Latest Cobar News

Kincora Copper has accelerated exploration across its Australian and Mongolian assets, leveraging new AI and quantum technology partnerships alongside partner-funded drilling, while reporting a modest net income and a strong cash position in Q1 2026.

Locksley Resources has secured an option to acquire the Iron Duke Copper & Gold Project in NSW, enhancing its district-scale strategy near Tottenham with high-grade mineralisation and multiple drill-ready targets.

Peel Mining has formally moved forward in its acquisition by Aeris Resources with the dispatch of the Scheme Booklet to shareholders, setting the stage for critical meetings on June 15.

Manuka Resources completes early-stage Mt Boppy drilling with low-grade gold results but gains key structural insights, while launching resource definition drilling at Pipeline Ridge targeting a maiden gold resource.

Manuka Resources updates its Mt Boppy exploration with low-grade gold findings and structural insights, while resource drilling at Pipeline Ridge progresses, supporting a near-term production restart.

Peel Mining’s scheme of arrangement with Aeris Resources, coupled with the demerger of Spectre Metals, gains strong endorsement from an independent expert, positioning shareholders for exposure to both a copper producer and a zinc-focused explorer.

Manuka Resources has drawn down a US$26 million tranche of a US$30 million debt facility, exited care and maintenance at Wonawinta, and signed a major mining contract as it targets production restart in late Q2 2026.

West Cobar Metals reports promising heap leach testwork at Salazar with strong rare earth recoveries, a significant expansion of its Bulla Park copper-antimony tenure, and confirmed widespread gold mineralisation at Mystique.

Australian Gold and Copper has launched a diamond drilling program at its Achilles deposit aiming to extend high-grade mineralisation to over 550 metres, potentially doubling the current resource depth. Recent assays reveal thick silver-equivalent intervals and a new mineralised horizon, underpinning resource growth ambitions.

Aurelia Metals reported a strong March quarter with gold production rising to 13koz, upgraded FY26 guidance, and a new A$150 million financing deal that unlocks restricted cash and strengthens liquidity.

Kincora Copper has kicked off a capital-efficient, sole-funded drilling campaign at its 100%-owned Condobolin gold-silver-base metals project in NSW’s Cobar Basin, targeting extensions to the high-grade Meritilga discovery and testing new geochemical and geophysical anomalies.

Mount Hope Mining’s March quarter update reveals strong high-grade gold assays, expanded mineralisation, and new tenement acquisitions in NSW’s Cobar Basin, setting the stage for Phase 3 drilling at Mt Solitary.