Latest Copper Exploration News

Evolution Energy Minerals (ASX:EV1) is poised to begin its maiden drilling campaign at the Chikundo Copper Project, while advancing a modular development plan for its Chilalo Graphite Project targeting first production in 2027.

Zeus Resources (ASX:ZEU) is set to acquire the Diaguili copper-gold project in Mauritania for US$2 million, backed by a fully funded $2 million placement. The shallow historical drilling shows promising copper grades, with mineralisation open at depth and along strike.

Cobre Limited deepens its footprint in Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt through a new partnership with Equinor to optimise in-situ copper recovery at Ngami, while drilling campaigns at Ngami and Okavango reinforce mineralisation continuity and highlight fresh exploration targets.

Prospect Resources has received significant assay results from new drill holes extending copper mineralisation beyond the current Nyungu Central resource boundary at its Mumbezhi Project in Zambia.

BOA Resources is poised to launch a 7,500m drilling campaign at its Neds Creek Copper Project in WA, targeting the Ricci Lee prospect to define a maiden resource and build on recent asset acquisitions.

Antares Metals (ASX: AM5) has secured approval to begin heritage surveys and drilling at its Quinns VMS project in Western Australia, backed by $237,500 in government co-funding. The company aims to test high-grade extensions of the historic Austin deposit and untested regional prospects, with copper prices rising sharply since the last resource estimate.

Flagship Minerals has received full payment of US$4 million for its RK Lithium Project sale, advancing its strategic pivot towards gold and copper assets in Chile and Canada.

Canterbury Resources is pushing ahead with a large-scale drilling program at its Briggs Copper Project while integrating its newly acquired Monto Project, setting the stage for a Pre-Feasibility Study on a potential tier-one copper operation.

Prospect Resources has reported thick, high-grade copper intercepts beyond the existing resource at Nyungu Central, underscoring the deposit's growth potential within the Mumbezhi Copper Project in Zambia.

Golden Horse Minerals has expanded the Hopes Hill gold system at Southern Cross to over 3 kilometres of strike, delivering multiple high-grade intercepts and advancing towards its inaugural Mineral Resource Estimate. Regional and copper project exploration also shows promising prospects.

West Cobar Metals is gearing up for near-term drilling at its Cobar West copper project in NSW and high-grade scandium zones at the Salazar project in WA, aiming to unlock significant resource potential across both.

Hancock Prospecting's Hanrine subsidiary has fast-tracked its earn-in to a majority 51% stake in Titan Minerals' Linderos Copper Project in Ecuador, backed by extensive porphyry copper intersections from recent drilling.