Latest Copper And Gold Exploration News

DGR Global is sharpening its focus on copper and gold exploration in Queensland and Ecuador while pursuing a potentially lucrative damages case linked to Armour Energy's liquidation. The company also plans a share buy-back to unlock shareholder value.

Renegade Exploration has divested its 22% stake in the Carpentaria Joint Venture to True North Copper for $2.88 million, securing cash, shares, performance rights, and a new Queensland gold project, while preserving exposure to key copper assets.

Strategic Energy Resources (ASX:SER) is set to embark on a busy 2026 drilling season with three funded diamond drill programs across its Canobie, Diamantina, and Bulimba projects, targeting multiple high-potential copper and gold prospects in Queensland.

Artemis Resources has raised A$8 million through a heavily oversubscribed placement led by Jupiter Asset Management, boosting funds for maiden drilling at its Cassowary Copper-Gold Project and exploration in the Pilbara.

Locksley Resources has secured an option to acquire 100% of the Iron Duke Copper & Gold Project near its Tottenham asset, adding an inferred resource of 1.3 million tonnes grading 1.0% copper and 0.6 g/t gold. The low-cost, milestone-based deal supports a district-scale exploration strategy in the Cobar region.

Helix Resources has secured $668,286 through a placement of over 534 million shares at $0.00125 each, aiming to fund its copper and gold projects across Arizona and New South Wales.

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.

Emmerson Resources is set to be acquired by Pan African Resources for approximately A$311 million, offering shareholders a 36% premium. The company also advances a government-backed feasibility study for a shared processing facility and begins royalty revenue inflows.

C29 Metals is making a bold entry into Namibia’s Tier 1 Otavi Copper Belt through an 80% acquisition of a large copper-gold portfolio, backed by a $4.7 million capital raise and promising high-grade drill results.

Lodestar Minerals has confirmed visible copper and IOCG-style mineralisation in its second drill hole at the Three Saints Project, extending the mineralised system over a 700-metre strike length. Drilling is ongoing with assay results expected by early July.

Prospect Resources has delivered further gold assay results from its Nyungu Central deposit, reinforcing the potential for valuable by-product credits at the Mumbezhi Copper Project and setting the stage for an aggressive Phase 3 drilling campaign.

G11 Resources has completed a $7.5 million capital raise and is aggressively pursuing copper-gold exploration in Tasmania and NSW, with over 900 metres drilled at Sedgwick Bluff and fresh EM anomalies identified at the Linda project.