Latest Copper And Molybdenum News

FMR Resources reports encouraging assay results from its maiden drill program at the Llahuin JV, revealing extensive copper-gold-molybdenum mineralisation. The company also progresses its acquisition of the La Lorena Project with high-grade rock chip samples and identifies multiple magnetic targets for follow-up.

Alma Metals is advancing its Briggs Copper Project with ongoing infill drilling aimed at upgrading resources and has boosted its operational capacity by acquiring a new exploration camp. The company completed a $4 million placement, strengthening its balance sheet as it pushes toward a Pre-Feasibility Study.

S2 Resources secured new tenements, completed heritage and aeromagnetic surveys, and obtained drilling approvals across WA, NSW, and Victoria, maintaining a robust cash position of A$18.57 million.

Hammer Metals has confirmed broad and continuous copper-gold-molybdenum-rhenium mineralisation at its Kalman project, highlighted by a standout 165m intercept grading 1.96% recovered copper equivalent in drill hole K162. The results bolster resource confidence ahead of a planned Scoping Study.

AusQuest’s maiden drilling at Playa Kali in Peru has delivered encouraging copper and molybdenum assays, validating the prospectivity of a large iron-oxide copper-gold system and setting the stage for targeted follow-up exploration.

Ballymore Resources has kicked off a deep Magnetotelluric survey at its Dittmer Project, aiming to pinpoint a concealed porphyry copper-gold system beneath a historic high-grade gold mine while advancing underground development and resource drilling.

Austral Resources Australia Ltd has tabled a non-binding proposal to acquire Hammer Metals Ltd at A$0.087 per share, outbidding Larvotto Resources and aiming to bolster its Rocklands copper operations with a substantial new feed source.

Alma Metals has acquired a fully equipped 16-person exploration camp at its Briggs Copper Project, enabling a second drill rig deployment and accelerating resource growth and pre-feasibility studies.

Hawk Resources has confirmed significant near surface copper, silver, and molybdenum mineralisation in drill hole DD26CT004 at its Cactus project in Utah, extending the known mineralised zone southeast along the Cactus Corridor. Drilling is set to resume in July 2026 to test further extensions.

Koonenberry Gold (ASX:KNB) has pinpointed a significant near-surface porphyry copper-gold target at its Dunedoo Project in NSW, backed by robust geological, geophysical, and geochemical data. Drill permits are secured for a Q3 2026 campaign targeting multiple priority prospects including Bolinda Vale, Hillside, and Tucklan.

Larvotto Resources is set to acquire Hammer Metals in a $54 million all-scrip deal, expanding its Mt Isa copper portfolio to over 530,000 tonnes of copper equivalent and backed by a $15 million strategic placement from Glencore.

FMR Resources has raised $5 million through a two-tranche placement aimed at accelerating exploration at its La Lorena and Llahuin copper projects in Chile, with participation from major shareholders and new investors.