Core Prospecting to assess and develop its St Arnaud Comstock project. Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has taken a major step towards early gold production at its St Arnaud Comstock Project, 125 kilometres north-northwest of Ballarat in Victoria, by engaging small-scale mining specialist and local mill owner Core Prospecting. Under the deal, Core will be responsible for undertaking a comprehensive scoping study in

Sheena Francis
Dec 8, 2025
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