Latest Copper Exploration News

Norfolk Metals has successfully raised $3.5 million in an oversubscribed placement to fund its maiden drilling program at the Carmen Copper Project in Chile, signaling strong investor confidence and a clear path toward resource definition.

Prospect Resources has kicked off an extensive Phase 2 drilling campaign at its Mumbezhi Copper Project in Zambia, confirming promising copper grades and advancing metallurgical testing. A strategic $18.5 million investment from First Quantum Minerals strengthens its financial and technical position.

Eagle Mountain Mining reports steady progress on its Arizona copper assets, including ongoing exploration and a strategic board reshuffle, while maintaining a $1.1 million cash position.

Encounter Resources is gearing up for a six-hole drilling campaign at its BM5 prospect within the Yeneena Copper Project, following promising multi-element anomalies and petrographic evidence of copper mineralisation.

Tivan Limited has identified three new copper mineralisation sites at its Turiscai Project in Timor-Leste, advancing its early-stage exploration with assay results expected in September 2025.

Somerset Minerals has reported visible copper mineralisation in multiple drill holes across its expansive Coppermine Project in Nunavut, Canada, confirming the district-scale potential of this underexplored copper belt. The company is preparing for a larger Phase-2 exploration campaign as assay results are awaited.

American West Metals reports significant copper sulphide discoveries and thick mineralised intersections at its Storm Copper Project in Nunavut, Canada, highlighting strong potential for resource expansion.

Noronex Limited has contracted a substantial 7,000m Reverse Circulation drilling program at its Humpback Copper Project in Namibia, backed by South32’s earn-in funding. This move aims to unlock new large-scale copper discoveries on promising domal structures within the Kalahari Copper Belt.

Antares Metals has validated new copper mineralisation zones at its Surprise Copper Project through Phase 2 drilling assays, setting the stage for an expanded Phase 3 program. The discovery of extensional targets and a separate mineralised zone at Marvel highlights growing potential in the Mt Isa North Project.

Culpeo Minerals has identified multiple zones of high-grade copper mineralisation across a 1.7km corridor at its La Florida Prospect in Chile, with drilling now underway to test these promising targets.

Lord Resources has successfully raised $1.39 million through a shortfall placement, setting the stage for imminent drilling at its high-grade Ilgarari Copper Project in Western Australia.

Antares Metals has identified a significant 450-metre copper mineralised vein system near Conglomerate Creek, bolstering the potential for a large-scale copper deposit at its Mt Isa North project in Queensland.