Latest Copper Exploration News

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.

Lux Copper has completed its first-ever geophysical survey at the Baird Copper Project in Alaska and is mobilizing two diamond drill rigs ahead of a maiden drilling campaign set for mid-August 2026.

Prospect Resources has boosted its Mumbezhi Copper Project resource by 20%, notably doubling gold content, while commencing an extensive Phase 3 drilling program aimed at further expansion and upgrading.

White Cliff Minerals has delivered a standout 50.9m intercept at 2.81% copper in its first diamond drill hole at Danvers 1, validating its geological model and setting the stage for targeted step-out drilling to expand the Rae Copper Project’s footprint.

True North Copper’s latest diamond drilling at Mt Oxide validates the Aquila discovery as a broad, continuous copper-cobalt-silver system with well-defined higher-grade zones, extending mineralisation over 1.8km strike and reinforcing its standalone development potential.

Catalina Resources is set to begin a 2,400m reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Breakaway Dam Copper Project, aiming to test high-priority electromagnetic targets and extend known copper mineralisation over an expanded strike length.

Midas Minerals has delivered standout high-grade copper and silver drill results at Namibia’s Otavi Project, powering a $28 million capital raise and setting the stage for resource upgrades and expanded exploration.

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.

Medallion Metals has reported significant high-grade drilling results extending the Gem deposit at its Kundip Mining Centre, reinforcing growth potential and supporting the early mine plan at the Ravensthorpe Gold Project.

BOA Resources has secured full ownership of Core Value Australia NL, adding the Thaduna and Green Dragon copper deposits to its Neds Creek portfolio and gearing up for a 15,000m maiden drilling campaign.

Patriot Resources has extended its copper exploration corridor in Zambia by 5.5km, identifying two new high-priority IOCG-style targets that could signal a multi-centre mineralised system.

West Cobar Metals made progress on its Salazar scandium and Cobar West copper projects during the June quarter, while deciding not to proceed with its Baxter Fluorspar acquisition and securing $1.05 million in new funding.