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Stelar Metals expands tungsten drilling at Hill of Leaders
Stelar Metals is expanding its tungsten drilling at the Hill of Leaders project in the Northern Territory.
The company has completed 26 reverse-circulation holes covering about 3,300 metres and is adding holes to test more targets.
Field checks have indicated tungsten-bearing minerals in veins and granite across several prospect areas, but laboratory tests are needed to confirm grades.
The drill locations span more than 1.3 kilometres, while the company thinks the broader system could extend beyond 2 kilometres; the gaps between drill sections do not prove continuous mineralisation.
The first laboratory results are expected in late November, and results from a separate 1,350-sample soil survey are expected in the coming weeks.
Further drilling and test results will help assess the system's size and grade, and whether the geological observations point to a wider target area.
Tungsten is used in hard, wear-resistant tools for industries including mining, construction and metalworking.
Stelar Metals is expanding its maiden reverse-circulation drilling campaign at Hill of Leaders in the Northern Territory after preliminary observations identified additional tungsten targets.
The company has completed 26 holes covering about 3,300 metres and is adding holes to test extensions and the system’s limits.
Field observations indicate tungsten-bearing minerals in veins and granite across prospect areas spanning more than 1.3 kilometres, but laboratory tests are needed to confirm grades.
The first drill assay batches are expected in late November.
Stelar says the system may extend beyond 2 kilometres, but the extent and continuity of mineralisation remain unconfirmed.
- Who
- Stelar Metals, an Australian exploration company.
- What
- It is expanding its maiden reverse-circulation drilling campaign after preliminary observations identified additional tungsten targets.
- When
- The article was published on 9 November 2026; first drill assay batches are expected in late November.
- Where
- Hill of Leaders and the Doria, Curtis and Makinsons prospect areas in the Northern Territory.
- Why
- Field observations identified tungsten-bearing minerals and further targets, while the system’s limits remain undefined.
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Stelar completed 26 reverse-circulation holes covering approximately 3,300 metres.
Stockhead reported that Stelar was adding holes to investigate further targets and extensions.
The first drill assay batches are expected.
Results are expected from a completed 1,350-sample regional soil survey.
- Completed drilling
- 26 holes covering approximately 3,300 metres
- Drill-location span
- More than 1.3 kilometres across four prospect areas
- Potential system extent
- Stelar says the system may extend beyond 2 kilometres; its limits are undefined
- Drill assay timing
- First batches expected in late November
- Regional soil survey
- 1,350 samples on a 200m by 200m grid across approximately 50km²
What people are saying
The initial drill observations are exciting, but we haven’t found the edges. We simply don’t know how big it is,
We are thinking bigger and backing that conviction with more drilling.