Latest Copper Development News

True North Copper has enhanced its Cloncurry Copper Project resource base by adding a 1.0 Mt gold-copper resource at Wynberg, featuring 61,000 ounces of gold and 3,000 tonnes of copper. The update supports near-term development prospects and broadens the project's metal exposure.

Hot Chili Limited expands its Costa Fuego copper-gold project with significant drilling success at La Verde, underpinning a strong Preliminary Feasibility Study and strategic water infrastructure plans.

Hot Chili Limited is accelerating development at its La Verde copper-gold deposit in Chile, reporting strong drilling results and securing an additional US$15 million via an amended royalty agreement with OR Royalties. The company is progressing environmental assessments and pre-feasibility studies for the broader Costa Fuego project while maintaining a robust cash position.

True North Copper (ASX:TNC) reported strong progress in Q4 FY2026, expanding its Mt Oxide copper system and consolidating its Cloncurry assets ahead of a key Pre-Feasibility Study.

Aruma Resources has reported multiple wide, high-grade copper-silver intersections from its maiden diamond drilling at the Tillex Project in Ontario, validating the deposit's scale and continuity. A downhole electromagnetic survey corroborated a strong, continuous conductor, and a 3,600m Phase 2 drilling campaign is now underway targeting extensions.

Hot Chili Limited’s latest drilling at La Verde continues to reveal extensive near-surface copper-gold mineralisation, reinforcing its role as a cornerstone asset for the Costa Fuego project in Chile with a maiden resource estimate due later this year.

Aruma Resources has launched a 3,600m Phase 2 diamond drilling program at its Tillex Copper-Silver Project in Ontario’s Timmins district, targeting extensions of a high-grade mineralised system identified in Phase 1.

True North Copper (ASX:TNC) has agreed to sell its Bundarra Copper Project to Tec Minerals, securing A$500,000 cash, A$1 million equity in Tec Minerals, and a 1% Net Smelter Royalty, as it sharpens focus on its Mt Oxide and Cloncurry copper developments.

Aurelia Metals (ASX: AMI) exceeded its FY26 gold production guidance, delivering 50.4koz of gold and reporting its highest quarterly operating cash flow since 2018. The company also secured a new $150 million financing facility, bolstering liquidity as it advances key growth projects.

Antipa Minerals’ updated Pre-Feasibility Study test-work validates a conventional gold-copper processing route with strong recoveries and reveals geotechnical improvements that could reduce underground mining at Minyari Dome.

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.

Antipa Minerals’ latest Pre-Feasibility Study update reveals strong metallurgical results with gold recoveries up to 98% and improved geotechnical parameters that could reduce underground mining at Minyari Dome.