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Somerset Minerals has launched its first-ever reverse circulation drilling campaign at the Talisker copper target within its Coppermine Project, aiming to test a newly identified high-grade copper corridor. The initial 2,500-metre program marks a significant step in exploring a 17-kilometre anomaly near White Cliff Minerals' Danvers deposit.

Somerset Minerals (ASX:SMM) has kicked off a $3.17 million capital raise combining a $2 million placement and a $1.17 million entitlement offer, aiming to advance exploration at its Coppermine copper project in Nunavut, Canada. The offer includes attaching options and management incentives, with participation restricted to shareholders in select jurisdictions.

A handful of small-cap names posted big weekly swings, but the bigger story was a flood of new studies, resource upgrades and funding deals across gold, rare earths and battery materials. Investors chased scale and near-term production, while several raisings and gap-down reopenings showed how quickly early enthusiasm can fade.

Somerset Minerals (ASX:SMM) has raised $2 million through a placement and plans a $1.2 million entitlement offer to fund a maiden reverse circulation drill campaign at its Talisker copper target in Nunavut, Canada, starting July 2026.

Small caps drove the week, with battery, resources and education names posting the biggest gains. Deal news, funding rounds and fresh drilling plans kept traders busy, while a few discounted raisings hit hard.

Small-cap materials stocks swung hard as buyers chased project funding, processing breakthroughs and new drill results. The biggest moves came from energy infrastructure, greenfields deals and uranium, while gold and copper stories kept the sector busy.

Somerset Minerals (ASX:SMM) is ramping up exploration at its Coppermine copper project in Nunavut, Canada, with thick, high-grade copper intercepts at Jura and a major 17 km Talisker anomaly set for maiden drilling from July 2026.

Somerset Minerals has identified extensive copper mineralisation zones at its Coppermine Project in Nunavut, Canada, with a 17km Talisker anomaly near the Danvers deposit and high-grade assays extending Jura North's mineralised system. A maiden Talisker drilling campaign is set for July 2026.

A handful of extreme moves set the tone, from DXN’s explosive AI data centre rerating to steep sell-offs in small-cap explorers. Deals, funding and fresh drilling results drove the week, but several gap-ups lost steam as traders banked profits.

Exploration wins and funding deals kept the materials sector busy, but price action was uneven. Big winners came from fresh drill results and new targets, while several stocks gave back early gains after trading resumed.

Somerset Minerals has unveiled high-grade copper results up to 9.26% from its 2026 diamond drilling at Jura, Nunavut, while gearing up for maiden drilling at the extensive Talisker anomaly, signalling a busy exploration year ahead.

Somerset Minerals advances exploration at its Coppermine Project with resumed drilling at Jura North delivering strong copper intercepts, while a newly identified 17km Talisker corridor emerges as a high-priority target with exceptional geochemical signatures.