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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

Doug Bright
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

Craig Nolan
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.

Michael Busbridge
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

Doug Bright
Dec 8, 2025


Aureka jags more visible gold with bonanza grades in Victoria
Yet more visible gold in drilling and grades of up to 85.8g/t from Aureka Limited’s Irvine project in Victoria’s gold-rich Stawell belt. Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has revealed a fresh set of bonanza-grade assays from a diamond drill program at its flagship Irvine gold project in Victoria’s Stawell corridor. The strikes confirmed visible gold 70 metres below previously reported intercepts, running up to 85.8 grams per tonne (g/t), which the company says will likely add quick

Andrew Todd
Dec 3, 2025


Aureka strikes record grades in Victoria as Comstock gold lights up
St Arnaud Comstock visible gold with galena and sphalerite in drill hole 25NED002. Aureka’s (ASX: AKA) Comstock gold project in Victoria continues to turn heads with the company unwrapping a suite of assays that not only validate earlier sightings of visible gold but also deliver the highest grades ever recorded at the operation. The latest numbers, pulled from diamond drill core glinting with coarse free gold, showcase a mineralised system rich in sulphides and structural pa

Rowena Duckworth
Nov 20, 2025


Aureka strikes visible gold in Victoria
Stunning shows of visible gold in drilling at Aureka Ltd’s Comstock prospect in Victoria. Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has hit visible gold in seven separate spots within a single diamond drill hole at its emerging Comstock prospect at the St Arnaud project in western Victoria, setting up massive anticipation around the final assay results. The multiple gold shows point to the fresh high-grade potential north of an existing 56,500 ounce inferred resource at Comstock, with the c

Andrew Todd
Oct 29, 2025


Record gold grades for Aureka at Victorian goldfields play
Aureka Limited has hit visible gold and record high-grades at its flagship Irvine gold project in Victoria’s Stawell Corridor, with assays returning up to a staggering 183g/t gold in diamond drilling.

Andrew Todd
Oct 15, 2025


Aureka strikes visible gold in Victorian drill program
Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has struck visible gold in the drill core of three separate holes from its latest drilling program at the company’s flagship Irvine project in the gold-rich Stawell region of Victoria, about 240km west-northwest of Melbourne. Visible gold was identified in three diamond holes drilled at its Resolution Lode, part of Irvine, pointing to the potential for high-grade mineralisation to be unearthed at depth and a potential boost to the existing inferred

Craig Nolan
Oct 14, 2025


Aureka strikes high-grade gold extensions at Victorian play
Aureka Limited management inspecting the high-grade Comstock open pit within its St Arnaud gold project in western Victoria. Aureka...

Andrew Todd
Jul 24, 2025


Aureka caps off Vic exploration quarter cashed up and still drilling
Aureka Limited’s Comstock open pit in western Victoria, where the company has recently defined a 56,500-ounce gold resource....

Andrew Todd
Jul 17, 2025


Aureka kicks 56,500 ounces into Victorian gold resources
A drill rig working at Aureka Limited’s St Arnaud project in western Victoria as the company looks to expand its new mineral resource at...

Craig Nolan
May 26, 2025


Aureka jags gold from first drilling at Stawell western flank
Aureka Limited has potentially unearthed a new gold zone from first drilling at the previously untested western flank of its flagship Irvine project, in the gold-rich Stawell region in Victoria.

Craig Nolan
May 14, 2025
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