08/17/2026
Why does it sometimes take months between an exploration company announcing a project and the first drill hole?
One of the biggest misconceptions in junior mining is that once a company decides to drill, the rigs can simply roll onto the property. In reality, drilling is often the final step of months of planning, environmental work, permitting, and logistics.
1. Permitting
For many exploration projects, this is often the longest and least visible part of the process.
2. Target Refinement
Geologists continue refining drill targets using historical drilling, mapping, geochemistry, and geophysics. The goal isn't simply to drill. It's to drill the best targets.
3. Mobilization
Once approvals are in place, crews, drill rigs, equipment, and supplies must be transported to site, a process that can take days to weeks depending on terrain and location.
We are preparing to drill later this year at our highly prospective gold-copper flagship project, Arikepay, in Southern Peru.
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