Aureka (ASX:AKA) identified potential multiple new exploration targets at its existing tenements after conducting an analysis of a geophysical review of all existing open-source and company-derived data, according to a Thursday Australian bourse filing.

Diamond drilling is continuing at the Irvine gold project in Victoria towards its final design depth, with early samples being prepared for analysis. It has identified the visual presence of sulfide minerals within surrounding sediments.

Its shares rose 3% in recent trading on Thursday.