Latest Copper Exploration News

West Cobar Metals reports promising heap leach testwork at Salazar with strong rare earth recoveries, a significant expansion of its Bulla Park copper-antimony tenure, and confirmed widespread gold mineralisation at Mystique.

Solara Minerals has identified compelling gold targets at Wilgeena through soil sampling and progressed drilling at Degrussa West, while maintaining a solid cash position to support ongoing exploration.

PhosCo Ltd has reported rock chip assays up to 21.3% copper and 100 g/t silver from the King’s Eye prospect within its Simitu Project in northern Tunisia, alongside geophysical evidence of sulphide mineralisation at depth warranting immediate follow-up.

Belararox has ramped up drilling at its TMT Project in Argentina, unveiling a significant high-grade silver zone at Toro Central and expanding its landholding with the El Faro acquisition. Meanwhile, exploration in Botswana gears up with a major airborne electromagnetic survey, and the company contemplates divesting its Australian Belara Project to sharpen focus on core assets.

New Frontier Minerals has secured technical approval for its Big One Copper Deposit Mining Lease Application, updated exploration targets across multiple copper prospects, and expanded its rare earths footprint in Australia and Canada.

Lord Resources has deepened its geological understanding of the Ilgarari Copper Project through integrated data analysis, while maintaining a cautious stance on its lithium and gold assets during the March quarter.

Red Metal Limited is progressing key rare earth and base metal projects across Australia, securing government grants and proposing a major Maronan Metals share distribution to shareholders.

Pivotal Metals is progressing a mineral resource update and scoping study for its Horden Lake copper project in Québec, targeting a large open-pit operation with strong cashflow potential amid record copper prices.

True North Copper has kicked off a major 2026 drilling campaign at its Mt Oxide Project, aiming to extend the Aquila copper-cobalt-silver discovery and advance resource growth across the district.

White Cliff Minerals has intersected visual copper sulphides in all five initial drillholes at its Danvers copper deposit in Nunavut, including a significant step-out over 5.2km, validating the Teshierpi Fault Zone as a major copper-bearing structure.

Sabre Resources (ASX:SBR) is set to expand its footprint in the Northern Territory through an 80% acquisition of major gold and copper-gold projects, including drill-ready targets on extensions of the Tennant Creek Mineral Field. Drilling is scheduled to begin shortly after shareholder approval.

Sabre Resources (ASX:SBR) has secured 80% stakes in two companies holding nearly 4,000km² of highly prospective gold and copper-gold projects in the Northern Territory, including drill-ready targets analogous to the Tennant Creek Mineral Field. A heavily supported $2 million placement will fund aggressive exploration including imminent drilling.